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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

On Friday morning he unsuccessfully chased a LeConte’s Sparrow and a Connecticut Warbler in Queens but had his second ever encounter with Virginia Rail in Queens as well as a Yellow-breasted Chat. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2020 Connecticut Virginia New York 222

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

In July 2011 a Henslow’s Sparrow was found in Ames, N.Y., I’m not quite sure where I was at the time, probably working, and it was six more years till I got my state Henslow’s Sparrow at Shawangunk NWR (a shorter drive and a more cooperative bird). a rural area in the eastern-central part of the state.

Birds 264

Birds Sparrows Connecticut New York 264

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

He can’t decide between Connecticut Warbler and Clay-colored Sparrow for best bird for the weekend, since both are new Queens birds for him. They beat out Yellow-billed Cuckoo , Blue Grosbeak , Ring-necked Pheasant , Lark Sparrow , and Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. That makes for 283 on ye olde Queens life list.

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2011 Connecticut Sparrows Birds 157

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APRIL 3, 2012

The bird was a sparrow, that much was clear, but it didn’t seem to fit any of the easily boxes the other North American sparrows can be fairly easily sorted into. Superficially, it resembled the Black-chinned Sparrow of the southwestern United States with its gray chest and chestnut streaked with black back.

New Jersey 230

New Jersey North Carolina Sparrows Connecticut 230

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MAY 15, 2012

Few experiences birding get me more excited than adding a new bird to my Queens list. Connecticut Warbler - The next-to-last of the expected wood-warblers to get added to my Queens list. The link for Connecticut Warbler , by the way, leads to a bird I wasn’t sure about but that same day I had one that left no doubt in my mind.)

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Connecticut 2011 2012 Jamaica 175

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AUGUST 9, 2013

A filtration system that works on waterfowl pools without clogging,” wrote Linda in Connecticut. That more rehab centers would accept non-natives, like pigeons house sparrows, and starlings,” wrote Charis in Oregon. “Self-cleaning pens, never-empty feed buckets,” wrote Angel in South Carolina and Zoe in California. “A

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Oklahoma New York 250