Two osprey sitting atop a nesting platform
Three common eiders in the water
Common eider resting on a rock by the water
Flock of what I believe are black scoters in v formation over the ocean
More from in and around Montauk this past weekend: Osprey, common eiders, and black scoters I believe. #birding #birds #usbirds #montauk
Common loon facing to the the right
Common loon viewed through fog with wings flapping and white chest in view
Common loon in the sun facing right on blue water
Common loon in a canal facing left with a large fish (winter flounder I think).
More pics to come tomorrow however here is a sampling of common loons we viewed in various bodies of water and lighting conditions out on the East End/Montauk this weekend. I adore loons and they were in abundance. #birding #birds #usbirds #montauk
Ross’s Goose
Birding Big Year results through March 2026
#289 species.
2 new lifers: Ross’s Goose and King Rail.
Visited 22 counties in Texas and 4 parishes in Louisiana.
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #texas #tx #labirds #louisiana #LA #nature #wildlife #bigyear #lifer
Woodcock in the grass with its head turned loudly forward and beak in view.
Another pic of the Bryant Park woodcock. #birds #birding #usbirds #nyc
I visited the Bryant Park woodcock this morning. Bob and preen. Bob and preen. #birds #birding #usbirds #nyc
A red headed bird with dark and light patches on its body, perched in a tree.
Just took this of a Red-breasted Sapsucker (?? I think?). Best pic of it I’ve managed so far. #speckled #birds #usbirds #PacificNorthwest Tacoma WA
Steller’s Jay blue bird on a utility wire
Steller’s Jay blue bird looking back at me through the window
Spotted Towhee bird on brick planter
Spotted Towhee bird perched on top of feeder
Steller’s Jay and #speckled Spotted Towhee. Pics for now are with iPad thru window, am shopping for a digital camera. #birds #usbirds #PNWbirds Tacoma WA
Beautiful! His Carolina Wren cousins send greetings from the US!
#usbirds #wildlife #nature #birds #birdcam
Common loon on the water facing right.
Male horned grebe coming into breeding plumage facing right.
Three horned grebes on the water.
Also at Pelham Bay Park this morning, one of two common loons and horned grebes (with one male coming into breeding plumage). Pardon the blur and noise, as I had poor light and fog this morning. #birding #birdwatching #birds #usbirds #nyc
Long tailed duck male on the water faced to my right.
Two American oystercatchers on a rock facing away from each other
Long tailed duck and two American Oystercatchers at Pelham Bay park this morning. #birds #usbirds #birdwatching #nyc
Bird therapy at a stressful time: American Robin/Turdus migratorius on a recent chilly day #birds #nybirds #usbirds #birdphotography #americanrobin #turdusmigratorius
Male Green-winged Teal
Bird therapy: Male Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca in Central Park on the first day of spring. He looks ready to find a mate! #birds #nybirds #usbirds #greenwingedteal #anascrecca #birdphotography #centralparkbirds #centralparkconservancy
Hunched bird mid-stride
Tall bird with a wide beak, standing on a rock by water
Dark bird mid-stride
Some of the odder finds on my trip to India. Moorhen, green heron, and a swamphen, maybe? #birds #usbirds #birdart #myart #sciart #digitalArt
Rough sketch of bird in flight
Rough sketch of bird perched
Early cedar waxwing sketches
#birds #usbirds #birdart #myart #sciart #digitalArt
Owl in the wind, silhouette (digital sketch)
Owl in the wind, silhouette (photo)
Floofy owl in the wind!
#birds #usbirds #owl #birdart #sciart
Male Red-tailed Hawk
Male Red-tailed Hawk
Bird therapy: Male Red-tailed Hawk completing food delivery to his mate on the nest on a very expensive Manhattan building #birds #nybirds #usbirds #hawks #redtailedhawk #buteojamaicensis #oiseaux #aves
Male Red-breasted Merganser
Bird therapy: a male Red-breasted Merganser/Mergus serrator in breeding plumage, Brooklyn NY #birds#nybirds #usbirds #merganser #brooklynbirds #mergusserrator
Zone-tailed Hawk
My Birding Big Year results as of February 2026
#269 species of birds.
23 new lifers including the pictured Zone-tailed Hawk.
Visited 23 counties in Texas and 2 counties in Florida.
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #texas #tx #flbirds #florida #fl #nature #wildlife #bigyear #lifer
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (SAVS)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
American Woodcock
Bird therapy: American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) seen in Bryant Park, Manhattan #birds #usbirds #nybirds #americanwoodcock #scolopaxminor #springmigration
Swamp Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow (SWSP)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
Virginia Rail
Virginia Rail (VIRA)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
Snowy Owl on a beach in winter
Bird therapy: Snowy Owl/Bubo scandiacus on a beach in winter #birds #owls #snowyowl #buboscandiacus #nybirds #usbirds
Horned Grebe
Horned Grebe (HOGR)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow (SAVS)
Stillhouse Hollow Lake -
Union Grove Wildlife Management Area, Texas
January 12, 2026
#bird #birds #birding #usbirds #txbirds #tx #texas #wildlife #nature 🪶
Male Wood Duck
Bird therapy: a beautiful drake (male) Wood Duck/Aix Sponsa seen in Central Park, New York City #birds #usbirds #aixsponsa #woodduck #addBirder
