Last night I went to presentation at Teatown Reservation by Don Riepe, former naturalist at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refgue. Although his presentation was somewhat disjointed I did learn a few things. For example, I did not know that Red Knots stop there when the horseshoe crabs bred in mid-May. Or that there are 15 pairs of nesting Barn Owls. Or that Snow Geese do not head north until mid-May.
The best “take aways” of the evening were Don’s first-hand reports of recent sightings and returning migrants. Earlier this week E. Phoebes, Killdeer, and Tree Swallows arrived from down south, Osprey showed up yesterday, Snowy Egrets, the day before.
His good news of spring birds raise my spirits and made me eager for the good sightings to come .
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