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Sixth Annual Queens County Bird Club Big Sit An Amazing Success!

10,000 Birds

Steve Schellenger managed to spot a pair of Snow Geese dropping into a marsh all the way in Brooklyn on the other side of the Belt Parkway to add another new species to the cumulative list and a Black-and-white Warbler almost crashed into me before buzzing off into the bushes to add another new bird. and Lincoln’s Sparrow.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

10,000 Birds

It is acceptable to point out other sea creatures–dolphins or whales or dragonflies–but the main goal is the observation and identification of the birds. This, I am told, is seawatching , a birding activity in which one stands in one place, sometimes for hours, and watches for birds of the sea and lake and river.

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