10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

It won’t be long before the drake Ruddy Ducks are all in their breeding finery and doing their displays for the females so I thought I would take the time this past weekend to try to get some decent shots of the males that are still in basic plumage. Jochen Mar 17th, 2011 at 11:11 am To me, they’ll always be the Rubbery Ducks.

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 142

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or

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2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 152

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

There has been one for the last couple winters at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, but I don’t think anyone has gotten as close to it as I got to the one at the Queens Zoo. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

Bald Eagle 113

Bald Eagle Zoos 2011 Parrots 113

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APRIL 5, 2016

Or, a Tufted Duck or Cackling Goose. Ducks, swans, and geese may initially appear easy to identify. Ducks, swans, and geese may initially appear easy to identify. But, as with many avian families, the more you look, the more complicated it gets. Plate 29, Mallard and Mexican Duck.

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North America Asia Europe America 149

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

This pair of birds on Jamaica Bay’s East Pond had been around for several days by the time that I got to see them in early September 2014. Say’s Phoebe – A self-found rarity at Edgemere while accompanied by my family made my day back on 05 October 2014. Harlequin Duck, 31 Oct 2010, 01 Jan 2012.

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2013 2010 2012 2011 160

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JULY 17, 2011

we received an inquiry about a bird “about the size of a small duck, much bigger than a jay… a crest similar to a jay or a roadrunner and it has a remarkably long neck.&# One could dwell on how convoluted its family tree is… the Butorides complex, as it’s called, is surprisingly complex.

Jamaica 254

Jamaica Fish Adoptable Ducks 254

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

Long-eared Owl* Harlequin Duck* Connecticut Warbler* Alder Flycatcher. We had a family picnic at Fort Tilden less than two weeks after my last set of predictions and a single Purple Martin was flying low over the fields with Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows. Number 300 in Queens! I will get one eventually.

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2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158

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MARCH 15, 2011

Nice. ((** all names have been changed to protect identities and have been substituted with (almost) randomly chosen substitutes suitable for a family of Alpine Accentors.)) • Explore These Related Posts Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring Stalking a Kiwi Icon Duck Migration Finally Saw-Whet Sea Snakes of Northern Australia.Or

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2011 Breeders Breeding Deer 209

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JULY 19, 2021

I was sweltering my way up the east side of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, enjoying the low water levels possible because the work of lots of volunteers to get the drainage pipe dug out, and not seeing much of interest. In addition to the duck, the godwit was still present and a Sora was spotted as well, all of which I saw.

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Jamaica Birds New York City New York 264

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

I’d like a beer too, please, as I have never seen a Masked Duck. Luckily I wasn’t affected too severely by the current pandemic: I lost neither life nor family members to Covid, only my job which was replaced the same day I lost it. If you ever run into her while birding, please buy her a nice cold beer, she deserves it!

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2020 Birds Germany Costa Rica 230

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2018

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. Yellow-billed Duck – Anas undulata. Red-billed Duck – Anas erythrorhyncha. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100

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DECEMBER 31, 2021

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck , 11 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York (2nd Queens sighting). Doug found this bird while my whole family was sick with COVID. Purple Gallinule, 01 July, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. Wood Stork , 08 May, Suffolk County, New York (state bird).

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New York Birds California Owls 256