Wildlife Sightings at Greenbrook Sanctuary (Palisades Interstate Park

Wildlife Sightings

Greenbrook members who enjoy hiking the 6.5 miles of trails in the sanctuary are encouraged to post their observations of flora and fauna on a bulletin board in the parking lot. These listings often alert fellow members to some of the more interesting sights on this portion of the Palisades. The table below is just a small sampling of the many wonderful natural history occurrences at Greenbrook.
This page is generally updated each week; last updated on January 13, 2012.

*DATE*	*SPECIES*	*LOCATION*
2011
October 13	Garter snake	Near the dam
October 15	109 chimney swifts migrating	Arboretum Point
October 19	Swamp sparrow Belted kingfisher	Bog Pond
October 22	Northern parula	"J" trail
October 28	352 turkey vultures 22 red-tailed hawks 10 red-shouldered hawks	Arboretum Point " " " "
October 29	5.5 inches wet snow. Earliest major snowstorm on record. Widespread tree damage.
November 2	Hermit thrush	"A" trail
November 3	Golden-crowned kinglet	Dam
November 5	American woodcock	"P" trail
November 6	Pair peregrine falcons Northern flicker	Over Hudson River Picture Point
November 17	Spring peepers calling	Gravel road
November 18	6 wood ducks	Pond
November 23	Short-tailed shrew	Fairfield
December 1	Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) still in bloom	Along cliffs
December 8	Purple finch	Feeders
December 10	4 southern flying squirrels	Fairfield
December 11	5 white-tailed deer	"A" trail
December 14	White-footed mouse	Under tool shed
December 17	Golden-crowned kinglet Eastern towhee Carolina wren	Below cliffs " " " "
December 18	4 wild turkeys 2 bald eagles (1 adult, 1 juvenile)	Fairfield Over the river
December 23	Common ravens calling	Cliff edge
December 26	Winter wren	"B" trail
December 31	Carolina wren 69.29 inches total precipitation for 2011	Fairfield
2012
January 6	Hairy woodpecker	"C" trail
January 7	Belted kingfisher	Pond
January 11	American robin Red-bellied woodpecker	Fairfield " "

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