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Long Island Life
It’s been a bit of a slow year so far. By this time in 2017, I’d already been on trips that took me to New York’s offshore waters, Connecticut, the Adirondacks, and Canada in search of rare birds. Even in 2016, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, animals, avian, binoculars, bird, birding, bittern, blackbird, camera, cedar beach, earth, ecology, ecosystem, egret, eider, environment, explore, falcon, feather, goldeneye, harlequin, hawk, heron, january, Jones Beach, learning, life, nassau, new year, New York, oak beach, ornithology, owl, photography, point lookout, queens, research, scaup, school, science, scope, suffolk, turnstone, USA, wing, winter
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Sparrow Spotting
As the numbers of passing warblers and shorebirds begin to dwindle, before the wintering geese and finches arrive in force, sparrow season peaks in southern New York. October is prime time for seeking out these sneaky, streaky, subtle birds in … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, autumn, biology, bird, birding, Brooklyn, butterfly, dolphin, duck, earth, ecology, egret, environment, falcon, fall, gannet, gull, hedgerow, heron, hofstra, Jones Beach, life, Long Island, marsh, migration, monarch, nassau, NATURE, New York, photography, plumb beach, queens, research, robert moses, school, science, scoter, shearwater, sparrow, suffolk, teal, thicket, tobay, USA, wetland, WILDLIFE
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Miriam and Tim’s Little Adventure
I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, and I had every intention of returning. That being said, I did not expect to find myself back there before the end of the week. While I was … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, avocet, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, bobwhite, bombay hook, brick works, camera, chat, cottontail, delaware, dowitcher, eagle, earth, ecology, egret, environment, flock, goldfinch, great, grosbeak, gull, heron, ibis, kent, life, little, Martin, New York, nyc, photography, rabbit, research, road trip, ruff, sandpiper, school, science, scope, smyrna, snowy, stilt, terrapin, turtle, USA, yellow-breasted chat, yellowlegs
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Studying Marine Nature
Some summer days are just lazy and pleasant. Nothing too dramatic or exciting, just casual fun. Miriam and I visited the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area yet again, and we took a lot of pictures. This easily accessed marsh habitat … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, beach, binoculars, bird, birding, camera, coast, crab, earth, ecology, egret, environment, goose, gull, heron, life, marsh, nassau, NATURE, New York, night-heron, OCEAN, oceanside, omnsa, osprey, photography, saltmarsh, sandpiper, school, science, scope, shorebird, sparrow, swallow, tide, USA, WILDLIFE, willet
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Gotta Enjoy the Little Things
This is a story that began a decade ago, in late December 2007. My good buddy Brendan led the charge on an ambitious attempt to score a rarity hat-trick along the South Shore barrier islands. Despite the bitter cold and … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, binoculars, bird, birding, birdwatching, bobwhite, bombay hook, bonaparte's, Bunting, camera, chat, cuckoo, delaware, dowitcher, dragonfly, eagle, earth, ecology, egret, elmira, environment, europe, fly, forest, grosbeak, gull, heron, ibis, kent, life, little, Long Island, marsh, Martin, meadow, montauk, mosquito, NATURE, New York, Nickerson, oak beach, oriole, peep, photography, plover, point lookout, research, ruff, science, scope, sibley, snapping turtle, solitaire, swallow, terrapin, turtle, USA, warbler, WILDLIFE, yellow-breasted chat, yellowlegs, yellowthroat
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School’s Out for Summer
It’s been a busy couple of weeks, but it’s finally summer for real! What’s more, my grad school days are completely behind me! The sense of relief after two years of hard work is immense, and it was a struggle … Continue reading
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Tagged aleo, baiting hollow, birdwatching, blackbird, breeding, celebrate, competition, dinner, earth, ecology, EDUCATION, egret, environment, francis gabreski airport, grad school, hamptons, heron, learning, lido beach, life, lirr, Manhattan, marsh, masters, nassau, NATURE, nest, New York, night-heron, oceanside, osprey, paella, photography, quogue, research, school, science, sparrow, suffolk, summer, swallow, USA, vacation, whip-poor-will, WILDLIFE, willet, wine, wren
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The Joys of June
We’re approaching the halfway point of 2017, which means that spring migration is behind us and the end of the school year is drawing near. In a few short weeks, I’ll be finished with teaching for the season. If all … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, beach, binoculars, bird, birding, bittern, blackbird, camera, cormorant, cow meadow, crab, cuckoo, deer, dovekie, duck, earth, ecology, egret, environment, fire island, fox, goose, grackle, gull, heron, ibis, jamaica bay, june, kings, life, Long Island, mallard, marsh, nassau, NATURE, New York, OCEAN, osprey, owl, photography, pond, queens, rail, research, robert moses, school, science, scope, seawatch, shearwater, sparrow, spring, suffolk, summer, swallow, USA, warbler, WILDLIFE
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Eye-to-Ibis
Bird every bird. Bird every bird. Bird every goddamned bird! This short phrase is a strange one at first glance. A single word takes up two-thirds of the sentence, acting as both the verb and the direct object. “Bird every bird” is … Continue reading
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Tagged aba, animals, beach, binoculars, bird, birding, camera, coast, cow meadow, earth, ecology, egret, environment, freeport, heron, ibis, Jones Beach, killdeer, life, Long Island, migration, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, OCEAN, osprey, photography, rare, rarity, research, saltmarsh, science, scope, spring, stilt, summer, swallow, tern, USA, WILDLIFE
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Be That As It May
Migration has gotten a slow start in New York this year. Prolonged periods of cool weather, overnight precipitation, and unfavorable winds have stalled the return of many Neotropical migrants. Birds continue to trickle through, and there have been some nice … Continue reading
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Tagged albatross, animals, banding, bird, birding, blackbird, captree, chelsea, cormorant, dowitcher, earth, egret, environment, flicker, forest park, grackle, heron, jamaica bay, Jones Beach, knot, life, Manhattan, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, photography, queens, research, robert moses, sanderling, sandpiper, science, skimmer, tern, thrush, tobay, USA, veery, warbler, WILDLIFE, willet, yellowthroat
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Glades for Days
The day following my trip to the Dry Tortugas saw much more subdued birding efforts as I slowly made my way northeast out of the Keys. I spent some time at the Indigenous Park in Key West searching for rare … Continue reading
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Tagged alligator, anhinga, animals, avocet, binoculars, bird, bobcat, camera, camping, coot, crocodile, earth, ecology, egret, environment, everglades, Florida, flycatcher, gallinule, gar, grasshopper, heron, homestead, ibis, kayak, kite, manatee, mangrove, meadowlark, miami-dade, monroe, national park, NATURE, nps, panther, photography, pipefish, plover, rail, research, roadtrip, sandpiper, science, scope, shorebird, spanish moss, spider, spoonbill, stilt, stork, swallow-tailed kite, turtle, USA, vulture, wetland, WILDLIFE, willet, woodpecker
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