10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
Mentioning New Jersey often raises a snicker or a run down of all the drama and negative stereotypes that swirl around the Garden State, most of which are typified by the MTV hit show, “Jersey Shore.” The cowbirds will try to lay their eggs in a goldfinch nest, but once hatched the young only survive a few days.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2012
Of course, I jest a bit in the above paragraph because as a sometime New Jersey birder I have birded the Delaware Bay and seen sights such as the memorable image below, in which thousands of Red Knots, Dunlins, and Short-billed Dowitchers fly up as if connected telepathically. million in the late 1990’s. Can the gulls be controlled?
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10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2014
For example, in the Delaware Bay, warming coastal waters can cause horseshoe crabs to lay their eggs earlier than normal; conversely, more intense and frequent coastal storms can cause late spawning. In both cases, knots, which feed on the crabs’ eggs, can miss their peak refueling opportunity. Birds in Delaware Bay.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 30, 2012
a job can feel more like an albatross around your neck than a goose laying golden eggs. There are several parks in Bergen County, New Jersey, that I can stop at on my way to work and there are a couple of favorite spots I like to hit back in Queens on my way home. Or something.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2019
Currently, that includes leading “Birds and Art” tours for VENT, editing the book review section of ABA’s Birding magazine, presenting at festivals and bird clubs, plus writing maybe the most erudite birding blog around, Birding New Jersey (it’s more than New Jersey).
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2015
That was the first thing we–our New Jersey Audubon group of 11 birders, led by Scott Barnes–noted as we exited the airport. Double-striped Thick-Knee nests are shallow depressions in the ground, with a typical clutch of two eggs. There was no snow. And lots of greenery. And, no snow. And Great-tailed Grackles.
10,000 Birds
MAY 3, 2022
I was glad I had my spotting scope with me and that I had practice spotting ‘Buffies’ from hours of searching sod fields in Long Island and New Jersey. –and, after much looking, Buff-breasted Sandpipers. And all amidst many leaves and many branches in fading light.
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