10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
You drive towards Jones Beach then hang a left down Ocean Parkway, ignoring the birder sitting next to you pointing out a possible Merlin and newly arrived Brant because you need to drive at just the right speed. The bird was right there, they said, pointing vaguely north. In New York State! Parking is a challenge.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
I wasn’t having any luck at all though I was enjoying the typical assortment of wetland species that make we New York birders a bit jealous of our southern compatriots. The birds in Florida, on the other hand, are of domestic stock gone feral. feral Muscovy Duck at Blue Heron Wetlands, Titusville, Florida.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2012
Flatrock Brook is in the the city of Englewood, New Jersey, just across the George Washington Bridge from New York City. There is a flock of Wild Turkeys that strut around like they own the place and they might very well be right. Keep an eye out for gobblers and enjoy their strutting show!
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 9, 2013
Two days ago I went on Facebook and queried some of my exhausted compatriots: if you could have one wish right now – anything in the world – what would it be? “I I wish for a federal law prohibiting domestic and feral cats from roaming free outdoors. I don’t want to be too hasty in my response,” wrote Gay in Virginia.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 1, 2011
Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do. Frankly, I find them gloriously grotesque, akin to New World vultures in their bare-faced beastliness. Wicked, right?
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2013
The National Park is unusual because it offers very few facilities compared to most, but there is a sealed road right into the small car park and a shade shelter with a table and chairs and information about the park. No doubt the National Parks are aware of the situation, but it is also hard to deal with feral animals in remote areas.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 6, 2011
Feral geese run the gamut from pure white to almost entirely gray or brown. Wicked, right? Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Even the ones that bear the same plumage as their progenitors, however, can usually be distinguished by their larger bulk.
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