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FEBRUARY 18, 2012

In New York City we get them as migratory overshoots though they do stick around and attempt to find a mate on occasion (and there has been documented breeding of the species in the state). 10,000 Birds is a Scrub Jay-level sponsor of the 15th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. …

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JUNE 12, 2017

Newburgh is a little over an hour north of New York City so I figured I could get a visit in to a few great locations for breeding birds that I hadn’t yet seen this year. This past Saturday, 10 June, I had to be at a meeting near Newburgh at 11 AM.

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Wildlife New York Sparrows New York City 179

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Late Saturday afternoon a Tundra Swan was reported from the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A regional rarity around New York City, Tundra Swans are only regular at Hook Pond in Suffolk County, way out on the eastern end of Long Island.

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Jamaica Wildlife New York City Ducks 154

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

All of the following shots have been taken over the last couple of weeks on Long Island and in New York City. I am fortunate to live by a coastline that tends to concentrate migratory birds and in an urban area packed with birders who report the birds that they find, a happy coupling of traits that leads to me seeing many birds.

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New York Jamaica New York City United States 215

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MAY 2, 2011

It might not be a good time to be a bird near one of New York City’s two busy airports. This announcement follows on the heels of the announcement a couple of weeks ago that the New York City Department of Sanitation is going to spend $175,000 a year to hire a biologist to track “wildlife hazards.&#

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

At seven in the morning I had just refound the Eurasian Wigeon at the north end of the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and turned around for the long slog down the east side of the pond when my phone buzzed with an email. … Trips Brooklyn New York City Northern Wheatear Plum Beach Twitching'

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New York City Connecticut Jamaica New York 227

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

The 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is less than a month away and while we don’t have snow down yet here in New York City I am pretty sick of cold weather and could use some warmth and Florida sunshine! John’s National Wildlife Refuge” trip.

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Wildlife Bald Eagle 2015 New York City 157

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

You are also probably aware that Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, one of the best urban birding sites in the world, is on my regular list of spots that I like to stop by and visit. I have seen some absolutely amazing birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. I can’t abide the thought of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge without a West Pond.

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Jamaica New York City United States Wildlife 200

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JUNE 19, 2014

No one heard any complaints from me about this, as I was out at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with the rising sun. And New York City was at the beginning of its hottest day of the year. On Wednesday morning, 18 June, I had some time for birding because my job is such that sometimes I have to work a later shift.

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New York City Jamaica New York Wildlife 234

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JULY 10, 2012

New York City’s premiere wildlife refuge proved to be no refuge for Canada Geese on Monday morning as federal agents rounded up 711 geese – including goslings – and packed them up for a trip to upstate New York where they will be gassed and their meat will be provided to food banks.

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Geese New York City Jamaica Slaughter 164

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APRIL 29, 2012

For example, the Brown Thrasher at right is one of several singing from the bushes and trees around the West Pond at Jamica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Or, at the very least, I pay attention so that I can find them again in a week or two.

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OCTOBER 30, 2011

” -Our Ritual Greeting It was after about fifteen minutes on the dike at Higbee Beach Wildlife Management Area with a pleasant couple from Maryland that I realized that we had managed to have quite a conversation that touched on a variety of topics but managed to not introduce ourselves. “Seen anything good?”

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New York City Maryland New York Humane 246

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JANUARY 14, 2013

Though originally from Switzerland he now makes New York City his home where I (Corey) have had the great fortune of meeting him, birding with him, and photographing wildlife with him. Francois Portmann is a professional photographer with an impressive portfolio.

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Switzerland New York City 2000 Seals 232

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

I opened the year in California and even though I flew out in the evening on New Year’s Day I did see some species out there that I would otherwise not have seen for the year. Winter birding around New York City was just so-so but I did add one species to my Queens list.

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MAY 22, 2017

And it is even less frequent in New York City where we only have one species of hummingbird, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird , and they don’t nest very often. It is not every day that you get the chance to see a hummingbird’s nest.

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Jamaica Wildlife New York City New York 113

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MARCH 14, 2011

It is my belief that the birds were migrating, though one New York birder suggested that they might have been flying out for some crepuscular feeding. Either way, it was a heck of a sight and another example of why Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge is the best place in New York City to see amazing wildlife spectacles.

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Ducks 2011 Jamaica Deer 227

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MARCH 17, 2011

All of the shots in this post were taken on 12-13 March 2011 at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, New York. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. There is something for everyone at 10,000 Clicks !

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 180

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JANUARY 5, 2015

Once again attending the Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival. This year highlights included finally hearing a Black Rail , seeing Nanday Parakeets and Muscovy Ducks , and just enjoying Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Chasing a pair of far-flung vagrants in New Jersey. Now we need to top that number next year!

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2014 Costa Rica New Jersey New York 247

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MAY 13, 2013

I started at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge pre-dawn to pick up American Woodcock and then headed to the coast to see if there was any flight happening. 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.

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Jamaica Oakland New York City Bats 196

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JULY 12, 2019

Though I never cared much for the season growing up, my initial birding forays to Jamaica Bay in Queens were a welcome antidote to the smelly sidewalks and sweltering apartments that plagued my life in summer in New York City. Piping Plover Pilsner: The Detroit Zoological Society and Griffin Claw Brewing Co.

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Detroit Vermont New York City New York 197

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2019

Clearly, author Phyllis Limbacher Tildes, the author of 24, soon to be 25, children’s books, is also a birder (and a little research brings up a presentation she gave at Ogeechee Audubon, Georgia with the biographical information and she and her family “love watching birds and wildlife seen near their lagoon on Skidaway Island.”

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New York City Pelicans Penguins New York 201

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MARCH 21, 2011

It has now returned to seek revenge and wreak havoc in Ontario county before moving on to New York City. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Why so serious, Corey? Mwahahahahaaaaar! The proposal from U.S.

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 235

10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2014

On Saturday I awakened at 3:30 AM, tiptoed out of the house as quietly as I could, and headed north and west to Sullivan County, the first of three counties I planned to visit in a series of surgical birding strikes to see (or hear) the birds I had thus far missed this year as they migrated through New York City.

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Breeding New York Downers Breeders 190

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JANUARY 29, 2018

This past Sunday I led a birding outing in Queens for New York City Audubon. Stop 3 – Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Nowhere in New York City is better for Redhead than Baisley Pond Park. Most winters Snow Geese are a gimme when birding Queens. Likely Number When Done: 14.

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Geese New York City Ducks Jamaica 170

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Corey was pleased to enjoy another lovely autumn weekend in New York City. But his Best Bird of the Weekend was a dabbling duck he found on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, his first Eurasian Wigeon of the year! How about you?

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2018 New York City New York Jamaica 127

10,000 Birds

MARCH 10, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / Last Chance to Enter Last Chance to Enter By Corey • March 10, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share You only have until midnight tonight to enter the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil giveaway.

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Deer 2011 New York City New York 140

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JANUARY 2, 2018

New York City apartments don’t allow feeders to be hung from fire escapes (though I know certain birders that skirt that rule), and it wasn’t until I had already been birding for four-and-a-half years that I obtained a small yard in central New Jersey in which I could place a feeder or two or three.

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New York City Birds Squirrels Woodpeckers 189

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OCTOBER 26, 2015

When a Sora was found in the Loch in New York City’s Central Park almost a week ago birders were pretty happy. After all, a twitchable Sora in Manhattan is an oddity with the only previous really twitchable bird being the one that showed up in Bryant Park two years ago.

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New York City New York Birds Wildlife Rehabilitation 150

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APRIL 11, 2011

Queens, the finest borough in New York City, as I may have mentioned before, is where I have now seen a whopping 279 species! Ross’s Goose – I recently blogged about this bird sighting , a bird that was well-earned at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge as it was camouflaged by well over a thousand Snow Geese.

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Jamaica Owls 2010 New York City 194

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

These Blasts From The Past New York City Canada Goose “Kill Zones&# Revealed Help Save Migratory Birds! About the Author Corey Corey is a New Yorker who has lived most of his life upstate but has spent the last three years in Queens. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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Deer 2011 New York City New York 140

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APRIL 6, 2021

Weidensaul worked on the first research project in Argentina 24 years ago, and his memories of that time in the pampas are both a baseline for what has happened since, a mini-story in itself, and a tribute to Pete Bloom and Brian Woodbridge, the wildlife biologists who originated the study of Swainson’s Hawks in Butte Valley.

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Cyprus Slaughter Slaughtered Research 264

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Each chapter of Clavreul’s book covers his revisitation of one of these extended Audubon trips, with a final chapter covering New York City, where Audubon first set foot on American soil, in 1803. (His Birds, mammals and other wildlife, humans and landscapes are all rendered magnificently.

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Bald Eagle Louisville Pennsylvania Haiti 147

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MAY 20, 2018

Speaking of OSFL, Corey had quite a haul of species to choose from this weekend after leading two walks for New York City Audubon and doing a ton of birding on his own on Sunday. Now that is a bird that is worthy of Best Bird of the Weekend! How about you? What was your best bird of the weekend?

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New York City 2018 Jamaica New York 100

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MARCH 11, 2011

You’d think that the parks of New York City would be a natural for this bird, if it can survive from India to Montana. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Nicole: Glad you liked it!

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Montana 2011 Bahamas Deer 191

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JUNE 13, 2016

On Sunday, 5 June, word of Jay McGowan finding a Gargeney at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in western New York State hit the listservs. The long ride back to New York City was uneventful but much more upbeat than it was after the Gray Kingbird dip.

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New York Bald Eagle New York City Kazakhstan 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

I haven’t even been to all of the best national wildlife refuges for birding. But Northern Cardinal, Catbird, and White-throated Sparrow do not appear until the 270s, during a visit to Central Park while on business trip to New York City. Thus, my “good birds” are likely the opposite of an eastern birder.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2016

’ My father, who never labeled himself as a birdwatcher, was not only very observant of wildlife but also very good at identification. There’s a certain romance to seeing a range restricted species like that in a gorgeous place like the Adirondacks or the Catskills.

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New York Bald Eagle New York City Birds 100