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. Using this trick we added Field Sparrow (new to the list!) and Lincoln’s Sparrow. It was the sixth year in a row of the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, my favorite event of the year.

Pelicans 137

Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 137

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 15, 2018

That, and 10 days back on the way was going to be a great to recharge the batteries after a long round-the-world trip. A pair Bald Eagles were doing fly-bys over our heads , and there were Belted Kingfishers, Canada Geese , A pair of Mallards, and three Great Blue Herons. Our next stop was at Stewart Island, in Reid Harbor.

Oregon 100

Oregon Bald Eagle Owls Groups 100

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. We were running low on birds we thought possible with House Sparrow and Downy Woodpecker being two of the easiest left.

2018 210

2018 Bald Eagle Battery Birds 210