10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man and beast alike. Corey encountered a bunch of winners, but 24 Common Redpolls at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, in almost the exact same spot he saw them a couple of years ago, feeding on birch inflorescence by the East Pond, were easily his best birds of the weekend.

2011 154

2011 New York Deer Birds 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2014

We got them,” I say happily to the three members of my 2011 Christmas Bird Count team, strung out along the path traversing Powell’s Cove Park. Some articles speculate that the nests offer protection against the cold. The Monk Parakeets. We have them for the count!”. They remain nuisances for local utility companies. and Sam Logue.

Chicago 199

Chicago New York City New York Illinois 199

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I think every naturalist in the United States knows the outlines of this urban tale: The pristine marshes of New Jersey are poisoned by pollution, toxic waste, pig farms, and probably every single way in which human beings can destroy the environment. This is the fable of the New Jersey Meadowlands and it is all true.

New Jersey 146

New Jersey Legislation Mammals Pigs 146

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

I am a city girl and until I became a birder my contact with hunting was limited to occasionally seeing dead deer on the tops of cars in upstate New York. She also grew up in upstate New York, which makes me wonder if she had a hand in that Buffalo mystery bird page?). So–not a fan of hunting. Sullivan, 2013, PUP). (She

Ducks 117

Ducks North America Geese Hunters 117