Back in January with some severe cold weather predicted I expected we were going to have a good variety of waterfowl in Inwood Hill Park. I was not disappointed. Since January 1st, sixteen species of waterfowl have been reported in the park. I have seen fourteen species from my apartment (see list below). The only other species I have heard of were Northern Pintail on the main inlet and Long-tailed Duck on the Hudson. The variety of waterfowl inspired me to work on an apartment year list. My all time apartment list is 126 species (Here). As of April 7 my apartment 2025 year list is 61 species (below). I cannot take sole credit for the list. I have benefited from other local Inwood birders finding and reporting species which alerted me to their presence and I was then able to see them from my apartment. I particularly want to acknowledge Allen and Karina Greene, Danny Karlson, Hilary Russ, Diane Schenker, and Elizabeth White-Pultz.
ADDENDUM: On the morning of 04/08 I added Merlin. Apartment year list is now 62.
It is going to be interesting to see how high I can get the list over the course of the year.
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Canada Goose |
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Mute Swan |
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Wood Duck |
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Gadwall |
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American Wigeon |
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Mallard |
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American Black Duck |
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Canvasback |
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Lesser Scaup |
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Bufflehead |
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Common Goldeneye |
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Hooded Merganser |
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Common Merganser |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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Rock Pigeon |
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Mourning Dove |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
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Ring-billed Gull |
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American Herring Gull |
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Great Black-backed Gull |
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Pied-billed Grebe |
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Horned Grebe |
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Double-crested Cormorant |
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Black-crowned Night Heron |
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Great Egret |
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Great Blue Heron |
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Turkey Vulture |
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Osprey |
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Cooper's Hawk |
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Bald Eagle |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
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Belted Kingfisher |
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Red-bellied Woodpecker |
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Downy Woodpecker |
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Northern Flicker |
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American Kestrel Merlin |
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Peregrine Falcon |
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Eastern Phoebe |
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Blue Jay |
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American Crow |
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Fish Crow |
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Common Raven |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
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Tufted Titmouse |
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Carolina Wren |
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European Starling |
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Northern Mockingbird |
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American Robin |
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Cedar Waxwing |
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House Sparrow |
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House Finch |
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American Goldfinch |
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American Tree Sparrow |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
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White-throated Sparrow |
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Song Sparrow |
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Swamp Sparrow |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
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Common Grackle |
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Northern Cardinal |
