10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 14, 2019

By the time Matthieu Benoit arrived I had only added one more species, a White-throated Sparrow , but the sky had started to lighten in the east and after exchanging pleasantries we got down to the serious business of listening and scanning, striving to not miss a thing. Using this trick we added Field Sparrow (new to the list!)

Pelicans 141

Pelicans New York Whales Whaling 141

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

We were woefully under-prepared in terms of planning – which almost kept us from meeting our friends – but we were also surprised and thrilled to learn that not only were Gray Whales migrating past the lighthouse, but Elephant Seals were lounging on a nearby beach! Migrating Gray Whales. White-crowned Sparrow.

Seals 200

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 200

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

As a proof, two Dalmatian Pelicans are flying low above us, while a Bluethroat disappears into the nearby bush. Europe: Then I spotted an easy and obvious one, the Black-eared Wheatear, while the group climbing the steep hillside found the Rock Nuthatch, as well as the Rock Sparrow , striped, pale and indescribable.

Wildlife 187

Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 187

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

And we did , for the Peregrine Falcon and Osprey , the Brown Pelican and Bald Eagle. Everything was going to be extinct – the condors, the whales, the Whooping Cranes , the elephants and tigers, the whole shebang, and that was even if we didn’t get nuked. We could do it! Then the 80s happened. Good times, I tell you what.

California Condor 211

California Condor United States Guam Whales 211

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Brown Pelican Lapland Longspur Sooty Shearwater Whimbrel. Le Conte’s Sparrow – 15 Dec 2012 – This was a self-found life bird at Edgemere Landfill that, frustratingly, did not show up for the Queens Christmas Bird Count the next day. The only downside is that it was a female.

2012 158

2012 2013 New York City Jamaica 158