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I spent Saturday morning and into the early afternoon with my becoming-a-birder friend, Kerry, with whom I’ve birded before, birding in Queens and a...
Both Birdfreak and The Drinking Bird have posts up with thoughts about snipe hunts, and they claim that snipe exist! Oh, wait, what, snipe...
Preparing for a birding excursion can be tremendous fun if one actually enjoys studying field guides, trip reports, and various and sundry other resources....
This fall was surprisingly great in Queens in terms of the fall foliage. Brilliant yellows competed with rich reds for the eye’s attention and...
Jamaica is the perfect destination if you’re looking for sensational Caribbean birding. Considering the colorful nicknames bestowed upon just about every species on the...
I’ve recently discovered that if I hustle out of my office for my lunch hour, jump on the uptown C train and get off...
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