10,000 Birds
MARCH 27, 2020
An enigmatic line of text emblazoned across the can of this week’s featured beer – the Sherwood Double New England India Pale Ale from Connecticut Valley Brewing Company – implores us to “Rise and Rise Again”. The brewery claims the name comes from Connecticut’s Sherwood Island State Park, the state’s oldest ( Yeah, sure… ).
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
The list below includes the dates I made the prediction and, in bold, the date I saw the bird, if I saw it: Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, 06 Oct 2013. Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 5 Nov 2011. Yellow-breasted Chat, 3 Jul 2010, 17 Oct 2010. Lapland Longspurs are fun.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 15, 2012
Connecticut Warbler - The next-to-last of the expected wood-warblers to get added to my Queens list. The link for Connecticut Warbler , by the way, leads to a bird I wasn’t sure about but that same day I had one that left no doubt in my mind.) Whimbrel - Shorebird season was lousy this past summer and I didn’t get lucky.
4 The Love Of Animals
JUNE 1, 2010
Be aware of areas where Lyme disease (a common tick-borne illness) is prevalent: the eastern coastal states and the north central states, especially parts of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin and northern California. Tick-borne diseases are prevalent in certain locales.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 11, 2011
Let’s first take a look at the predictions from July of 2010 and October of 2010 side-by-side. Connecticut Warbler – I have missed this bird in Queens too many times. It was a very odd bird that several of us had seen back in May of 2010. Did I do better this time? Read on to find out!
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2013
3 July 2010 31 October 2010 11 April 2011 15 May 2012. Long-eared Owl* Harlequin Duck* Connecticut Warbler* Alder Flycatcher. Let’s take a look at how I’ve done over the last four times I played this game.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2011
Gulls in Larnaca, taken 22/02/2010 by ©Stavros Christodoulides Recognizing that gull identification is confusing doesn’t help your average birdwatcher however. Of course you could bring in here the debate over the whole subspecies concept: there are over 20 of these in the Herring gull-Lesser black-backed gull complex, so.
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