10,000 Birds

JULY 17, 2016

My week on the shores of Lake Michigan resulted in the same birds I enjoy on the shores of Lake Ontario. Corey enjoyed visits on both Saturday and Sunday mornings to the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge where he searched through the shorebirds diligently. What was your best bird of the weekend?

2016 100

2016 Michigan Jamaica Birds 100

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AUGUST 2, 2012

The summer span of school-free days from late June to early September always seemed to me to be an experience all United States students held in common. Then again, my position is based on my personal experience and preferences. Corey will be in Queens, probably tracking rarities in real time at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay.

Kentucky 160

Kentucky 2012 Michigan United States 160

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

I wouldn’t discover serious birding until I’d been living in Queens for over a decade, only after making a fateful visit to Jamaica Bay out of sheer curiosity. Instead, my earliest drinking experiences in Queens centered around imported beer, a fitting circumstance in this borough of immigrants, now that I think about it.

Poland 144

Poland Detroit New York City Eagles 144

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MARCH 6, 2011

Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment.

2011 155

2011 New York Deer Birds 155