10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

But I have now visited Magee Marsh in autumn, or, technically, the very tail end of summer, but whatever the season might actually have been the birds were not in their breeding finery and they were heading south. I have never been on the boardwalk at Magee Marsh in spring. There were even wood-warblers!

Ohio 180

Ohio Birds 2013 Massachusetts 180

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

See my watercolor of the male we saw at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia here. This pair was our first of the year though they can be found in Philadelphia most winters. Ken Januski Mar 7th, 2011 at 9:17 am Appropriately enough(see Corey’s post of today) it is the Eastern Bluebird. And my first Killdeer of year!

2011 155

2011 New York Deer Birds 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). We came over a ridge and along a trail that wrapped around a basin.

2014 192

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 192

10,000 Birds

APRIL 16, 2012

By the time urban and suburban sprawl started to reach New Jersey’s pine barrens they were largely protected and today over 1.1 millions acres are protected as the Pinelands National Reserve where development is controlled by an agency called the New Jersey Pinelands Commission. … a.

New Jersey 182

New Jersey New York City New York Leopards 182