Fort Tilden

This past Saturday, 07 October, was the day for the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, our fourth year of…

Before it was lumped with the western subspecies, the eastern version of the Yellow-rumped Warbler was (and may someday again be) called…

The 2015 Queens County Bird Club Big Sit at Fort Tilden on Saturday was a rousing success! In addition to…

This morning I was out at Fort Tilden on the barrier beaches of Queens at first light, hoping to take…

I was sorting through a large mixed flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds and European Starlings at Fort Tilden on Friday morning when…

The inaugural Queens County Bird Club Big Sit at Fort Tilden yesterday, 12 October, was as wonderful a time for…

On Sunday, 12 October, I’ll be in one spot all day long from predawn until post-sunset. That spot is Battery…

On Friday morning, 29 August, I had the good fortune of being able to work from home. What that meant…

Any day of birding in New York State that includes a sighting of a Vesper Sparrow is a better-then-average day….

Though it was pretty warm for an October morning when I spotted this bird at Fort Tilden, Queens, it was…