10,000 Birds
JUNE 29, 2022
But, as I detailed last week , that drive to the Pacific Coast was a rather spectacular failure, because of a highly unseasonal rain, and my failure to recharge my camera battery. But this time, it would be in the afternoon, with strong winds and brilliant sunshine… and a full camera battery. And where was the nearest beach?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 6, 2021
That green grass is not a meadow; it is growing in water deep enough for swimming ducks. The dot in the center of the second photo is a lone Mexican Duck flying just over the water. It is too early for some ducks ( Wigeons , Gadwalls , and Green-winged Teals , plus Redheads and Canvasbacks with some luck) to arrive.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
As I am already familiar with CL Companion, ELs and NLs, as well as the ATS/STX scopes, now I had a chance to try those toys I am not familiar with, such as hunting EL Range binoculars with built-in electronics telling the user the distance and an azimuth angle (interesting, but I still prefer my binoculars without batteries).
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2020
As always, we were high above the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, perched precariously on the platform atop Battery Harris, the old artillery battery built to defend New York Harbor in World War II. Other new species for the count included White-crowned Sparrow , Long-tailed Duck , Caspian Tern , and Red Knot.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 11, 2021
As always, we held our sit high atop Battery Harris at Fort Tilden on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens. A pair of flyover American Black Ducks , a flock of Green-winged Teal winging west way out over the ocean, and surprisingly, all three of our expected falcon species were all seen relatively early in the morning.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2024
There was a good variety of ducks, including Tufted, Gadwall and Shoveler, plus our first waders of the day. By now the sun had finally broken through, so I was able to enjoy the luxury of a post-lunch, 30-minute snooze in the sun to recharge my personal batteries. (I We stopped at 1pm for our afternoon break, with the score on 77.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 16, 2013
I should say trying to start my car because the battery had died overnight and it would not start. There was one other birder out there, scoping for the Montauk Christmas Bird Count, and he let me know that the guillemot had not been seen though he had spotted a Glaucous Gull and a Harlequin Duck. Common Loon Gavia immer.
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