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JANUARY 28, 2019

When I go to Baisley, which is located in the neighborhood of South Jamaica, I know that I am, at the least, going to see at least ten species of waterfowl, a variety of gulls, some sparrows and other songbirds, and perhaps a raptor or two. We don’t have enough photos of Canada Geese on this blog.

Ducks 114

Ducks New York City Geese Canada 114

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MAY 4, 2012

Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America. Just take a look at some of the pictures I digiscoped in the first two days of May to get an idea of how great a month May is in the Borough of Queens, New York City.

New York City 158

New York City New York 2009 Litter 158

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MARCH 25, 2012

At the end of a half-morning’s birding I stopped at the south end of the Cross Bay Bridge, just north of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. Brant wintering in New York tend to subsist on a diet of eelgrass and sea lettuce.

New York 198

New York North America Geese Jamaica 198

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

In New York City so far this year we have only had a dusting from the Halloween storm that wreaked so much havoc elsewhere and since then the weather has been mild. Already the birding world is excited by the host of Snowy Owls that have descended upon the United States and Snow Buntings and Snow Geese have been around for weeks.

United States 200

United States Jamaica Birds Owls 200

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy devastated large swathes of New York City but my immediate neighborhood, Forest Hills in Queens, got off lightly, and I headed on over to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on foot, figuring that if the roads were blocked it was more likely that I could find a way around any obstacle under my own power rather than in a car.

New York 131

New York Birds New York City Jamaica 131

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APRIL 11, 2011

Queens, the finest borough in New York City, as I may have mentioned before, is where I have now seen a whopping 279 species! It was hunting around the edges of the West Pond of Jamaica Bay back at the beginning of March, a day that I saw both the individual in Queens and one in Brooklyn. Snow Bunting – Yes!

Jamaica 158

Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 158

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MARCH 6, 2011

This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man and beast alike. Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend.

2011 156

2011 New York Deer Birds 156

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JANUARY 7, 2013

A text message that let me know about a mega-rarity in New York ! New York State’s first Grace’s Warbler. I also spent a bunch of time on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and, as usual, managed to see some birds on workdays. January – Starting Off and Florida. Painted Bunting.

2012 145

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 145

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MARCH 13, 2011

The Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge will soon be winging their way north, so he spent some quality time with them, his best birds of the weekend. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct. Enjoy the details and proof here. Wicked, right?

2011 133

2011 Deer Birds Owls 133

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MARCH 11, 2011

Other birds with webbed feet, including ducks and geese, have only three webbed toes; the hallux (which in birds is usually the “hind toe&# and in humans, the “big toe&# ) is free. Feeding Frenzy at Jamaica Bay.Or Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

2011 155

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 155