10,000 Birds

JULY 23, 2014

It was just nice seeing a species of pigeon or dove other than Rock Pigeon or Mourning Dove in New York City. Here’s hoping that this bird finds a mate and a new colony of Eurasian Collared-Doves starts in New York City! Try to tell me this bird isn’t gorgeous!

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New York New York City North America Bahamas 167

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

In the late nineteenth century, Eugene Schieffelin, a wealthy New York drug manufacturer, resolved to introduce to North America every species of bird mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare. Schieffelin was long a leading figure in the American Acclimatization Society, a bizarre group of meddlers based in New York City.

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New York City New York North America Species 197

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2013

I thought of this experience as I read Still the Same Hawk , a collection of twelve essays about nature and New York City, edited by John Waldman. I usually enjoy collections of articles and essays, they allow me to sample different writers and different ideas. It is a different way to look at the birding patches we love.

New York 110

New York New York City 2013 Collecting 110

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. This is a sampling of the literary array Rogers has gathered from birders who write and writers who love birds. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 194

10,000 Birds

JUNE 8, 2018

While this ibis might not be as visually conspicuous as the vivid hordes at the Caroni Swamp , it compensates for its unexpected lack of color with its pedigree: The Scarlet Ibis was first commissioned by the trendy New York City cocktail bar Death & Co. and has only been available on a limited basis as supplies allow.

Trinidad 106

Trinidad Pedigree New York City New York 106

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Johnson is collecting myths about owls from cultures around the world and is also presiding over a 12-year Burrowing Owl Project that seeks to collect DNA samples, vocalizations, morphological data and map locations for every Burrowing Owl subspecies the world over. Humans were drawing owls 36,000 years ago, as Ackerman points out!

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Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 220

4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 8, 2010

The lucky winner will get an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to attend the Chef Michael’s Be My Valentine Doggie Dinner Party on Feb. 10, 2010, at Gotham Hall, one of the city’s most prominent and prestigious social event venues. 25, 2010 on www.doggievalentine.com.

St. Louis 100

St. Louis New York City 2010 New York 100