So I went to Staten Island, perhaps best summed up by a web comic: Now they’re just makin’ up places. It was a good...
Reading time: 1 min
Back in 1979 New York State birders were pleased with the first record of Mississippi Kites in the state when two visited Staten Island...
Reading time: 2 min
Before this morning I knew that I had never seen a Bell’s Vireo. After this morning I was sure that I had seen one....
Reading time: 7 min
Seth Ausubel is one of the best birders in Queens and when he is not out birding he is often in pursuit of herpetological...
Reading time: 2 min
Maybe Staten Island isn’t all bad. After all, I recently tracked down my first-for-New York State White-winged Dove in the forgotten borough of New...
Reading time: 1 min
We at 10,000 Birds have mentioned before the unpopularity of the Wild Turkeys of Staten Island. Sadly, it seems that someone has taken the...
Reading time: 1 min
When I first saw the post on the New York State listserv about the Hooded Crow on Staten Island I wasn’t going to twitch...
Reading time: 2 min
Residents of Staten Island, the borough of New York City most New Yorkers would rather cede to New Jersey, apparently don’t like their Wild...
Reading time: 1 min
Load more posts
![](https://www.10000birds.com/wp-content/uploads/Picture2-630x347.png)
Recent Posts
Swift Departures
By David TGrowing up and Leaving the Nest
By Leslie KinrysThe Elusive GUIANAN TROGON: A Serendipitous Backyard Encounter
By a GuestBirding Tan Phu Forest, Vietnam (Part 2)
By Kai Pflug
Welcome to 10,000 Birds!
Learn about our site and writers, search the site, subscribe below, or contact us.
New writers welcome!
Newsletter
Signup and receive notice of new posts!
Thank you!
You have successfully joined our subscriber list.
Beat Writer Posting Calendar
Monday
7 AM: Kai Pflug
Tuesday
7 AM: Donna Schulman (monthly)
7 AM: Susan Wroble (monthly)
7 AM: Hannah Buschert (monthly)
7 AM: Fitzroy Rampersand (monthly)
Wednesday
7 AM: Patrick O’Donnell (monthly)
7 AM: Leslie Kinrys (biweekly)
1 PM: Faraaz Abdool (biweekly)
Thursday
7 AM: Paul Lewis
Friday
7 AM: David Tomlinson
Saturday:
7 AM: Luca Feuerriegel (biweekly)
7 AM: Peter Penning (biweekly)
Sunday:
7 AM: Clive Finlayson
All times are Eastern US.
Any-Time Contributors:
Jason Crotty
Mark Gamin
Sara Jentsch
Dragan Simic