10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

172 lists were shared and 1004 species were seen, both records for October, so well done beats! Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform.

2019 114

2019 China Battery Jamaica 114

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2016

I may try to use it in the field the next time, but am still suspicious of it: I find it faster to write down a name code (in my case, the first three letters of a genus and the first three letters of a species name) plus a figure, than to press the touch screen. and entering observations into the eBird application on my smartphone.

Romania 130

Romania Sparrows Battery Turtles 130

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 15, 2018

We had persevered through four years at the top of Battery Harris Platform and could bring our experience to bear on the task of trying to record as many species as possible on a single day from that single spot. At 8:30AM we were already at 53 species and we knew we still had many more easy birds to find.

2018 198

2018 Bald Eagle Battery Birds 198