Hurricane Sandy devastates the West Pond Trail at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

Even as I was out yesterday "storm chasing birds", I wondered how Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge fared with Hurricane  Sandy .  The ...

Band-Rumped Storm-Petrel and other goodies from Hurricane Irene...

As many folks hunker down to weather Hurricane Sandy , a different breed of people, "Storm Birders" as I like to call them, lick ...

Some birds just deserve a second look...

It was another afternoon on the East Pond after speaking with Eric Miller and deciding we would leave our habitat exploration for another da...

Jones Beach and Point Lookout 10-21-12 Field Notes...

Jones Beach was teeming with birds when I arrived just after sunrise at West End. The only problem was, they were flying overhead and most o...

Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 10-20-2012...

The Van Cortlandt faithful gathered at our usual meeting place, which is near the ranger station across from the parade grounds.  The condi...

Wood Sandpiper (YES) - another successful shorebird chase...

When I got the phone call from my friend Tom Burke, it was well after 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon on Saturday October 13th and I was well er....

A WIKI...no wait WEKI for me...

I skipped a planned Nassau County run and decided instead to spend some time in my own county of Queens . A bird was on my mind, Western K...

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