10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2015

Over the last five or six years, Common Ravens have been sighted with increasing frequency in New York City, part of a resurgence throughout the Northeast after more than a century of regional extirpation. They’ve also recently nested in the Bronx and nearby in New Jersey. But let’s back up for a minute.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 30, 2020

New York City is the hottest of hot spots, and not in the fun, eBird meaning of the term but in the “holy moly our health system is going to collapse” meaning of the term. I am a birder living in the epicenter of the epicenter of COVID-19 right now. Willow Lake is on the LaGuardia Airport flight path.).

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Bald Eagle New York City Birds New York 178

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 even birders might be surprised to learn that eight species of woodpecker have graced New York City’s five boroughs with their presence! After all, woodpeckers peck on trees, not skyscrapers.

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New York City New York Woodpeckers New Jersey 238

10,000 Birds

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.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2015

It being mid-August in New York City there is one place where I have to be as often as I can. This year, what with family plans and other commitments, I didn’t get out on the pond until later than usual but it was worth the wait. Coming to New York City any time between now and the end of September?

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Jamaica New York City Wildlife New York 162

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Considering the ten most recent additions before this March averaged six months apart getting six new species in eight months is mind-blowing. Way back in March we were in the midst of a global pandemic and Queens was the epicenter of the epicenter that was New York City. A new warbler for Queens? Two-for-two!

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New York City Birds New York Blackbirds 150

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 29, 2018

So, of course, I’ve been out and about looking for birds as often as family and job allow me to. I’ve scoured some inland parks in Queens, led field trips for New York City Audubon, and watched morning flight on the coast. No fall birding outing in New York is complete without a Northern Flicker.

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New York City Birds New York Sparrows 141

10,000 Birds

MAY 26, 2014

Now that I live in New York City I rarely manage to make it that far north and when I do it tends to be winter, which is kind of odd. My string of winter-only visits to the Adirondacks is over now, happily, because of a three-day weekend with the family in Montreal. Wait, what?

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New York City New York Canada Woodpeckers 161

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

My family and I indulged this weekend in the kind of deep-fried treats you can only find at the New York State Fair… bacon-wrapped corn dog, anyone? And while this scorching season may technically be rolling on until the equinox, today serves as the official unofficial last day of summer in the U.S.

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New York City 2016 New York Birds 100

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”

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4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 7, 2013

As the only organization in New York City whose doors are open to any animal in need, AC&C rescues thousands of New York’s homeless, neglected, abused and abandoned animals each year. The nonprofit’s goal is to place every dog, cat and bunny in a new, loving home. They are New York’s Kindest.”

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New York City Homelessness Adoptable Adopt Cat 100

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I didn’t travel much this year, with a June family trip to California and Nevada and a four-day trip in July to Trinidad and Tobago being my only opportunities to get birds not in the northeastern United States. Seeing the first state record of Elegant Tern in New York. New York State’s first Elegant Tern.

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2013 New York City New York Trinidad 170

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2015

The month before we lost him to bone cancer at age eleven, I was in New York City and met a British man. But he also left a family surrounded by people who shared their grief, who asked if they could help, and who were willing to talk about the ones they’d lost themselves. He left many broken hearts behind.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation New York City Dogs 215

10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2015

New York City in July provides limited opportunities for birders to see birds. The wrens were a joy to watch, exploring, chattering, getting themselves into and out of trouble. fledgling House Wren seemingly fascinated by my digiscoping rig.

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New York City New York Blackbirds Collecting 165

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I have taken friends birding there, I have taken my family birding there, I have met total strangers at Jamaica Bay and birded with them. After all, a world-class birding destination fifteen minutes from my house is pretty much irresistible. I have seen some absolutely amazing birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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Jamaica New York City United States Wildlife 162

10,000 Birds

MAY 5, 2014

Every spring they totally steal the show in the northeast and you really can’t blame birders for abandoning their jobs, their families, and their sanity as they rush to New York City’s abundant and amazing parks to see the show live and in technicolor. … Birds migration New York City wood-warblers'

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 3, 2012

Lest you think that I am overstating the likelihood of the raccoon being rabid please take into consideration that signs like the one below hang near every entrance to the park and rabid raccoons have been found not only in Central Park but all over New York City of late.

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Raccoons New York City New York Squirrels 160

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2013

My parents made the drive down to New York City to visit Daisy, Desi, and me in Queens on Sunday and I had a great plan for the day. In addition to my family I was also joined on the boat by Isaac Grant, who regular readers of this blog will recall as the birder doing a New York City big year.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 15, 2018

Though temperatures have rebounded from the nadir and were temporarily above freezing here in New York City, the mercury has plummeted again and long outings out of doors are distinctly less pleasant than they would be if it were T-shirt weather. What’s a birder to do when weather fails to cooperate? Of course not!

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Dominican Republic New York City Culling Birds 102

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 16, 2011

It was a gusty weekend in New York City and environs, with fall finally feeling like fall is supposed to feel. Sparrows have almost completely taken over for wood-warblers and temperatures are finally waning as is only proper. How was your weekend?

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Costa Rica New York City Atlanta 2011 171

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen Yellow Warblers in the low shrubs of Western New York pastures, the river valleys of Missoula, and the trees of abandoned industrial sites in New York City. They are not shy, not given to skulking in dense underbrush or retreating to the crowns of great trees.

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Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 169

10,000 Birds

MAY 25, 2013

We here in New York City (and in much of the northeastern United States) are dealing with a pretty major cold snap for late May, with temperatures last night falling down to 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius). So while the rest of my family slept in I nipped out to the park this morning to see how the swallows were doing.

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Suffering New York City United States New York 178

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Luisa is currently preparing a show that will open on 10 February 2011 at Agora Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Early in 2008 at the opening of the Huellas de Vida show in Maracaibo, a person I met was very impressed and moved by the love of nature and love of family depicted in the artwork. … a.

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Venezuela New York New York City 2008 228

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Deer 2011 New York New York City 140

10,000 Birds

JUNE 28, 2011

We took a family outing up to that same Storm King Art Center, which is located about an hour north of New York City in Mountainville, Orange County, last weekend and had an absolute blast.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover? Wicked, right?

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2011 Deer New York New York City 140

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Back on Friday, 12 February, I was dismayed when I read the weekly New York City Rare Bird Alert email. Now, a Greater White-fronted Goose is not a big deal in many parts of the world and isn’t even that rare in New York State. I wonder what the next new bird for me in Queens will be…

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. New York City; Nashville, Tenn.; For it’s first year the program will premiere in YMCA locations in Washington, D.C.; Chicago; and Portland, Ore.

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Pets New York City Portland Chicago 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 7, 2017

Even when hunting in sub-freezing temperatures on the edge of the Mongolian border or doing her chores around the family ger (yurt) in the isolated Altai Mountains, Aisholpan beams. Eagle hunting is a family tradition that goes back at least 12 generations, part of the larger nomadic Kazakh culture.

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Eagles Mongolia Hunters Hunting 101

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

Circus of the Spineless #45 Shearwaters Galore… IATB #91 Deadline About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Wicked, right?

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DC Washington Deer 2011 145

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

After sixteen days touring the interior west and west coast of the United States with my family I am back in New York City. Well, actually, I got back a couple of days ago but between catching up on sleep, having to go to work, and dealing with a health issue this is my first chance to write about the trip at all.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

It is my belief that the birds were migrating, though one New York birder suggested that they might have been flying out for some crepuscular feeding. Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles.

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York 168

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In many cases, our waterfowl, gulls, and shorebirds are the same as those overseas – or only slightly different – and there are many other corresponding species in nearly all the shared families.

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2017 Portugal Rabbits Europe 116

10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2014

The first, The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families , tells the story of Dr. Gordon Sato’s mangrove tree-planting project, which transformed the African village of Hargigo. Eggbert side notes that the most famous bird in New York City is not a falcon, it is a Red-tailed Hawk named Pale Male.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 227

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Additional helpful design features include the names of family groups against a yellow-and-white striped background on every page corner and having every bird image facing right (except for that Common Loon chick!), I’ve missed this information, especially when I travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family.

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Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 186

10,000 Birds

MARCH 20, 2011

I finally got my first phoebe of the year yesterday, Saturday, 19 March, a mere eighteen days after the first phoebe of the season was reported in New York City. … Tags: migration , phoebes , spring • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Wicked, right? Hat-tip to Stella.

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2011 Deer New York Philadelphia 174

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

So is the response of people from all over New York City and beyond. I helped a guy lug a cart full of water, food, and other supplies up eleven flights of stairs to his apartment, something he would not have been able to do alone, and made sure he and his family were alright and had everything they needed.

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