Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks. The simple black-and-white plumage of the male Bucephela albeola might appear bland but not if you see...
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A recent visit to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond was rewarding in both number and variety of waterfowl, but none drew my attention...
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We’re already a week into March, but I’m still shoveling snow. WTF. This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man...
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Believe it or not, friends, we are closer to spring than we are to fall. The next avian migration we experience north of the...
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It has been virtually forever since I last visited Jamaica Bay. And by virtually forever I mean, of course, that it has been since...
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Go Packers! With a stirring Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay team have finally moved beyond the...
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This is my list of all bird species seen in 2011. Because I am lazy on my year lists I follow no particular taxonomy...
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This year’s Christmas Bird Count in Queens was a very different experience for me than the last two. I was in a completely different...
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