10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. They are the city’s latest, maybe only, celebrity media sensation, and photographs show crowds of New Yorkers craning their necks up as far as their masks allow, holding phones at arm’s length, using opera glasses and huge binoculars that remind me of the ones my dad used at the racetrack.

New York City 194

New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

They do share important features: authorship by local birders with unique, specific expertise; publication or sponsorship by nonprofit birding organizations; love of local habitats and concern for their conservation; education of new and experienced birders. American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Maine.

Los Angeles 205

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 205

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2016

Hayward, a 39-year old Brit who relocated to Massachusetts for work reasons and stayed, even developing a love of baseball (his Red Sox hat was famously one of his field marks in 2013), started his Big Year late. Note to self–next time you’re down or angry about dipping on a bird, think of Neil.) Paul’s Island. Neil Hayward.

2013 107

2013 Arizona Birds San Diego 107

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2012

These were the sounds I heard as I walked around a small pond in Amherst, Massachusetts last week, looking for dragonflies, listening for birds. Now, last December I took my young nephews, Jake and Zach, to a terrific exhibit, Frogs: A Chorus of Colors at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

Reptiles 188

Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 188