10,000 Birds
APRIL 5, 2016
I started out my birding life sitting on Benches 2 and 7 at the Jamaica Bay NWR West Pond, my Peterson’s in my lap, studying Green-winged Teal, Northern Shovelers, and the occasional Pintail. This section also includes range maps, indicating range by breeding season, wintering season, and residence year-round.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
Populations in the eastern part of its range, including the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles are resident while those in the western part of its range such as Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Bahamas are migratory. Its wintering range includes most of northern South America.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 5, 2011
I am used to seeing young Gadwall at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, sometimes under less-than-ideal circumstances , but I rarely get a chance to see an entire brood of ducklings close enough to get some pictures. Anas strepera is a common and widespread duck, breeding across northern Europe and Asia, as well as central North America.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
She explains complex and sometimes controversial topics including captive breeding, environmental toxins, feral cats and other invasive predators, Hawaiian avian extinction, avian disease, California Condor distribution and history, legal loopholes, and lead poisoning.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2012
Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America.
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2011
I was fortunate enough to spot the individual in this post at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where it was foraging in bushes and small trees between four and fifteen off of the ground. It breeds across Canada’s boreal forest and most winter in the Caribbean, though some spend the cold months in Central America.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 25, 2019
Somehow, the northernmost redstart in the Americas didn’t receive the same treatment. In Jamaica , this winter resident is sometimes called Butterfly Bird or Fire Lantern. Naming a bird species for the part of the world in which it breeds or resides makes sense. NAMED FOR PLACES.
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