10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2020

Fortunately, there is whale-watching happening on the American Princess, out of Brooklyn, but spending lots of times in Queens waters. Sunday afternoon, Corey finally managed to connect with a Great Shearwater in Queens from the whale-watching boat, easily his Best Bird of the Weekend! How about you?

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2020 New York City Whales Whaling 233

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We also saw lots of dolphins in the ocean and Humpback Whale blow. Amazingly, our pelican ended up being the first of many seen in and around New York Harbor on the day, as seven were seen from a whale-watching boat and down in Staten Island they tallied double-digits! Our eBird checklist for the day is here.

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Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 130

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

He’s the author of The New Neotropical Companion (2017, originally published in 1997), a must-read for any birder preparing to travel to Central and South America, the Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior (2020), and a long list of other books and articles. The 11th chapter is on research and conservation challenges.

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2006 Tortoises Sea Lions Porpoises 246

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Larger species, that is, excluding dolphins and whales. I may have very limited experience with dolphins and no experience with whales, but the illustrations show the entire animal in the way only divers can see it, without a second illustration of the tail shape, something whale-watchers can actually spot from a boat.

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Mammals Asia Sri Lanka Bhutan 175

10,000 Birds

MARCH 27, 2020

And don’t forget, I’m the one coming out of solitude and ready to rejoin humanity in March of 2020. author’s note: Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild, from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale by Ted Williams, is due out in late April, published by Storey Publ.]) Print Length: 328 pages.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bald Eagle Eagles Wildlife 253

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 30, 2020

No doubt, the big five of Sri Lanka include the biggest of the big ever – the Blue Whale , followed by Sperm Whale , Asian Elephant , Leopard and Sloth Bear. Blue Whale – 80%, Sperm Whale on 1 in 3 trips, Asian Elephant 100%, Leopard on 1 in 2 game drives, Sloth Bear on 1 in 3 game drives. Publication date 09 Apr 2020.

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Sri Lanka Leopards Whales Whaling 196