Gray-hooded Gull At Coney Island Beach Brooklyn NY...

After the reports of the Gray-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) circulated, I thought about looking for the bird even though I f...

Today's Photo - Short-billed Dowitcher...

Field Notes - Jamaica Bay Wildife Refuge 7-24 to 7-27...

It has been an interesting few days birding Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge with the highlights being a Hudsonian Godwit (Limosa haemastica) ...

Today's Photo - Sandhill Crane...

Seen and digiscoped at the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge.

Today's Photo - Hudsonian Godwit In Flight...

Field Notes - Shorebird numbers on the rise at Jamaica Bay Wildife Refuge...

It is starting to heat up at Jamaica Bay and it’s not just the weather; shorebird numbers are slowly starting to build and with it an incre...

Macro Monday - Hummingbird Moth...

Today's Photo - Adult Least Bittern with Juvenile...

Today's Photo - Juvenile Common Tern In Flight...

Wordless Wednesday...

Field Notes - Finding A Sandwich Tern on LI...

Following the exciting session of studying a first summer Arctic Tern at Cupsogue LI on Saturday July 9th. I returned to the area on Monda...

Macro Monday - Gray Haristreak...

Photographed in the backyard.

Shorebirds are coming, shorebirds are coming...

They are on their way back and not a moment too soon. I have been waiting patiently since last summer for this moment. It is the beginning ...

Today's Photo - 1st Summer and Adult Common Tern...

1st Summer with an Adult Common Tern in the same frame for comparison. Note: the 1st summer plumage on a Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) , is ...

Wordless Wednesday...

Field Notes - Persistence Pays With Another Arctic Tern on LI...

Birders studying a 1st summer Arctic Tern at Cupsogue LI. On Saturday, I headed out to Cupsogue LI , to do some birding. I arrived with goo...