10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

I was predictably pleased to encounter a couple of Black-throated Blue Warblers as well as a Red Fox at Cobbs Hill in Rochester. This weekend was great one for migration in the New York City region and a host of birds made their way in front of his binoculars. What was your best bird of the weekend?

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Aisholpan Nurgaiv is a graceful, rosy-cheeked 13-year old girl with a magic smile who makes living on the edge of nowhere and forever look like the easiest experience in the world. It takes days to find a fox for the girl and her eagle to hunt, and the first effort does not go well. It’s exciting.

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Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 103

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. At the same time, reading When Birds Are Near: Dispatches From Contemporary Writers , edited by Susan Fox Rogers, set me wondering about viewers’ reactions, especially New Yorkers who have never seen an owl outside of a zoo or a picture book. Comstock Publishing/Cornell Univ.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 206

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

There might be some question as to if the birding that resulted from Hurricane Irene on Sunday, 28 August 2011, was the best birding ever in New York State but any day that can even be entered into that conversation is going to feature some amazingly good birding.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2016

Species that back here in New York either don’t occur or only occur in winter and that necessitate a drive far to the north of New York City were common in the backyard in Breckenridge. Two Red Foxes would regularly come up on the deck to see if any scraps were to be had. What a beautiful beast!

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

My favorite sighting was a trio of Sandhill Cranes along I-71 in Ohio, but since that didn’t occur on the weekend, I’ll go with fetching Fox Sparrows at our cousin’s Kentucky farm. Corey’s Best Bird of the Weekend was one that most New York City dwellers appreciate whenever they see one upstate.

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