10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
The concerned person who took the photograph approached a Lukeoil Station in Northvale, New Jersey to inquire about the bird’s well-being, and the owner said dismissively that he could do whatever he liked and had four more birds at home. One might assume this is a falconry bird, but it’s not.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016
I was reminded of the American Redstart I saw foraging in New Jersey several years ago and hoped that this bird would prove as resilient as I had observed that redstart to be. Several hours after we saw it and reported it to the listserv other birders saw the bird attacked by not one but two Peregrine Falcons.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2018
When I resumed birding on my own in my late 20s in Queens, I always looked forward to seeing the several pairs of Ospreys nesting at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a sight made all the more welcome after I learned of their drastic decline in the 1950s and ’60s due to the use of the insecticide DDT, followed by a remarkable population recovery.
10,000 Birds
JULY 27, 2012
The maintenance man declared that his father was a falconer, and that he would take her home so he could care for her. Instead I called my friend Cathy at the famous Raptor Trust in New Jersey, where they have a fully equipped hospital and full-time veterinary technicians on staff. The driver took her to a local nature center.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 18, 2014
Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the “Rufa” population of Red Knot ( Calidris canutus rufa ) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Red Knots have already lost more than 80 percent of their coastal habitat in Florida, New Jersey, and New York. Birds in Delaware Bay.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 2, 2012
As birders in New Jersey recently found out when a Crested Caracara showed up in a farm field in the middle of suburbia, hawks just might show up anywhere! Pat and Clay also have a blog that you may want to pursue, especially if you are interested in butterflies and wildlife gardening. Yes, I saw the bird and it was incredible.)
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2014
I was a bit sad, too, that we had annoyed the owl enough that it felt it had to strafe us … my normal MO is to avoid stressing out wildlife. This spectacular montane vulture reminds me more of a giant falcon as it cleaves the air on long wings. My heart was beating so fast and I was giddy with laughter.
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