10,000 Birds

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. I had really wanted to get to the grasslands but life (and puffins ) had forced me to wait. Would the birds still be there? I shouldn’t have worried.

Wildlife 118

Wildlife New York Sparrows New York City 118

10,000 Birds

JUNE 29, 2013

Being technically outside the summer tourism season, one can enjoy the somewhat less expensive travel and hotel costs, less crowded venues, great weather and nearly endless daylight—and of course many birds migrating and beginning the breeding/nesting season! There you will find more breeding terns, gulls and dozens of Graylag Geese.

Iceland 186

Iceland Puffins Europe Birds 186

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2022

There is no place that compares to Maine with its rocky shorelines, freezing waters populated by wintering alcids, offshore islands filled with nesting Atlantic Puffins, mixed and boreal forests (the most forested state in the U.S., we learn) that are home to coveted boreal species, breeding wood-warblers, and two species of Grouse.

Los Angeles 192

Los Angeles Birds District of Columbia Parrots 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

On the coast Leach’s Storm-Petrels and Tufted Puffins nest on a few select seastacks, and in winter Harlequin Ducks and Rock Sandpipers can be reliably found in a couple of spots. Gull-billed Terns breed in south San Diego Bay, along with Black Skimmers and several other tern species. Half Moon Bay, CA. Fall through spring.

California 197

California San Diego Oakland Birds 197