10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2012

It’s tough being a New Jersey birder. Jersey has always gotten a bad rap in general (the smells of the turnpike, the Jersey shore, the governor), and in the world of birding, the state often seems to be symbolized by two words: Cape May. Press, 2003). published by Princeton University Press.

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New Jersey Birds 2009 Bald Eagle 194

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

I should have known that birding High Island meant I would be 20 minutes away from a place where hundreds of thousands of shorebirds and waterbirds rest, feed, breed, and generally have a good time. I love American Avocets and I rarely see them in such marvelous breeding plumage, so I was in heaven. Clapper Rail. Back to the Flats.

Houston 217

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 217

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I was on New Jersey Audubon’s Grand North Dakota birding tour this past July, driving along dirt roads through the prairies of western North Dakota. Since 1966, when the Breeding Bird Survey first began monitoring, numbers have declined 79 percent. Scott Barnes, N.J. Audubon Naturalist, and Linda Mack, N.J.

North Dakota 142

North Dakota Birds Sparrows Blackbirds 142

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.

Turkey 206

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 206

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Evening Grosbeaks are large, stunning birds, especially the males, with their distinct plumage and massive bills; I haven’t been fortunate enough to see any of the Evening Grosbeaks that have made their way south to NYC and New Jersey (yet), so I’m very happy I was able to spend time with these beauties this summer. Another sparrow!

2018 161

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 161