10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2013

Now that passerine migration has largely wound down the attention of this New York birder has shifted to seabirds, shorebirds, and the occasional trip looking for breeding birds. It is a great spot for Horseshoe Crabs to spawn and lay eggs so it is no wonder that shorebirds congregate to eat those eggs.

Eggs 144

Eggs New York Wounded Jamaica 144

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The nickel was placed in the nest for the photo to show me the size of the egg for identification purposes, then removed. Even though the female lays only two eggs per nest attempt, they enjoy a protracted breeding season in which multiple nesting attempts can occur every 30 days, and in Southern locations, nearly year round.

Hunters 173

Hunters Hunting North America Game 173

10,000 Birds

APRIL 18, 2021

Covered in fish slime! They showed me their wounds! “Apparently she found a fallen American Robin ‘s egg,” she wrote, “and kept it in there for two weeks! “A Red-Tailed Hawk wrapped in an oily rag and transported inside the guy’s pickup truck toolbox,” said Johanna Walton. She even slept with it.”

Transported 278

Transported Wildlife Rehabilitation Bats Opossums 278

10,000 Birds

MARCH 31, 2014

As we looked closer, we saw the Sooty Terns nesting right on the ground itself, calling back and forth to each other as they sat on their speckled eggs. When I say “cut,” I mean paper-cut sized wounds here. Birds were everywhere, soaring through the air, walking on the beach, and landing in the low level of vegetation.

Birds 173

Birds Florida Groups Breeding 173