10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 7, 2013
Whale-watching! This may come as somewhat of a surprise to those who don’t know about it but the waters just off of Queens can apparently be pretty good for whales at the right time of year. As we headed east we stayed within several hundred yards of shore which seemed odd for a boat looking for whales. More whales!
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2015
We were woefully under-prepared in terms of planning – which almost kept us from meeting our friends – but we were also surprised and thrilled to learn that not only were Gray Whales migrating past the lighthouse, but Elephant Seals were lounging on a nearby beach! Migrating Gray Whales. White-crowned Sparrow.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2013
This is the Santa Cruz Island Rufous-crowned Sparrow , a subspecies endemic to Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands. Never have I seen so many Rufous-crowned Sparrows, they are thick out here. In summer and fall, the waters around the Channel Islands can teem with Blue Whales. Not a bad part of the ocean to find yourself on.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
A little longer than its predecessor (by eight pages to be exact), the East Coast guide is your handy dandy, pocket-sized, all-in-one guide to the seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, fish, and other creatures you are likely to encounter on pelagics or whale watching trips, from Bar Harbor, Maine to Ponce de Leon Inlet, Florida.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 12, 2014
That was terrible for a lot of people, but especially for the Dusky Seaside Sparrow , a small streaked bird that had the dreadful temerity to dwindle and fade and finally become extinct despite the combined best efforts of the United States government and Walt Disney World. Then the 80s happened. Good times, I tell you what.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2014
It also had nesting Gray Catbirds , fledgling Chipping Sparrows , singing Red-eyed Vireos , and a patch of jewel weed that attracted Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. Here a fledgling Chipping Sparrow , which is one of those confusing, streaky, brown birds, gets stuffed by an adult. You’ll remember Javi from whale-watching.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Lots of really cool birds, like Bachmann’s Sparrow , Red-cockaded Woodpecker , Crested Caracara , and Snail Kite are eminently possible, even probable. Let’s hope we get looks at a Bachmann’s Sparrow like this one! Past trips have had jaegers, Humpback Whales , and a variety of other sea life.
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