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16 Jan: Lark Sparrow at Croton Point Park, Westchester
2 Jan: One of two Pine Warblers at Corona Park, Queens. Record shot for eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26621153
2 Jan: One of two Pine Warblers at Corona Park, Queens. Record shot for eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26621153
2 Jan: Clay-colored Sparrow at Corona Park, Queens. Record shot for eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26621153
2 Jan: Lark Sparrow at Corona Park, Queens. Record shot for eBird checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S26621153
21 Nov:
Pacific-slope Flycatcher in Central Park. Mega rarity!
21 Nov:
Pacific-slope Flycatcher in Central Park. Mega rarity!
25 Oct: Sora in Central Park (Loch)
7 Oct: Cape May Lighthouse at dawn
Nelson's Sparrow
6 Oct: Nelson's Sparrow, (Cape May, Osprey Wetlands Tour, birdingbyboat.com)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
6 Oct: Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, (Cape May, Osprey Wetlands Tour, birdingbyboat.com)
27 Sept: Rose-breasted Grosbeak in Central Park
26 Sept: Eastern Whip-poor-will in Central Park (Loch)
19 Sept: Dickcissel at Robert Moses SP
19 Sept: Dickcissel at Robert Moses State Pk
19 Sept: Dickcissel at Robert Moses State Pk
18 Sept: Brown Thrasher at Jones Beach West End
5 Sept: eastern hognose snake at Jones Beach WE2, found by Doug F
5 Sept: eastern hognose snake at Jones Beach WE2, found by Doug F
16 Aug: Green Heron at Jamaica Bay WR
16 Aug: Kinkajou at Jamaica Bay WR
16 Aug: Kinkajou at Jamaica Bay WR
16 Aug: Kinkajou at Jamaica Bay WR
28 July: Adult Red-tailed Hawk at Croton Point Park
28 July: Immature Red-tailed Hawk at Croton Point Park
26 July: Least Bittern being photobombed by a Marsh Wren at DeKorte Park (digiscoped)
28 June: Least Tern at Jones Beach
30 May: Grasshopper Sparrow singing at Shawangunk Grasslands NWR
25 May: Grasshopper Sparrow singing at Shawangunk Grasslands NWR
25 May: Bobolink singing at Shawangunk Grasslands NWR
19 April: Western Tanager at Jones Beach. Distant ID shot (heavily cropped)
8 March: A chance encounter with Fischer's Lovebirds in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, SE France. These birds are native to Northern Tanzania, but a small feral population exists nearby, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
4 March: Common Chiffchaff in Nice, France
4 March: Black Redstart in Nice, France
4 March: European Robin in Nice, France
4 March: Indian Silverbill in Nice, France. This is a species from the Indian subcontinent that was accidentally introduced in other parts of the world. There is an established population in Nice.
4 March: Eurasian Blue Tit in Nice, France
2 March: Eurasian Collared-Dove in Menton, France. Common all over Europe.
2 March: White Wagtail in Nice, France
2 March: Water Rail at the mouth of the Var River, SE France
4 March: European Greenfinch in Nice, France
28 February: Great Tit in Nice, France
11 Jan: Northern Gannet on the Freeport pelagic
11 Jan: Northern Gannet on the Freeport pelagic