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| Left, Eastern Screech Owl,
9" X 12" graphite and
white gouache on Bristol
paper. I have taught
nature drawing this classes for
New York City Audubon
Society and the New York Historical Society.
Former class members wishing to access this website's teaching tools please click Drawing ClassThe Drawing Class page is password protected for use by registered students.
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I've added a page of images collected from throughout this website reflecting
the natural history of New York City.
To access the Metro Gallery Click Here
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I'm looking forward to leading more birdwalks for NYHS. Check their program schedule and this website page for upcoming walks this spring. Scroll down on this page to see the bird lists from previous Central Park Walks.
Visit the N.Y.H.S. on the web at: www.nyhistory.org
New York City Audubon Society
To learn about membership, classes, and volunteer oportunities in conservation in the New York metro area contact NYCAS at:
info@nycaudubon.org
The Linnaean Society of New York
It has been a distinct pleasure, for me, to be associated with this venerable organization. Their free lecture series featuring talks by ornithologists and other scientists involved with natural history offer the public direct access to the people engaged in leading-edge research. to see the lecture schedule and inquire about their field trips, go to:
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| We had some nice surprises with late migrants on this walk and close looks at a couple of confiding black-throated green warblers. The entire group enjoyed those birds but unfortunately some birds were seen only by observers at the front or back of the group as they passed through the plantings. I wish to thank the many seasoned observers in the group that brought birds to our attention. These walks are always team efforts. See everyone next season.
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| New York Historical Society Walks in the Ramble October 9, 2011 Bird Species List: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-tailed Hawk, Copper's Hawk, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Red-bellied woodpecker, Downy woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Brown creeper, Carolina wren, Winter wren, Blue jay, Brown thrasher, Grey catbird, Scarlet tanager, Yellow-billed cuckoo, European starling, American robin, Swainson's thrush, Hermit thrush, Tufted titmouse, Northern cardinal, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Golden-crowned kinglet, Eastern towhee, White-throated sparrow, White-crowned sparrow, Song sparrow, House sparrow, Common grackle, Cedar waxwing, Yellow-rumped warbler, Northern parula warbler, Black-throarted green warbler, Chimney swift.
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| I wish to thank all the participants of the May 7th NYHS walk in the Ramble. Again it was a team effort with observers throughout the group drawing our attention to birds and adding to the species list. I want to especially thank young David and his addition of his mystery bird, ("What warbler has yellow on the face and black and white stripes?"). He reported it in the Maintenance Meadow where we saw the chipping sparrows. He looked intently through the field guide but didn't find his bird. After the walk formally disbanded I walked home passing through that spot and saw a savannah sparrow-a bird that fits his description perfectly. I'm adding it to the list. If two people in the group see it, it counts. Yeah David!
Also I left the park through the quieter Tanner Spring area and saw 3 hermit thrush and 6 veery. The thrushes being ground feeders were in the park that day; but staying out of the way of the troops of birders.
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New York Historical Society Walks in the Ramble Bird Sightings May 7, 2011 Species List:
Canada Goose, Mallard, Wood Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, Black-crowned Night Heron, Green Heron, Red-tailed Hawk, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pigeon, Mourning Dove, Ruby-throated Humingbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Hermit Thrush, American Robin, European Starling, Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Blue-headed Vireo, Barn Swallow, House Wren, Gray Catbird, Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Baltimore Oriole, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow, ChimneySwift,
Warblers: Northern Parula, Yellow W, Chestnut-sided W, Magnolia W, Cape May W, Black-throated Blue W, Yellow-rumped W, Black-throated Green W, Black and White W, American Redstart, Ovenbird, Northern Waterthrush, Common Yellow throat W, Canada W.
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| Left, Turtle Pond Central Park sketch page, 8.5" X 11" graphite on bristol paper.
These sketches were made the week before the April 9 NYHS Ramble Walk. Unfortunately the Rusty blackbird and the Kingfisher wern't found on the walk but other migrants showed up to our delight. The birding list from that day; below, was begun as the participants were assembling at the coner of the NYH Society and continued with a phalanx of die-hards after the walk was formally over. We all wish to thank the Parks Department and the birds of planet Earth.
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New York Historical Society Walks in the Ramble April 9, 2011 Bird Sighting List:
Canada goose, Mallard, Bufflehead, Double-crested cormorant, Black-crowned night heron, Sharp-shinned hawk, Red-tailed hawk, American kestrel, Herring gull, Rock pidgeon, Mourning dove, Red-bellied woodpecker, Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker, Northern flicker, Eastern phoebe, Bluejay, American crow, Black-capped chickadee, Tufted titmouse, Red-breasted nuthatch, White-breasted nuthatch, Brown creeper, Golden-crowned kinglet, Ruby-crowned kinglet, Hermit thrush, American robin, Brown thrasher, European Starling, Palm warbler, Chipping sparrow, Fox sparrow, Song sparrow, Swamp sparrow, White-throated sparrow, Dark-eyed junco, Northen cardinal, Red-winged blackbird, Common grackle, American goldfinch, House sparrow,
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LINNAEAN SOCIETY Field Trip Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge March 12, 2011 10am-4pm
West Pond and adjacent bays, and EastPond. 12 observers, 40-50f, Wind 10-15, partly cloudy.
Field List:
Snow Goose, Brant, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, American Widgeon, American Black Duck, Mallard,
Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead,
Common Goldeneye, Barrows Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Horned Grebe,
Double-crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, American Oystercatcher, Black-headed Gull,
Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pidgeon, Barn Owl, American Crow,
Black-capped Chickadee, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling,
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Fox Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird,
Boat-tailed grackle, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow.
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| Highstead Arboretum Redding Connectictut
September 11 - October 29 Art Exhibit: Songbirds of the Eastern United States
Annual Show of the Guild of Natural Science illustrators- Greater NY Chapter
I'll have three peices in the show; in addition to the works seen at left the original
painting of the Blackburnian warblers will also be in the exhibit.
For more information and directions to Highstead visit highstead.net
or call 203-938-8809.
see the American Robin-The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, with commentary as it appears on the cover of Bird Watcher's Digest, on the Bookplates/Covers page of the website.
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| The Mapping the Birds of New York exhibit, a presentation of the art and science from the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State, has been extended through February 2010, at The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown NY. My other illustrations from the atlas may be seen on the Bookplates/Covers page of this web site. Scroll through this page to find the 2010 spring bird walk schedule for the New York Historical Society and other items of interest.
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| The painting at left ( shown in detail), Wall Street Stop, is on consignment with the Museum of American Finance. To inquire re purchasing, call the MOAF shop 212 908 4613 or contact through www.moaf.org . To see the complete painting go to the Gallery page of this site.
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Linnaean Society Field Trip to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens NY March 27, 2010
Species are listed following the order on the Society's field card. Species seen:
Brant Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Greater Scaup, Bufflehead, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck, Horned Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Great Egret, Osprey, Northern Harrier, American Oystercatcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Rock Pidgeon, Mourning Dove, Downy Woodpecker, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Carolina Wren, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, European Starling, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Boat-tailed Grackle, House Finch, House Sparrow.
The trip was notable for the birds that were gone from the refuge, (early in the season I think). This is the first time I've not seen snow geese at the refuge on this date. They usually stay around until the second week of April. Several other species of duck had also moved on. It was a cold windy day and the passerines were holding close in the brush. We'll always have next week.
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