Yesterday afternoon (2/27) I stumbled across a Cackling Goose at Croton Point in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. While this species is more regular in New York State to the southeast of Croton (i.e., Long Island), this is a fairly good record for Westchester County–there are no prior county records on eBird, and, as far as I can tell, [...]
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Croton Cackler
Posted in New York, Winter, tagged Cackling Goose, Croton on February 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Three-Day Weekend
Posted in New York, Winter on January 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I had no school yesterday (actually, I have no school today too because of the “snow”, so I guess that makes it a four-day weekend), and, of course, what better thing to do during long weekends than go birding? On Saturday I went out to Montauk Point [...]
A New Year’s Birding
Posted in Birding, New York, Winter, tagged Birding, Christmas Bird Count on January 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »
It’s 3:30 AM on January 1st, 2011, and my alarm clock is beeping. Two hours of sleep, not bad, considering the date. Time to finally start off the year right!