10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

Also present in other parts of the park were fox and white-throated sparrows. Tags: best bird , weekend • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. I see why people sometimes call them gray ghosts.

2011 158

2011 New York Deer Birds 158

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Kevin Karlson is co-author of The Shorebird Guide , Birding by Impression , and The Birds of New Jersey. Dunne and Karlson are presenting an alternative system of gull identification, one that they believe is simpler than the traditional emphasis on cycles and plumages. This is their second co-authored book.

North America 211

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 211

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Written in the tradition of the classic Hawks in Flight , but very much a product of the experiences of its birder authors, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a new way of identifying migratory birds at sea to all of us who observe the waters of eastern North America with expectation and excitement.

Ducks 244

Ducks Groups Species North America 244

10,000 Birds

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. Many sad and unfortunate things occurred in 2016, but the birding was good. ” But, of course, I am. 7) Piping Plover.

2016 117

2016 India Ducks Birds 117

10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2012

Disbelief probably seems like the proper response to the idea that there are woodpeckers in New York City. But Gotham’s many parks have some very suitable habitat for birds from the family Picidae and a birder in any borough of New York will generally find at least a couple of species during an average morning’s birding.

New York City 258

New York City New York Woodpeckers New Jersey 258

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The Prologue presents the two contrasting obsessions, a narrative that intrigues with promises of more details to come. Credits: Red-ruffed Fruitcrow, Brazil, by Francesco Veronesi, used under Creative Commons license; Spangled Cotinga by Mathias Appel, Flickr, public domain. The Feather Thief is divided into four parts.

Collecting 106

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 106

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 17, 2012

For our family members and friends who are not obsessed with molt and migration, we need titles which sometimes take the form of “coffee-table books”. To that list, I would like to add New Jersey Birds and Beyond , by Sue Puder. Just how many books are there about New Jersey and birds? Mostly to other birders.

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New Jersey Porcupines Delaware Birds 117

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 5, 2017

I grab my binoculars, camera, and field guide and drive 2-and-a-half hours to southern New Jersey. Most of the species are described in the Species Accounts, arranged taxonomically into 86 family chapters. It is accessible–you can very easily find species and families using the visual and print indexes and thumb tabs.

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North America America 2017 Birds 189

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. To help us practice, Waterfowl presents mystery plates. There are two for Aythya species: “Mystery Aythya Sitting” and “Mystery Aythya Flight.”

Ducks 131

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 131