I have been trying to avoid jumping in on this but feel I must. As a
birder, and photographer, I also find the vilifying of bird photographers a
disturbing and personally offensive trend. There is no doubt that some
photographers do things that are not within ethical bounds. In fact I was
I have been trying to avoid jumping in on this but feel I must. As a
birder, and photographer, I also find the vilifying of bird photographers a
disturbing and personally offensive trend. There is no doubt that some
photographers do things that are not within ethical bounds. In fact I was
We (Alan Baratz and Janet Zinn) spent over two hours in Floyd Bennet Field
today (10-12:15) and searched all the reported spots along the center and
north runways, and further afield as well, but no luck with the Northern
Shrike. Saw one other birder searching and it didn't seem like he was
We (Alan Baratz and Janet Zinn) spent over two hours in Floyd Bennet Field
today (10-12:15) and searched all the reported spots along the center and
north runways, and further afield as well, but no luck with the Northern
Shrike. Saw one other birder searching and it didn't seem like he was
A Red Phalarope was found by my team on the Brooklyn (Kings County) CBC.
Location is behind the Fairway market in Red Hook, at the end of Van Brundt
street. The bird was in the section of water bounded by the artist's
warehouses on the left and the water taxi pier on the right (across from
The American Avocet was reported in the creek by Dreier Offerman around 10
a.m., but by the time we (Janet Zinn and Alan Baratz) got there around
11:30 a.m. the mud flats were no longer exposed and no sign of the bird. We
did see the Ross' Goose in with the Brant and Canada's in front of
