10,000 Birds
JANUARY 7, 2013
I wonder how many I’ll be able to add in 2013. Mottled Duck ? Then I slowed down a bit but still found an insanely good bird for Queens , chased a rare duck , went out to Montauk , saw a pelican , and nabbed a good goose in the Bronx. There is no way 2013 will be as good as year for me birding-wise as 2012 was.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Talking of gulls, I had a new meeting with an old acquaintance, the Black-headed Gull ringed in 2013 in the north of the country that I already met twice in 2015 and now again – I even recognized its ring because the combination of letters sounds a bit like “Yahoo”. Ferruginous Duck – Aythya nyroca.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Somehow I forgot that the last time I predicted what the next ten species I would see in Queens would be was back on 30 December 2013, when my list was sitting at 302. What did I predict back in December of 2013? Brown Pelican, 3 Jul 2010, 11 Apr 2011, 15 May 2012, NOT YET SEEN! Long-eared Owl, 3 Jul 2010, 25 Mar 2013.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
The term “Eastern Waterbirds” may include many different types of birds, from waders to shorebirds to ducks such as the stunning King Eider above to any of the many gulls and terns that migrate through Atlantic waters. Wood Duck, for example, is included with dabbling ducks, even though it is in a separate genus.)
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2015
Caspian Terns in the back, large flocks of ducks or all the regular dabbling varieties, American White Pelican s staked out in the center, ibis, herons, and egrets set against the crackling soundtrack of Red-winged Blackbird s and Boat-tailed Grackle s. The three main impoundments at Pea Island were packed with birds.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Brown Pelican Lapland Longspur Sooty Shearwater Whimbrel. Long-eared Owl* Harlequin Duck* Connecticut Warbler* Alder Flycatcher. Western Kingbird – 27 Sep 2013 – Another find at the Edgemere Landfill. It is pictured at the top of this post.).
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 29, 2013
There were plenty of Australian Pelicans, Royal Spoonbills, Black-winged Stilt and Gull-billed Terns, but the numbers were down on the Plumed Whistling Ducks which normally line the edge of the ponds in their thousands. The variety of ducks was good and especially the high presence of Pink-eared Ducks.
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