10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2022

It appeared that many of the birds that we had seen on earlier visits this year had abandoned the area due to the huge expanse of water. It really can be too wet for ducks! It is highly likely that the Glossy Ibis will have a significant breeding colony close by, not dissimilar to 2017. Glossy Ibis in flight.

Ducks 184

Ducks Reptiles 2017 Abandon 184

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2022

We made the executive decision to abandon that trail and try another – one which proved incredibly fruitful. Part of the flock of Laughing Gulls , all in fresh breeding plumage. Another set of sewage ponds nearby gave us an additional duck – Black-bellied Whistling Duck.

Trinidad 247

Trinidad Woodpeckers Species Ducks 247

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen Yellow Warblers in the low shrubs of Western New York pastures, the river valleys of Missoula, and the trees of abandoned industrial sites in New York City. Chuk makes his quip about the Black-winged Yellow Bird; my friend Molly insists that everything is a duck, a pigeon, or an owl.

Connecticut 180

Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 180

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

We made our way from our boat’s berth out to and around the tip of Breezy Point, seeing the typical and expected ducks like Long-tailed Duck and Red-breasted Merganser. The islands have long been abandoned and now host heronries in the summer and a horde of gulls in the winter.

New York City 164

New York City New York Jamaica Seals 164

10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2014

In Sibley Two, the in-flight images literally fly across the page in slight diagonals, with the full-bodied images are presented below in a parallel order (meaning we see the same bird–fresh juvenile, worn juvenile, 1st year, Adult breeding, Adult nonbreeding–in the same part of the page for each species).

North America 244

North America Birds Species America 244

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Ducks are easier prey for the Eagle. The adults move to flocks, there may be two or three of them, that hang out mostly far off shore in the larger part of the lake, abandoning their embayments or otherwise protected areas. And, every now and then one of the Loons disappears too. More alarm calling. Then one day they are gone.

Humane 212

Humane Eagles Investigation Research 212