10,000 Birds

JANUARY 20, 2014

On the same day that I journeyed out to eastern Long Island to enjoy birding Shinnecock Inlet in the fog I also explored the fields of Riverhead, where large flocks of geese congregate and where a Yellow-headed Blackbird had been reported recently amid a large flock of icterids at a Buffalo farm.

Canada 199

Canada Killing Buffalo Geese 199

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The beech forests were dense, landscapes stunning, only that wind… Birds were hiding from it, too, with mostly t**s ( Coal , Long-tailed and Great ), a few thrushes ( Mistle , Song and Eurasian Blackbird ) and numerous Common Chaffinches showing. Cows and water buffaloes grazing the dried up lakebed under the imposing shadow of Mt.

Greece 257

Greece Woodpeckers Boars Eagles 257

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2014

Then we took a half-hour drive further east to Further Lane, where Greater White-fronted Geese appear year after year and we were not disappointed. all three of the Greater White-fronted Geese we spotted with a bunch of Canada Geese. It really has been a great winter to see both species in New York.

New York 176

New York Geese Canada New York City 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Alkali Lakes was a different matter, with a good bunch of birds, including Ring-bill Gulls, Mallards, Blue-wing Teal, green-wing Teal, Killdeer, Baird’s Sandpipers, red-wing Blackbirds, Osprey, Trumpeter Swans and Canada Geese. Where else but in Wyoming will you find Peacocks and a Buffalo together?

Wyoming 107

Wyoming Wolves Grizzly Bear Mountain Goats 107