Lois Uttley
@LoisUttley
Passionate health equity advocate and avid birdwatcher
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This robin parent got a round of applause from the @BirdingBobNYC group on Monday after divebombing and chasing away a black squirrel that was venturing too close to the nest. The two babies looked on, hungrily. #birdcpp#
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Two "firsts" for me on this morning's @BirdingBobNYC walk in Central Park: A lifer bay-breasted warbler and a first-of-season chestnut-sided warbler taking a bath. #birdcpp#
Doesn't this black-crowned night heron remind you of someone using semaphore flags, one in each hand, to send a message? This was at the Central Park Pool the other day. What do you think the message was? #birdcpp#
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A cautionary tale about birdwatching in exotic places. And an amazing use of ebird postings to track where a birder might have picked up hantavirus.
A spotted sandpiper was prowling the west end of the Central Park Pool this afternoon, giving good views. #birdcpp#
I like the way this image of a black-and-white warbler in flight captures the awe I sometimes experience watching these tiny winged creatures inhabit Central Park each spring. #birdcpp#
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A black-and-white warbler readies for takeoff and then flies into the air along a branch near the Central Park Pool. I always love their amazing airborne agility! #birdcpp#
A Wilson's Warbler also took center stage at the Central Park bathing rock this afternoon, sporting his nifty black cap. #birdcpp#
I arrived at the CP bathing rock today just as TWO scarlet tanagers were taking a bath! What luck to see these gorgeous male tanagers so close. #birdcpp#
An ovenbird spotted during Monday's @BirdingBobNYC walk in Central Park. Ovenbirds are usually on the ground, but this one flew up onto a branch, giving us a better look. Looks like it should be a sparrow or thrush, but surprisingly, it's a warbler. #birdcpp#
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I caught a fish, and swallowed it! said this Great Egret, after slowly stalking fish in the west end of the Central Park Pool this afternoon. #birdcpp#
Nice looks at a rose-breasted grosbeak near the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park on Monday's @BirdingBobNYC walk. #birdcpp#
Both male (top two photos) and female (bottom two) common yellowthroats showed up for us on the @BirdingBobNYC walk in Central Park this morning. It's always nice to see the more subtly colored female, since the flashier male tends to get all the attention! #birdcpp#
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My first-of-season looks at a magnolia warbler this morning on the @BirdingBobNYC walk in Central Park. Love the markings on this handsome little warbler! First time I've noticed the white patch on the head. #birdcpp#
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Happy Mother's Day to Mama Raven, who raised a healthy brood of five babies this spring! She's at right in photo with Papa Raven just before mating. Her work continues! I spotted two of the fledglings on a roof at 111th and Amsterdam this afternoon, begging for food. #birdcpp#
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Forgive the poor quality photos (my camera doesn't do well in low light), but could this have been a Nashville Warbler that several of us spotted today at the third cutout along the Loch stream? #birdcpp#
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I had nice, close views today of two of my favorite warblers: a black-throated blue along the Loch stream and a yellow warbler at the Pool. #birdcpp#
The tree peony garden at the Rockefeller State Park is blooming! This extraordinary garden was the 2002 gift to NYers of peony seedlings from the people of the Japanese town of Yatsuka-Cho to help us in healing from the September 11 attacks.
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The Cathedral raven babies are fledging! Meet No. 1, who dropped down below the nest to the Cathedral steps. Attempts to fly up to ledges resulted in crash-landings. Parents called out from a nearby tree. I'm calling this one Huginn, after the Norse God Odin's raven. #birdcpp#
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