10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2020

Starlings, they’ll dutifully explain, are ruthless invasives that have been responsible for the serious declines of several beloved native species, like the Red-headed Woodpecker ( Melanerpes erythrocephalus ) and the Eastern Bluebird ( Sialia sialis ). A starling with nesting material at Normanskill Farm in Albany, New York, in May.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

This was where I set up my bird feeders, just one at first, then expanding as everyone expressed delight in seeing the Carolina Chickadees, Dark-eyed Juncos, and Downy Woodpeckers. I picked up a Downy Woodpecker, an every-day visitor. I was shocked when I found the first body, a female Towhee. The window silhouettes were gone.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 13, 2019

We’re still driving towards the depths of winter here in New York, but I just noticed that our days are getting longer. Frigid temps and icy conditions couldn’t keep me from chasing down at least one of the Red-Headed Woodpeckers hanging around Durand Eastman Park. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2023

I was concerned and horrified that this happened in my city and astonished when this seemingly local story became national then international news. In Better Living Through Birding , Chris tells us stories of his life, a very unique life, but he also crafts his experiences so we can relate to them as birders and as people.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Corey could have chosen his first Pine Siskins of the year in New York, a Red-headed Woodpecker , a late Osprey , or a Vesper Sparrow as his Best Bird of the Weekend this weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Can Snowy Owls be far behind?

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2016

I saw lots of different kinds of woodpeckers this weekend, but that big, honking Pileated always wins out over the others for Best Bird honors. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Nature lovers, on the other hand, find time for wildlife watching every weekend. Happy Halloween!

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 14, 2018

In between arctic blasts, I got up to the lake at Hamlin Beach State Park, where I found a very confused and noisy Red-Headed Woodpecker. His Best Bird of the Weekend was either of a pair of young White-crowned Sparrows he found in Kissena Park in Queens, a good bird for winter in New York City! How about you?

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

I enjoyed some late autumn hiking, but saw nothing out of the ordinary; among the common birds in my area, the Pileated Woodpecker always stands out as something special. Still though, a kittiwake from land in New York State is always welcome! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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2015 New York Birds Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2016

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was either of a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers that he saw at the Ramshorn Livingston Sanctuary in Catskill, New York, while he was on a walk with his family. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

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2016 Sanctuary New York Woodpeckers 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one that most New York City dwellers appreciate whenever they see one upstate. A Pileated Woodpecker seen in his hometown of Saugerties was something that made Corey thankful which is only fitting seeing as he was upstate for Thanksgiving. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2012

Watching a pristine Hairy Woodpecker working away at the tender core confirmed my decision. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was his first Osprey in New York State this year, seen perched on a nesting platform at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in early morning fog on Saturday. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Corey, on the other hand, had an absurdly good weekend of birding, adding six birds to his year list, accidentally breaking 300 species in New York State this year, adding a new bird to his New York State life list, and seeing Pine Grosbeaks in three different counties. His Best Bird of the Weekend? How about you?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 31, 2012

There are two species in the Old World woodpecker genus that sounds like birds that birders would never be able to see. Neither even makes their own nesting cavities; they use the abandoned holes of other woodpeckers. They are literal jinx birds in that their genus name is “ Jynx.”

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

It was an enjoyable experience and the better views desired were definitely achieved. I got some intelligence on other local birds and enjoyed the southern California sunshine while watching a wood-warbler that I never get to see in New York. What more could I want? Painted Redstart.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. They are the city’s latest, maybe only, celebrity media sensation, and photographs show crowds of New Yorkers craning their necks up as far as their masks allow, holding phones at arm’s length, using opera glasses and huge binoculars that remind me of the ones my dad used at the racetrack.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

According to eBird, the chronology of my life list includes White-Headed Woodpecker at No. But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. 10, Mountain Quail at No. 11, Wandering Tattler at No. Geography is destiny.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Hornaday, once director of the New York Zoological Garden, wrote that a naturalist in a county of northern Pennsylvania claimed to have fed a flock of 300 pigeons during the autumn of about 1903. Some of them simply vanish, then tempt us with their possible existence (think Ivory-Billed Woodpecker ).

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 7, 2012

began at 3:55 AM in Saugerties, New York. The Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State. This is where the boreal birds like Black-backed Woodpecker and Gray Jay are often found and we decided to do the full 3.5 This was a woodpecker! A Black-backed Woodpecker ! Part 1 is here. Our destination?

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Each spread presents two birds of a color–Red (Scarlet Tanager and Northern Cardinal), Pink (Greater Flamingo and Roseate Spoonbill), and so one, with the last spread presenting two colors–Black and White (Downy Woodpecker and Black-and-White Warbler). It’s a very specific illustration. Author Mya Thompson has a Ph.D.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 2, 2018

New York City apartments don’t allow feeders to be hung from fire escapes (though I know certain birders that skirt that rule), and it wasn’t until I had already been birding for four-and-a-half years that I obtained a small yard in central New Jersey in which I could place a feeder or two or three. I came late to bird feeding.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Mar 19th, 2011 at 8:26 pm Corey, I am jealous of your Red-breasted Merganser experience at JBWR and the flight shots. Share Your Thoughts « Nate Makes the News! I suspect though that once we get past the Ides of March (beware!)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

It is my belief that the birds were migrating, though one New York birder suggested that they might have been flying out for some crepuscular feeding. Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles.

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Habitat is very important to Hashimoto’s art, they are part of her observational and creative experience, and I think it’s this attention to appropriate waters, plants, climate, and time of day that make her bird portraits special. I also love the design of the book itself, credited to Kate Basart of Union Pageworks.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There are some excellent web guides, like the New York City Audubon “ Birding in NYC” guide , but these are not books. Its purpose, chief editor Mickey Long tells us, “is to provide useful information for birders of all skill and experience levels” (p.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Lakes, lightning, locusts and lizards Great Birding Sites From Great Birding Bloggers Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Birding Kuwait The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas.

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Dominican Republic 2011 Birds Deer 194

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2013

Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. Pileated Woodpecker, for example. of New Mexico Press, 2005). The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Cornell Univ. This map is limited to birds that meet the point-count criteria.)

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

They really appeared to enjoy this, because as soon as they swam back to the rocks they would line up again to repeat the experience. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. It seemed like a really fun way to spend the day! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man and beast alike. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker Catching Condors Brown Pelicans in La Jolla Birds of Bolsa Chica The Western Scrub-Jay, A Bright Corvid In Many Respects.Or A First Christmas Bird Count Experience » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Get yours today! Beautiful bird.

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Wildlife 2011 Sacramento Jordan 156

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

Share Your Thoughts « A First Christmas Bird Count Experience Cerulean Warbler Gets a Boost in Colombia » To learn more about 10,000 Birds, Mike, Corey, or the many marvelous Beat Writers, please click here. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 8, 2011

Diabolical Bird ID Quiz Red-shouldered Hawk in Forest Park, Queens, New York Just for Fun Avian ID Quiz #8 Cardinal King Usurped About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. These Blasts From The Past What is a Phoebe?

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Florida South Africa 2011 Africa 200

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2017

The food was better than decent, which exceeds our experience of Panamanian cuisine at most other locations. Radisson Summit Hotel and Golf Panama really serves a superior birding experience, just by nature of the amazing forest surrounding it. Red-crowned Woodpecker. Lineated Woodpecker. Crimson-crested Woodpecker.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. We see countries as more than just locales for landmarks and landmarks as more than just souvenirs of bygone cultures (have you ever birded Tikal in Guatemala? Wicked, right?

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Costa Rica 2011 Birds Deer 150

10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2011

Anderson River Park Never Disappoints Barbados The Other Antigua About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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Portugal 2011 Deer Birds 178

10,000 Birds

MARCH 11, 2011

It is not a new book, about 6 years old. I have encountered this situation only one time in my birding experience. In 2007 Jory became the "least consistent birder" to see 300 birds in New York State in one year. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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2011 North America Deer America 124

10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

He caught the itch, so to speak, when he arrived at Sapsucker Woods in Ithaca, New York, and he refined his birding skills with the Lab of Ornithologys Spring Field Ornithology course. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right?

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Cyprus 2011 Deer New York 145

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The experience was marvelous — but it also weighed heavily on me. White-headed Woodpecker. You can read more about the study at The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times , among others. That’s one of my photos above. Black Rosy-Finch. Brown-headed Nuthatch. McCown’s Longspur.

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