10,000 Birds

MAY 12, 2012

That made me wonder why someone would put so much energy into a species that is regular in New York and not a lifer. As of Friday, 11 May, Anthony had already seen 283 species in New York State, a blistering and likely record-setting pace ( Richard Fried is the current record-holder with 352 species seen in 2011 ).

New York 177

New York Stray Vermont Marine Life 177

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Fortunately, Tom spotted it flying in and landing in a tree over the house and we all enjoyed scope views of a great bird, a lifer for most of us and Isaac’s 400th bird in New York State!

New York 200

New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 200

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Redgannet, you’ll have to come visit New York City sometime soon. But in 2020, with all my travel plans cancelled and pretty much everything shut down, I wasn’t straying too far from Albany, New York for birding. I’m sure once we get a vaccine that I can show you something better than a Black Kite !

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2020 Birds Costa Rica Germany 241

4 The Love Of Animals

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Starting with Casey and Arrow, our keepers in the woods, our family would keep cats and dogs. We both feel that even though we’ve never met these dogs, they’re ours, too; an extension of our family, someone to keep Peter smiling. Michael Levin is a New York Times bestselling author. Growing up, we always had animals.

Dogs 100

Dogs Puppies Iraq Pets 100