10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

I am still tired from the long drive, but it was great to play with the very best toys for birders, to be able to share experiences and to ask the factory staff all sorts of silly questions. You know that classical definition of what separates men from boys? impressive for Central Europe. Merely the price of their toys.

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Austria Factory Asia Battery 298

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2020

These irruptive visitors to T&T always are a pleasure to experience. For those of you who are wondering why I’m talking about self-isolation and using “we”; my party consists of myself and my wife – who insists she is definitely not a birder. Once we arrived at a suitable (i.e.

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Trinidad Battery Industry Bats 232

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

And seeing as there were good northwest winds overnight, weather radar had shown lots of birds taking off, and the winds were expected to continue from the north through the morning, I decided that I would make my way to Fort Tilden at first light and install myself on the Battery Harris Platform. and also had the guts to call this bird.

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New York City New York Battery Experience 206

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. I will definitely be doing a series of posts on my patch.

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Panama Costa Rica 2011 Cleveland 216

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

Though I have already detailed my experience that day I felt that it was worthwhile to give a fuller account of what was going on along the coast on Long Island, in New York City proper, and up the Hudson River wherever storm-tossed birds were spotted. The storm surge at The Battery on the southern shore of Manhattan reached 4.0

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New York City New York Birds 2011 154