Wildlife Sightings
Greenbrook members who enjoy hiking the 6½ 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
May 06, 2008.
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DATE |
SPECIES |
LOCATION |
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2008 |
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April 4 |
Palm warbler |
Pond edge |
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April 5 |
Lyre-leaved rock cress (Arabis lyrata) in bloom |
Cliff edge |
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April 6 |
Swamp sparrow |
Gravel road |
|
April 8 |
Brown creeper |
"L" trail |
|
April 9 |
Pickerel frog calling |
Pond |
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April 10 |
2 immature bald eagles Red-shouldered hawk Spring azure butterfly |
Over entrance road " " Parking area |
|
April 11 |
3 chipping sparrows |
Feeders |
|
April 12 |
Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) in bloom |
Lambier Road |
|
April 13 |
Broad-winged hawk 2 purple finches Northern water snake |
Over parking area Feeders Bog |
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April 14 |
Belted kingfisher |
Pond |
|
April 16 |
Pileated woodpecker |
"C" trail |
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April 19 |
Great egret Tree swallows 2 bullfrogs |
Pond " " "ACE" trail |
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April 20 |
Blue-gray gnatcatchers |
Bog |
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April 22 |
Prairie warbler Green heron |
"D" trail Pond |
|
April 24 |
Milk snake |
Entrance road |
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April 25 |
Northern waterthrush |
Bog |
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April 26 |
Hooded warbler Black-throated blue warbler |
Pond " " |
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April 27 |
35 double-crested cormorants Common snipe Great-crested flycatcher |
Flying north above cliffs Pond "A" trail |
|
April 28 |
Scarlet tanager |
Near fountain |
|
April 30 |
Veery |
"C" trail |
|
May 1 |
Baltimore oriole Black-throated green warbler |
Pond edge " " |
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May 2 |
Blackburnian warbler Solitary sandpiper |
Gravel road Pond |
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May 3 |
Rose-breasted grosbeak |
Feeders |
|
May 4 |
Magnolia warbler Sharp-shinned hawk Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly |
"W" trail Arboretum Point Pond Edge |
