10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2013
A Say’s Phoebe was found this morning in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, while Desi and I were having a fun nature walk at Oakland Lake in Queens with our friend Kerry. After our nature walk we had lunch, and while eating lunch more reports of the phoebe, which is a species I had never seen before in New York State, were coming in over email.
10,000 Birds
MAY 24, 2014
To herald spring migration, interest readers in birds, and make birders feel a little less nerdy, the New York Times recently clustered a series of articles together as “ Bird Week.” The tree-trimmer at the heart of a disturbing Black-crowned Night Heron incident in Oakland, California turns out to be an ally for the birds.
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2014
In the United States, a few of those conundrums are making news. In the New York metro area, not-quite-hurricane Sandy unleashed a significant amount of devastation back in October 2012, with storm surge and severe flooding along shorelines. The birds nest in the span, which is being replaced by a new bridge.
10,000 Birds
MAY 9, 2014
Summer Tanager is not a bird that I get to see every year in New York City. This bird was spending its time at Oakland Lake but they are easily found across Queens through the nesting season. This year has been a good year for them, especially for young males, which are still working on getting that all-red look.
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 17, 2010
Jeremy Russell Director of Communications and Government Relations National Meat Association Oakland, Calif., Beef Products’ technology, which has been approved by both the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration—as is thoroughly set forth on its Web site—provides consumers safe products.
10,000 Birds
MAY 13, 2013
A quick stop at the beach netted me some beach-nesting birds and then I did a quick tour of some woodland parks, Alley Pond Park and Oakland Lake. Still, any day in New York City with 124 species is a day well worth experiencing! ” They were all over the North Gardens at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 26, 2012
But know this: Roger Tory Peterson made his name in New York’s Central Park, among the bums, drug addicts, thieves and rapists. This bird perenially winters on Lake Merritt, in the middle of Oakland, CA. What’s better than finding a Tufted Duck? Walking right up to one and identifying it with your naked eye.
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