10,000 Birds

MARCH 29, 2015

That was the first thing we–our New Jersey Audubon group of 11 birders, led by Scott Barnes–noted as we exited the airport. There was no snow. And lots of greenery. And, no snow. And Great-tailed Grackles. And, No Snow. I don’t think there were more heartfelt exclamations of delight and relief. It’s been a tough winter.

Honduras 242

Honduras Birds Costa Rica Groups 242

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

New Jersey is Undecided. New Jersey has an interesting approach, at the sate level. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. What about second amendment rights?!!?? Mole hills!

Feral Cats 202

Feral Cats Feral Cats Minneapolis 202

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2013

Juvenile White Ibis in New Jersey – Corey Finger, 10,000 Birds. They are birds of the march, with long billed particularly adept at probing mud and extracting prey critters from well-dug trenches. Two Different White Ibises – Drew Weber, The Nemesis Bird. White Ibis at the Flats – Drew Weber, The Nemesis Bird.

Birds 204

Birds North America Charlotte New Jersey 204

10,000 Birds

MAY 3, 2022

I was glad I had my spotting scope with me and that I had practice spotting ‘Buffies’ from hours of searching sod fields in Long Island and New Jersey. –and, after much looking, Buff-breasted Sandpipers.

Houston 201

Houston Texas Sanctuary Sparrows 201

Animal Ethics

MAY 11, 2008

It tends to be the Jersey natives who drive too fast and refuse to build fences in their backyards who view wildlife as the enemy. You also note that “counting deer is an imprecise science” and that an aerial survey is expensive, “but some believe it yields the most accurate count.”

New York Times 40

New York Times New York New Jersey Deer 40

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. The believability of this is underscored by the fact that the Pilgrims and their guides listed among their possession numerous “fowling pieces” … for hunting wild birds. They may have also had hunting dogs with them as well.

Turkey 198

Turkey Columbus Spain Fowl 198

10,000 Birds

MAY 17, 2011

I’ve been on the wrong side of the bush from one or more during fall migration at Higbee’s Beach in Cape May, New Jersey. I got out of the car, climbed a small hill where the shooting benches were and realized I was looking at a fabulous patch of habitat for a great gray owl to hunt. My God what a creature!

Connecticut 169

Connecticut North Dakota Ohio Owls 169

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

These were apparently the original focus of the project, and, as explained in the Preface, the authors decided at some point to expand status coverage to the Bronx, Central and Prospect Parks, New York City, and the New York City area, which encompasses parts of Westchester County, Long Island, and New Jersey.

New York City 146

New York City New York Birds Breeding 146

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I think every naturalist in the United States knows the outlines of this urban tale: The pristine marshes of New Jersey are poisoned by pollution, toxic waste, pig farms, and probably every single way in which human beings can destroy the environment. This is the fable of the New Jersey Meadowlands and it is all true.

New Jersey 142

New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 142

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Later, Harry Fuller, President of the Klamath Bird Observatory, led us to an open meadow where we saw a pair of Great Gray Owls hunting in a meadow. I had a couple of pretty good twitches this year too, birds like Willow Ptarmigan and Cassin’s Kingbird in New York and European Golden-Plover in New Jersey.

2014 183

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 183

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2019

Activities such as hunting, fishing, and trapping are categorized as “consumptive” uses. In contrast, consumptive uses were minor: fishing accounted for 10 percent and hunting was just 4 percent. Forsythe NWR (New Jersey): 306,000; $6.0 Thus, birding is a subset of “non-consumptive” use, and likely significant subset.

Wildlife 239

Wildlife Maryland San Francisco Minnesota 239

10,000 Birds

MAY 30, 2012

Fortunately, Sterling Forest is only about forty minutes from my office in northern New Jersey so I just left for work a couple of hours early yesterday morning and made my way to the Sterling Forest visitor center and looked in the direction that I saw several scopes, binoculars, and cameras pointing. It was a very easy twitch.

Mississippi 167

Mississippi New York North Carolina New Jersey 167

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2019

Evening Grosbeaks are large, stunning birds, especially the males, with their distinct plumage and massive bills; I haven’t been fortunate enough to see any of the Evening Grosbeaks that have made their way south to NYC and New Jersey (yet), so I’m very happy I was able to spend time with these beauties this summer. Another sparrow!

2018 149

2018 New Jersey Michigan North Dakota 149

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Hunting: You may have noticed that the Written Species Accounts include a section on hunting. I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. So–not a fan of hunting.

Ducks 114

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 114

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2018

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” more commonly known as the “Duck Stamp” currently costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Forsythe NWR in New Jersey (84.3%), Laguna Atascosa NWR in Texas (86.3%), and Ottawa NWR in Ohio (83.8%). The longer answer is below.

Ducks 203

Ducks Wildlife Texas Hawaii 203

10,000 Birds

JULY 9, 2019

A “ Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp ,” costs $25 and income from sales goes into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund (“MBCF”). Forsythe NWR in New Jersey, San Bernard NWR in Texas, and Blackwater NWR in Maryland. These programs are on auto-pilot. On September 7, 2017 , the MBCC approved $21.9

Maryland 149

Maryland 2017 Texas Ducks 149