American oystercatchers, some still sitting on nests, some with little babies already running around! Nassau County, New York, June 2024

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Trying real hard to get my sea legs and enjoy some pelagic species - Wilson's storm-petrel, off Montauk, New York, August 2024

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Just an out of place mountain bluebird - hanging out on Long Island, very far away from its typical range in the Rocky Mountains. Suffolk County, New York, January 2024

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An absolute borb - eastern screech-owl, Saratoga County, New York, December 2023

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Extremely late marsh wren sticking around upstate New York - very seldom has one ever been observed in December in the region. Saratoga County, New York, December 2023

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Sometimes it feels like I only bother to get my camera out for rare birds or vagrants - so here's some standard fall fare. Downy woodpecker, cedar waxwing, American goldfinch. Saratoga County, New York, October 2023

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Took a kayak out to a mega migration corridor along the Lake Ontario shore- Black-bellied plover, greater yellowlegs, semipalmated sandpiper. Oswego County, New York, October 2023

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A group of migratory Lincoln's sparrows at the hometown, continuously amazed just how many species were in my backyard growing up that I was completely oblivious to. Oswego County, New York, September 2023

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A little baby wood thrush in the Taconic Mountains. Columbia County, New York, July 2023

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Common terns, common enough along the North Atlantic ocean shores, though far less common in upstate New York - the only ones you usually see around here are Caspian terns. These guys were much more petite, with lighter bills, longer tails and red rather than black legs. Much less timid too, didn't seem to mind as I drifted by on a kayak. They even had a fledge nearby they were still feeding, great to see!

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Merlin stalking the multitudes of baby birds in the area - this hunt was thwarted by some very defensive robins. Jefferson County, New York, July 2023

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Fabulous views of a freshly fledged yellow warbler being fed - what a great time of year! Jefferson County, New York, July 2023

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Northern Mockingbird at The New York Botanical Garden NYC 05/31/23 #NorthernMockingbird #mockingbird #birds #birdwatching #birdsofmastodon #birding #birdphotography #bird #birdsofnewyork #Nature #naturephotography #urbannature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #newyorkbotanicalgarden #newyorkcity #thebronx #nyc

American robin hatchlings - right at my job so it's been easy to check on them day by day. Growing up fast! Albany County, New York, May 2023

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Let's get ready for warblers!!! Spring migration seems to be just a few days early this year, fabulous birding this morning along the Mohawk River. Palm warbler - Saratoga County, NY, April 2023

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An ever elegant wood duck drake. Saratoga County, New York, April 2022

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Cackler! Sometimes in the massive flocks of Canada geese there's an imposter among them - a cackling goose. Cackling geese are much smaller than their Canadian cousins, but the best way to pick them out is by that short, stubby bill

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Harlequin duck - I paid for this shot with a big boot full of ice cold seawater! Nassau County, New York, February 2023

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Look at that hairdo! Hooded merganser hen - Saratoga County, NY, May 2022

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Bald eagle spotted along the Hudson River yesterday, Rensselaer County, New York.

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