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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 12, 2020
This past Saturday, 10 October, was my favorite birding event of the year. Yes, it was the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, our seventh iteration of the sedentary birding classic. It is a birding challenge where a team of birders stays in one spot for the entire day to see how many species they can record for their location.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 14, 2019
At five-forty-five Sunday morning I started the eBird checklist while perched atop the Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden. It was the sixth year in a row of the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, my favorite event of the year. Eventually, an Eastern Towhee che-winked and I had my first species for the day.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 8, 2014
That spot is Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden, a hawk watch platform built on top of the remnants of an old artillery battery that helped protect New York Harbor back when Fort Tilden was actually still a military base. You stay in one spot and see how many species of bird you can find from that one spot.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014
What that meant for me, birding wise, is that I could get out for a few hours in the morning and then get home and get to it on my laptop without having to worry about things like showering, getting dressing, or commuting. The first bird that came into view made me think. It wasn’t a gull.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2018
Controversy and conflict are also nothing new to birders. Both the online world and the birding world are full of disputes, arguments, disagreements, squabbles, and quarrels. You may not agree with some of the things that you read on 10,000 Birds this week. 1PM – Clare: Cameras with AA Batteries are the Best.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2012
Fort Tilden was totally closed and the cop standing guard at the road to Breezy Point looked at me like I was crazy when I asked if there was any chance someone who wanted to watch birds could get to the barrier beaches anywhere west of Fort Tilden. So is the response of people from all over New York City and beyond.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
Bird vocalizations. If I was going out looking for a rarity or even just for a bird that I hadn’t seen (or heard) in awhile I would play the songs and, especially, the chip notes prior to getting into the field to ensure that if the bird called I would recognize it.
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