10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

At least I didn’t have to travel far for great birds; my whole family thrilled to the sight of an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk chowing down on an unspecified rodent in our yard. Corey enjoyed his weekend at his parents’ house in the Hudson Valley though he didn’t see too many birds.

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2020 New York City Rodents New York 194

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APRIL 28, 2014

Saturday was out, as family plans had been made, but I had already been cleared by Daisy to bird most of the day on Sunday. Next I had to find some co-conspirators to ride with all the way up to Point Peninsula, a twelve-hour round-trip from New York City. Of course, I had to go and see the bird!

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New York New York City South Dakota Bald Eagle 249

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

Another new Queens bird for Corey!) Isaac Grant, who is doing a New York City big year and was on the boat as well, was just as relieved to get the bird within New York City’s boundaries.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Daisy agreed to the outing because it was sunny and nice and Edgemere, once mosquito season is over, is actually a really nice place for a family outing what with the long view of the New York City skyline and the refreshing air blowing off the bay. Trips Edgemere New York City phoebes Queens rarities Say''s Phoebe'

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New York New York City Rights Family 181

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MARCH 30, 2020

New York City is the hottest of hot spots, and not in the fun, eBird meaning of the term but in the “holy moly our health system is going to collapse” meaning of the term. I am a birder living in the epicenter of the epicenter of COVID-19 right now. Willow Lake is on the LaGuardia Airport flight path.).

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Bald Eagle New York City New York Birds 220

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AUGUST 28, 2015

The month before we lost him to bone cancer at age eleven, I was in New York City and met a British man. But he also left a family surrounded by people who shared their grief, who asked if they could help, and who were willing to talk about the ones they’d lost themselves. He left many broken hearts behind.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation New York City Dogs 242

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OCTOBER 16, 2011

It was a gusty weekend in New York City and environs, with fall finally feeling like fall is supposed to feel. Sparrows have almost completely taken over for wood-warblers and temperatures are finally waning as is only proper. How was your weekend?

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Costa Rica Atlanta New York City 2011 195

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APRIL 3, 2012

Lest you think that I am overstating the likelihood of the raccoon being rabid please take into consideration that signs like the one below hang near every entrance to the park and rabid raccoons have been found not only in Central Park but all over New York City of late.

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Raccoons New York City New York Squirrels 178

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AUGUST 17, 2015

It being mid-August in New York City there is one place where I have to be as often as I can. This year, what with family plans and other commitments, I didn’t get out on the pond until later than usual but it was worth the wait. Coming to New York City any time between now and the end of September?

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Jamaica Wildlife New York City New York 162

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MARCH 30, 2015

Late March in my home borough of New York City is typically when Eastern Phoebe , Pine Warbler , American Woodcock , Osprey , and other early migrants are back but many of our wintering birds, like Snow Goose and American Tree Sparrow , are still sticking around. There were lots of birds around and my camera was in overdrive!

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Bald Eagle New York City Birds Geese 207

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OCTOBER 14, 2011

Early in 2008 at the opening of the Huellas de Vida show in Maracaibo, a person I met was very impressed and moved by the love of nature and love of family depicted in the artwork. Please come out to see my show that opens 10 February 2011 at the Agora Gallery , in Chelsea, New York. … a.

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Venezuela New York New York City 2008 261

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MAY 25, 2013

We here in New York City (and in much of the northeastern United States) are dealing with a pretty major cold snap for late May, with temperatures last night falling down to 46 degrees Fahrenheit (8 degrees Celsius). So while the rest of my family slept in I nipped out to the park this morning to see how the swallows were doing.

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Suffering New York City United States New York 196

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DECEMBER 31, 2013

I didn’t travel much this year, with a June family trip to California and Nevada and a four-day trip in July to Trinidad and Tobago being my only opportunities to get birds not in the northeastern United States. (Though I have been badly lazy and still haven’t updated my list on the blog.).

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2013 New York City Nevada Trinidad 193

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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 178

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I have taken friends birding there, I have taken my family birding there, I have met total strangers at Jamaica Bay and birded with them. After all, a world-class birding destination fifteen minutes from my house is pretty much irresistible. I have seen some absolutely amazing birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

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Jamaica New York City United States Wildlife 167

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JULY 5, 2013

I’ve seen Yellow Warblers in the low shrubs of Western New York pastures, the river valleys of Missoula, and the trees of abandoned industrial sites in New York City. They are not shy, not given to skulking in dense underbrush or retreating to the crowns of great trees.

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Connecticut Baltimore North America New York City 202

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JULY 20, 2015

New York City in July provides limited opportunities for birders to see birds. The wrens were a joy to watch, exploring, chattering, getting themselves into and out of trouble. fledgling House Wren seemingly fascinated by my digiscoping rig.

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New York City Blackbirds New York Collecting 165

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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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2016 Puerto Rico New York City New York 158

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MARCH 21, 2011

… Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! The Nuttall’s Woodpecker Tufted Duck at Cold Spring Harbor, New York The northern southern Woodpecker.Or Why so serious, Corey? Mwahahahahaaaaar!

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New York Woodpeckers Jordan 2011 223

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

There are owls in New York City. The two stories about New York City are personal favorites, of course. Big owls: Barred Owls on Riverside Drive and down the path from Harlem Meer, a Great Horned Owl in Central Park’s Ramble.

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New York City Fox Owls California Condor 223

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JULY 1, 2014

The first, The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families , tells the story of Dr. Gordon Sato’s mangrove tree-planting project, which transformed the African village of Hargigo. Eggbert side notes that the most famous bird in New York City is not a falcon, it is a Red-tailed Hawk named Pale Male.

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Puerto Rico Parrots New York City 2013 246

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JULY 5, 2012

After a long fun day with extended family and friends and long drive back to New York City I didn’t get to bed until well after midnight and Daisy did not understand why I set the alarm for 5 AM. I just had to hope that the bird would stick around for a day so I could see it on Monday morning before work.

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Jamaica New York City Abandon Abandoning 160

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JUNE 28, 2011

We took a family outing up to that same Storm King Art Center, which is located about an hour north of New York City in Mountainville, Orange County, last weekend and had an absolute blast.

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New York City Soreing New York Breeding 160

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

So, of course, I’ve been out and about looking for birds as often as family and job allow me to. I’ve scoured some inland parks in Queens, led field trips for New York City Audubon, and watched morning flight on the coast. Nice weather, lots of birds, and the potential for rarity.

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New York City Birds New York Sparrows 143

4 The Love Of Animals

MARCH 7, 2013

As the only organization in New York City whose doors are open to any animal in need, AC&C rescues thousands of New York’s homeless, neglected, abused and abandoned animals each year. The nonprofit’s goal is to place every dog, cat and bunny in a new, loving home. They are New York’s Kindest.”

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New York City Homelessness Adopt Cat Adoptable 100

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Considering the ten most recent additions before this March averaged six months apart getting six new species in eight months is mind-blowing. Way back in March we were in the midst of a global pandemic and Queens was the epicenter of the epicenter that was New York City. A new warbler for Queens? Two-for-two!

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New York City Birds New York Blackbirds 157

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MARCH 17, 2011

These Blasts From The Past Great Great Blue Heron Finding and Identifying a California Gnatcatcher Orange-headed Thrush Pectoral Sandpiper at Jones Beach Guan-emala 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.

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Ducks 2011 New York New York City 147

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MARCH 20, 2011

I finally got my first phoebe of the year yesterday, Saturday, 19 March, a mere eighteen days after the first phoebe of the season was reported in New York City. … Tags: migration , phoebes , spring • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!

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2011 Deer Philadelphia New York 201

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AUGUST 6, 2012

For example, I was going to add “no tail” to the list of features above, what all frogs share, when I remembered that there are indeed a small family of Tailed frogs, four species in New Zealand and two in North America (though, the tails are quite tiny). But, within the frog group there is a tremendous range of diversity.

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Reptiles Madagascar Family New York City 202

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

This Virginia’s Warbler was my most unexpected new bird in Queens. We had a family picnic at Fort Tilden less than two weeks after my last set of predictions and a single Purple Martin was flying low over the fields with Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows. The last of the regularly expected owls in Queens. Number 300 in Queens!

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2012 New York City Jamaica 2013 159

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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 184

4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. New York City; Nashville, Tenn.; For it’s first year the program will premiere in YMCA locations in Washington, D.C.; Chicago; and Portland, Ore.

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Pets New York City Portland Nashville 100

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MARCH 16, 2011

Circus of the Spineless #45 Shearwaters Galore… IATB #91 Deadline 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. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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DC Washington Deer 2011 145

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

My family and I indulged this weekend in the kind of deep-fried treats you can only find at the New York State Fair… bacon-wrapped corn dog, anyone? And while this scorching season may technically be rolling on until the equinox, today serves as the official unofficial last day of summer in the U.S.

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New York City 2016 New York Birds 100

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Though temperatures have rebounded from the nadir and were temporarily above freezing here in New York City, the mercury has plummeted again and long outings out of doors are distinctly less pleasant than they would be if it were T-shirt weather. What’s a birder to do when weather fails to cooperate? Of course not!

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Dominican Republic New York City Culling Birds 109

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MAY 5, 2015

The bird family accounts are wonderfully informative, especially if you are a birder (like me) who knows enough to know what family a bird belongs to, but still has trouble differentiating amongst specific species within the family. These chapters differ in length and content, depending on the number of species in each group.

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New Jersey Birds Science New York City 180

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AUGUST 17, 2016

After sixteen days touring the interior west and west coast of the United States with my family I am back in New York City. Well, actually, I got back a couple of days ago but between catching up on sleep, having to go to work, and dealing with a health issue this is my first chance to write about the trip at all.

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Idaho Wyoming San Francisco Colorado 111