The dog days of July, when birders desperately seek out south-bound shorebirds, odd breeding records, or anything else to keep themselves from losing their...

I’ve lived in Queens for eight years now and have visited Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge over one hundred times while I’ve been here. Every...

It is not every day that you get the chance to see a hummingbird’s nest. And it is even less frequent in New York...

Late morning this past Thursday, 27 August, I was on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay. I was only there because I had worked...

It being mid-August in New York City there is one place where I have to be as often as I can. That place is...

I’ve lived in Queens since March of 2008. Over three hundred species of birds have crossed my field of view in Queens in that time...

Saturday morning, 30 August 2014, was a perfect time for shorebirding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond. The high tide was set for...

Sunday morning was a perfect morning to get out on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The crowds from the shorebird festival...