Tackapausha Nature Preserve, Seaford

My daughter wanted to go to Tackapausha to see her "baby owl friend" (actually a Screech Owl) in the exhibit building and then later decided she also wanted to explore the trails and see the ducks at the pond. (ofcourse I didn't object) We didn't see much on the trails: just one or a few of each: Red Bellied Woodpecker, Grackle, Red Winged Blackbirds, Cardinal, Robins, Mourning Dove, Sparrow sp. and heard a Carolina Wren. Just saw Mallards on the pond but was good enough for my daughter. The highlight was that we were treated to some good views of a Great Horned Owl perched
and flying in front of us.

Mallard

Red Winged Blackbird

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

My daughter wanted to go to Tackapausha to see her "baby owl friend"
(actually a Screech Owl) in the exhibit building and then later decided she
also wanted to explore the trails and see the ducks at the pond. (of
course I didn't object) We didn't see much on the trails: just one or two
of each: Red Bellied Woodpecker, Grackle, Red Winged Blackbirds, Cardinal,
Robins, Mourning Dove, Sparrow sp. and heard a Carolina Wren. Just saw
Mallards on the pond but was good enough for my daughter. The highlight
was that we were treated to some good views of a Great Horned Owl perched
and flying in front of us. - See more at: http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=640711&MLID=NY01&MLNM=New%20York#sthash.OTVQniOk.dpuf