10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Very occasionally though, one might stray down the eastern seaboard of the USA, but for the most part, those that breed in arctic Canada migrate towards Europe and swell numbers there during the winter. The seaweed, in its turn attracts insects and thus birds. The faint scalloping on the back suggests that it is a young bird.

Iceland 223

Iceland Stray Breeders Canada 223

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2014

Let’s say you’re a bird wrapping up your breeding season in the north of Scotland—where do your thoughts turn when winter beckons? Along the wayward route, the Phalarope made stops in Iceland, Greenland, the continental U.S., the Caribbean islands, and Ecuador and Peru.

Iceland 193

Iceland South America Ecuador Stray 193

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2012

Migration makes them vulnerable to straying: Accidental Hoary Bats have been found as far afield as Bermuda and Iceland. P.S. Back to actual birds next week! Spring migration is more sedate, and opposite of most songbirds the females travel first, already pregnant, to stake out their summer territories.

Bats 178

Bats Iceland Stray Fur 178

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Now that I have added ten more birds to my Queens life list we must revisit the list and predict my next ten birds in Queens (and see how my last set of predictions turned out). Birds with asteriks are birds from the first list that I saw by the time I made the second list. Yes, it is that time again! Read on to find out!

Jamaica 157

Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 157