10,000 Birds

MARCH 15, 2012

Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 15 March 2009 It was at about 1:30 AM on Saturday morning that I startled awake and found myself sitting in an empty subway car in an unfamiliar location. John from A DC Birding Blog , and Patrick from The Hawk Owl’s Nest at Jamaica Bay at 8 AM Saturday morning for some birding.

New York 169

New York Honduras Jamaica Geese 169

10,000 Birds

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. Though they seem to be learning from other geese and often feed on plain old grass like a Canada Goose.)

New York 211

New York North America Geese Jamaica 211

10,000 Birds

APRIL 11, 2011

Long-eared Owl – This is another owl species that was, like most winters, not seen in Queens (though tantalizing second-hand reports of one at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge during the Brooklyn CBC reached me). My long overdue first Queens Snow Bunting and I survived seeing it at Jamaica Bay ! Snow Bunting – Yes!

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 159

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

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. However, I’ll bestow that honor upon my first local Common Grackles of spring.

2011 159

2011 New York Deer Birds 159

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JULY 30, 2018

That means it is time to look for shorebirds on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay. There are swallows and terns, raptors and geese, ducks and gulls. It is summer and I live in Queens. Blood paid, I entered each morning at the south end of the pond, working my way up the east side with the light shining on the pond from behind me.

Jamaica 102

Jamaica Wildlife Birds Geese 102

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JANUARY 7, 2013

I went to the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. 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. What happened at the end of January? Florida Scrub Jay ? Anhinga ? The month ended wonderfully with a blue moon.

2012 147

2012 Czech Republic Hedgehogs Hungary 147

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Waterfowl is defined here as swans, geese, and ducks. Along the way Canada Geese and Brant will be found, and on the bay side of the peninsula Snow Geese , American Black Duck , Mallard , Hooded Merganser , and Common Goldeneye should all be spotted. Most winters Snow Geese are a gimme when birding Queens.

Geese 123

Geese New York City Ducks Jamaica 123

10,000 Birds

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 Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity.

2011 159

2011 Pelicans Papua New Guinea Birds 159

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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. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Enjoy the details and proof here. The proposal from U.S.

2011 133

2011 Deer Birds Owls 133

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

At least Barnacle Geese are named for an arthropod. It is a series of shots of Greater Scaup flying out of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond, of which the image that includes Red-breasted Mergansers is the most interesting. How lousy does a duck have to be to be named for a mollusk?

Ducks 214

Ducks New Zealand France Germany 214