10,000 Birds
APRIL 12, 2012
The birds were highlighted by my first of the year Chipping Sparrow , a gorgeous male Pine Warbler coming to the small platform feeder, and a very cooperative Hermit Thrush that foraged in the leaf litter two meters in front of me off and on for about fifteen minutes. And then I strolled home.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2012
I applaud responsibility, but please don’t litter.) Sure, migration was in evidence — both Kinglet species present, Hermit Thrushes everywhere, White-throated Sparrows tuning up their songs in such abundance that they provided an ongoing soundtrack, American Robins and assorted blackbirds on the move. C’mon, guys.
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10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2012
Just take a look at some of the pictures I digiscoped in the first two days of May to get an idea of how great a month May is in the Borough of Queens, New York City.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
Stopping and walking produced most of the expected species, birds like Talamanca Hummingbird, Fiery-throated Hummingbirds, Large-footed Finches scratching the leaf litter and Yellow-thighed Finches rummaging in the vines. These smart looking birds are tropical sparrows.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2013
Corey did just this in this 2011 posting about Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus in New York State. You can see the Species Account for Henslow’s Sparrow above, in the banner photo. The most common bird in the state is the Song Sparrow, followed by Chipping Sparrow and Red-eyed Vireo, with American Robin coming in fourth.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 2, 2011
Then we came to a wide open meadow with long grass, a view of the lake, Tree Swallows , Eastern Bluebirds , and Chipping Sparrows and it was nice. fledgling and female Eastern Bluebirds The lake was pretty and we found a nice bench to sit on for our picnic lunch while the clouds blew by and the Song Sparrow sang from a bush near by.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 8, 2018
At Crocheron Park I was met by White-throated Sparrows , Mourning Doves , a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker , and, wait, what’s that flash of yellow? Then, amazingly, it flopped down in the leaf litter right in front of me where it alternated sunbathing and flipping leaves. Western Tanager !
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