At Jamaica Bay a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be with birders who carefully scan through each and every bird...
One of my favorite things about birding is being out and about enjoying the day while the rest of the world sleeps. Dawn is...
The White-rumped Sandpiper is an entertaining shorebird, aggressive and ornery, willing to chase other birds from the area it is feeding in no matter...
Shortly after posting this gallery of juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers I was back on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay and had perhaps the most...
Juvenile Least Sandpipers are among the most beautiful of shorebirds. Their gorgeous white-fringed feathers and propensity for allowing close approach combine to make them...
Short-billed Dowitchers are one of those species that, at least for me, fade into the background once I have seen my first of the...
When leaving the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Saturday we came across this sunning Gray Catbird. At first glance we thought it was...
I could watch terns all day long. Flying, hunting, calling, preening, or just sitting around, I find terns fascinating. It just seems so improbable...
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