Birding
State-first sightings are a big deal to birders, and this one set the avian world atwitter.
“The incredible amount of diversity that we get in the waterfowl in the winter is just really impressive, especially in the New York City area.” Here's a guide of what ducks to look out for in the five boroughs right now.
After she completed five sessions of therapy, the Manhattan DA dropped charges against Amy Cooper, a white woman who called the police on a Black man who was birding in Central Park.
It's not 'Mandarin Duck-level rare' but it's pretty unusual!
There are only 5,000, and they are mostly in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario, Canada.
Check out this crazy bird!
On a recent kayaking trip passing the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bonnie