10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

I haven’t always acted in accordance with this philosophy, but those avian observation excursions undertaken with friends or family loom larger in mind than the ones I took alone. We nailed down a few lifers for Ivy, the best of which was Yellow-crowned Night-heron at Big Egg Marsh, which we don’t ever see upstate.

2019 121

2019 Jamaica Birds Eggs 121

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 2, 2011

Besides the avian attributes of flight, feathers and laying eggs, potoos are quite possibly the most unbird-like birds in the world. Sometimes called “Poor-me-ones&# on account of their haunting calls, these bizarre denizens of the night come in 7 different flavors from the family Nyctibiidae within the order Caprimulgiformes.

Costa Rica 249

Costa Rica Jamaica Eggs Cooking 249

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2019

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 01 Jun 2019.

2019 122

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 122

10,000 Birds

MARCH 23, 2020

Great Shearwater – At this point, seabirds are my weakest family in Queens with the most species having reported in the borough that I have not seen. White Ibis – A pair of young was spotted in Queens a couple of years ago and it is just a matter of time before another shows up at Jamaica Bay. I must stare at the ocean a lot.

2018 164

2018 2015 Birds 2019 164

10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2011

As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. Sondra Mar 22nd, 2011 at 6:29 pm AN excellent series and how COOL to see the egg–chicks will soon be in the picture! I am around to learn more.

2011 170

2011 Deer Africa Peru 170

10,000 Birds

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. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Bravo if you have. Western Australia.

2018 100

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 100