Fort Tilden

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…

Despite regularly hearing their bubbling song emanating from undergrowth and the fact that they are widespread and common I have never managed…