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A Day Active Little Brown Bat in Queens

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On Saturday’s nature walk at Oakland Lake, a small park in Queens, Desi and I got to enjoy the antics of a very active Little Brown Bat before our friend Kerry arrived to join us. ……… Mammals bats Oakland Lake Queens'

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Eating a Pigeon

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While wandering around my home borough on Sunday morning doing some post-snowstorm birding I made my way to Oakland Lake in northeastern Queens with the hope of finding Rusty Blackbirds to add to my year list. If you want to see what other birds were around on Oakland Lake check out my eBird checklist.

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A few pictures of my day at the Oakland zoo in California.

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Flogging A New Patch

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In my last place of residence (Oakland,CA), I thought I found a place that would make an excellent patch, but I just was not able to get excited about the mediocre birding there despite it’s proximity to my house. Even the gulling was poor.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of April 2013)

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Denied a Ruff, I had to make to do with a very handsome, very obliging, very early Hooded Warbler at Oakland Lake in Queens. So Corey returned the next day to bag one as his Best Bird of the Weekend. This is why I hate twitching! The bonus Donna sighting at the same location made the trip worth it! How about you?

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Birds Are Gumming Up the (Public) Works

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Meanwhile, on the opposite coast, Double-crested Cormorants are interfering with plans to tear down the old Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. Environmental officials believe the plan can be reworked so that the Plovers’ habitat is protected. The birds nest in the span, which is being replaced by a new bridge.

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Arizona, or Central Mexico?

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You can fly direct to Mexico City from many American cities; while you can fly direct to Morelia from Oakland, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, and Chicago. (But not if you live on the east coast… Check it out on a map; you’ll be surprised! But it will cost more to fly to Mexico, somewhere in the neighbor hood of $600 USD round-trip.

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