10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

Now that passerine migration has largely wound down the attention of this New York birder has shifted to seabirds, shorebirds, and the occasional trip looking for breeding birds. It is a great spot for Horseshoe Crabs to spawn and lay eggs so it is no wonder that shorebirds congregate to eat those eggs.

Eggs 145

Eggs New York Wounded Jamaica 145

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Olive Sea Snake that has had a dog visit it on the beach Olive Sea Snake with obvious bulge Stoke’s Sea Snake Stoke’s Sea Snake with wounds Dubois’ Sea Snake Dubois’ Sea Snake being returned to the sea! These do lay eggs on land and are (reasonably) mobile once they hit the beach. I hope you enjoy these photos!

Australia 149

Australia 2011 Sharks Deer 149

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

As we looked closer, we saw the Sooty Terns nesting right on the ground itself, calling back and forth to each other as they sat on their speckled eggs. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Birds were everywhere, soaring through the air, walking on the beach, and landing in the low level of vegetation.

Birds 174

Birds Florida Groups Breeding 174

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 11, 2013

They made scrambled eggs for the bait birds each morning and fed them special premium mealworms to help them ward off the cold of the mountain and the stress of their daily grid. Sara and the other scientists actually expressed a lot of sympathy for their Pigeons and Starlings. “I think so,” I replied. Thank you, brave Starling.

Eagles 170

Eagles Tethering Science Wounded 170