The month of March began slowly with the first few northbound migrants trickling into Brooklyn. By the end of the month the pace picked up a bit, but the full force of Spring migration still seemed to be weeks away. Weekends of stalking water birds alo... »
For those who want to reminisce about all the fun they had at the Queens Museum, here are all the questions and answers from The 5th Annual Panorama Challenge. Remember [...] »
January was not as productive for bird species as I'd come to expect. Many birds typically seen in the city parks or in the waters along the coast seemed to have been missing in action. To put my low January species number in perspective, last month I ... »
...sort of. As a follow up to the Snow Goose story, I brought Marge over to Coney Island Creek to look for her possible former ward. Our hope was that it would hear her voice, remember the care she gave this goose from 2005-2009 and come running (with ... »
Back on December 9th Heydi and I discovered a Ross's Goose on Coney Island Creek. A few minutes later we spotted an American Avocet (and quickly forgot about the goose). Within a day the Ross's Goose disappeared only to be replaced by the very similar ... »
Here's a brief roundup of some interesting observation over the past week: November is typically the month when unusual species show up around New York. Over the weekend Heydi and I spent a lot of time exploring Green-Wood Cemetery, Coney Island, Floyd... »
October was a fairly productive month. With migrating sparrows being my primary focus, it should be no surprise that three of my six new species were emberizidae.. Early in the month there were still plenty of warblers moving through the area, however,... »
