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JULY 12, 2020

While birders were out birding the coast of Queens on Friday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay hit New York City, Corey was stuck working. Fortunately, there is whale-watching happening on the American Princess, out of Brooklyn, but spending lots of times in Queens waters. How about you?

2020 246

2020 New York City Whales Whaling 246

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Our campsite was gorgeous North Lake State Park in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, where the air is crisp, the forests are largely intact, and the bears force you to be careful about leaving food out when you go to sleep. You’ll remember Javi from whale-watching. In other words, it is an awesome place.

New York 175

New York Cooking Chipmunks Owls 175

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

Another new Queens bird for Corey!) Isaac Grant, who is doing a New York City big year and was on the boat as well, was just as relieved to get the bird within New York City’s boundaries. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. How about you?

New York City 171

New York City 2013 New York Nashville 171

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JUNE 15, 2014

I took my brood to explore Chimney Bluffs State Park, where we explored a glacier-carved landscape unlike any I’ve seen in New York State. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. I was pleasantly surprised at the prevalence of American Redstarts in those woods.

2014 165

2014 Whales Whaling New York 165

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FEBRUARY 2, 2016

A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.

Pennsylvania 173

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 173

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Being on a boat surrounded by the endless blue of the ocean is a wonderful experience, especially when the waves aren’t too high, the sun isn’t too bright, and the birds are showing. Finally, I have all the jaegers checked off my New York State checklist! I like pelagic birding.

Whales 173

Whales Whaling New York Dolphins 173

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JANUARY 3, 2017

I started the year in Florida, traveled to India with the ABA in February, combined family and birding in an August trip to California, and in-between saw very good birds in New York and New Jersey. There is no experience comparable to birding a dump, and, I have to say, I have never experienced a dump like this one.

2016 112

2016 India Ducks Birds 112