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Light Colored Bald Eagle

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It’s an area beloved by photographers for all the Tundra Swans and Bald Eagles that hang out in the area and the surrounding habitat makes for a beautiful backdrop. I was assigned BJ Matzen and he won me over when we nonchalantly leaned over and asked, “You have any interest in seeing a dilute plumage Bald Eagle?”

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The Birds of March Madness

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Among the “First Four” games, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds faced the squad from James Madison University. At least one local European Starling decided to cheer on the Blackbirds at University of Dayton Arena in Ohio, flying around the court and even touching down on the hardwood before perching in the rafters. Temple Owls.

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My Birding Spot During COVID-19: Willow Lake Preserve

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My birding there in normal times tends to be in winter and early spring: I’m getting Common Mergansers and Bald Eagle for my year list in January, scouting for the Christmas Bird Count in late November and early December, and making sure to find Wilson’s Snipe in the early spring.

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Late March Birding in Queens

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A few Rusty Blackbirds made it through the winter but there are many more about now and they are far more vocal. Not the best shot but this Bald Eagle was distantly digiscoped as it circled over Willow Lake. A very serendipitous shot. This one was imitating a rusty gate from a perch in Kissena Park. Keep those nyger socks out!

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Morning Flight at Cape May

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Dark-eyed Juncos and Ruby-crowned Kinglets made their way through low, hugging or traveling through the phragmites and a Brown Creeper called from a tree halfway up the dike.

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Winter Mission

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A vast congregation of Bald Eagles kept watch over a herd of cattle about to calve, up to seven in a single tree — no doubt awaiting delicious placentas. A second Prairie Falcon just up the road – this one a young male – gave even better, closer looks. It was truly a fantastic bird-of-prey day.

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Collaborative list July 2021

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Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries. Yet, 79 checklists were submitted by 8 beats, accounting for 366 species in 5 countries.

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