Fort Tilden

At five-forty-five Sunday morning I started the eBird checklist while perched atop the Battery Harris Platform at Fort Tilden. It…

I had high hopes for the 5th Annual Queens County Bird Club Big Sit this past Saturday at 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…