How
to Get Free Gogo Inflight WiFi : Click on “Watch for Free” in
the Delta Studio to watch free movies. > Choose your movie and select
"Watch Now." > asked if you have the Gogo app or need to download the
app. > select the option to “Download on the App Store.” (or Google
Play) > Leave the App Store once Gogo takes you there.
How
to Access Google in China (& All Google Services) :
1. Access the Internet in China -
Via Wi-Fi.
Via a China SIM card: Although
a bit time consuming, it’s not difficult for a foreigner to get a local
SIM card to access the internet via any unlocked phone. You’ll need
your passport to register the number but monthly service can be
unbelievably cheap. In some major airports (Beijing, Shanghai) you’ll find
kiosks where you
can purchase a China SIM card. Otherwise, you’ll have to go to a
China Telecom, China Unicom or China Mobile store to purchase.
Via a Rented China
Phone: Of course, if you want to eliminate all the hassle of the
above options, you can also consider renting
a phone in China. There are services that will mail you a phone to
your home that will work the moment you land in China. You can rent cheap
Android phones or nicer Apple iPhones.
2. Connect to a VPN (Virtual Private Network)
3. Log on to Google in China!
Shin Ultraman's
Friday opening was anestimated
$2.2 Million(viaKogyotsushin),
with the film jumping to anestimated
$5.4 Million(via Eiga
Ranking News)
on Saturday and anestimated
total of $7.7 Million(via Eiga
Ranking News)
for the three day weekend. Emphasis on the word "estimated" as actuals
will likely not be available until Tuesday.
Even still, this makes it thethird
largest kaiju/giant monster opening in the last 10 years.
It is already thehighest
grossing Ultraman film of all time.
(Though, keep in mind, no Ultraman movie has had a release this wide in history.
And most of the Ultraman movies of the last 20 years have been glorified
episodes.)
The only other kaiju/giant monster movies that have had a bigger opening
isShin
Godzillawith$8.2
Million(and
finished with$79.2
Million)
andGodzilla:
King of the Monsterswith$8.6
Million(and
finished with$25.8
Million).
2023 add:
Shin Godzilla : 8.25 billion yen
Shin Ultraman: 4.38 billion yen（至2022年8月4日）
Shin Kamen Rider: 2.02 billion yen （至2023年4月23日止）
11/23/2023 add:
The film Godzilla Minus One (2023) remained at number one in its second and
third weekend and has grossed ¥2.85 billion ($19 million) from 1.84 million
tickets as of November 19, 2023. Box Office Mojo currently lists the film's
Japanese gross as US$19,054,310. Variety reported on November 22 that the
film has grossed $20 million.
Produced at a fraction of the cost of MonsterVerse's “Godzilla: King of the
Monsters” and “Godzilla vs. Kong,” this $15 million enterprise pays stronger
emotional dividends than those films.
Entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Monday thatStudio
Khara's
newShin
Ultraman(New
Ultraman)filmsold
641,802 tickets and earned 993,410,050 yen (about US$7.68 million) in its
first three days at the box office to top the weekend chart. The film has
the highest-earning debut weekend for a live-action Japanese film in 2022
so far.
Shin Ultraman 641,802
tickets 993,410,050 yen US$7.68m
Shin Godzilla
564,332 tickets 845,675,500 yen
US$8.2m - Note: exchange rate is different.
So, "Shin Ultraman earned
17% more in its first three days than Shin
Godzilla did when it opened in
August 2016."
src Five years ago (2017), Hurricane Maria.
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017. The roaring
winds of the high-end Category 4 hurricane decimated the island’sfragile
and very deteriorated electric system,
triggering the world’s
second-longest blackout.
On Friday, Tropical Storm Fiona:
It was set to bring heavy rains and winds. Late Sunday morning, Fiona
strengthened into a Category
1 hurricane. As of Sunday afternoon, even though the hurricane was far
weaker than Maria, the island had lost all power — like five years
before.
src
Spain:
No female PM. Only female First Deputy PM. Note: it is not
Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_ministers_of_Spain
The Spanish government has had 61 women as ministers throughout history.
Only one woman, Federica
Montseny, has held the post of minister before the current democratic
period, becoming one of the first female ministers in the whole Europe. The
second government of José
Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (PSOE) was the first to achieve full
equality, with the same number of male and female ministers.[1] The
current government of Pedro
Sánchez holds the record for the biggest amount of female
ministers, with 14, whilst his first government became the first one to have
more women than men.[2]
List of elected and appointed female heads of state and government 2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar
1. South Korea beats Portugal and advances to World Cup 2022 knockout stage.
2. The number of countries from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in
the round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup rose to three: Australia, Japan &
Korea. It is for the first time ever.
3. Six Asian sides competed at Qatar 2022, the most ever, and apart from the
hosts Qatar, all of the sides won at least one match.
The six sides won seven matches between them and drew one,
to give an average of 3.67 points per team. That’s better than in the group
stages of the 2002 and 2010 tournaments when Asian sides achieved an average
of 3.5 points per team.
4. Asian sides at this World Cup also produced a series of upsets, with
Saudi Arabia beating Argentina in a game that really got the World Cup
up-and-running. Japan beat Spain and Germany, to survive the so-called
"Group of Death", despite a surprise loss to Costa Rica. South Korea’s win
over Portugal came despite the Taegeuk Warriors having their head coach
suspended and their best defender sidelined with injury. Asian
And African Teams Have Best Ever World Cup Group Stage
美籍華人吳兆文都認同！細數居港5大好處 (compared to New York City)
1. 香港垃圾桶無處不在
2. 港鐵高效準時 又方便
MTR Corporation maintained a world-class level of 99.99% punctuality rate
on its Hong Kong metro services in the first eight months of 2016, despite
the system being one of the busiest in the world.
From January to March 2017, New York City MTA’s subway system has an
average punctuality rate of just over 63 percent.
In 2017, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) due to ongoing reliability
and crowding problems with mass transit in New York City. This order
applied particularly to the New York City Subway, which was the most
severely affected by dilapidated infrastructure, causing overcrowding and
delays. With many parts of the system approaching or exceeding 100 years
of age, general deterioration could be seen in many subway stations. By
2017, only 65% of weekday trains reached their destinations on time, the
lowest rate since a transit crisis in the 1970s. To a lesser extent, New
York City buses operated by the MTA were also affected. Both the subway
and the buses are run by the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA), a
subsidiary of the MTA. A separate crisis at Penn Station affected the
routes of the three railroad agencies that provided service into the
station. Media outlets deemed these crises "the summer of hell".
3. 香港國際機場勁 又方便
香
港國際機場多次獲得「全球最佳機場」的殊榮以及多個建築設計獎項，其中英國獨立航空調查機構Skytrax於
12年內8度評定香港國際機場為全球最佳機場，給予香港國際機場「五星級機場」的最高級別評等。2019年更拿下全球首個IATA
CEIV Fresh認
可合作夥伴機場, 表示香港國際機場擁有嚴格的溫控貨運流程中提供高效的專業設施及服務，在運送及處理鮮活貨物方面達到國際認可標準的卓越能力。But
2022
年6月公佈的Skytrax全
球機場排名，曾經有多年位居前列的香港國際機場跌出全球十佳，暴跌至排第20，相對於全球十佳機場的所在國都已撤銷隔離甚至不需病毒檢測報告，
港府的強制隔離政策已損及香港國際機場的航空樞紐地位。
Compared to JFK Airport in New York City: New York John F. Kennedy
International Airport is only certified as a 3-Star Airport (out of a
5-Star System)
Brooklyn birding places:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden ebird
| saw Bobolink on 22 Apr 2018 (in reeds of water garden just south of
Conservatory), 8 Oct 2017 (Pic-1,
smaller) & 14 Sep 2014 | saw Dickcissel on 9 Oct 2017 | saw
European Goldfinch (is considered a rare bird in New York) on 22 Oct 2017
Prospect Park (next to Brooklyn Botanic Garden)
Green-Wood Cemetery (near to Prospect Park)
Bush Terminal Piers Park (near to Green-Wood Cemetery)
So the above 4 are formed a cluster.
Note:
(1) European Goldfinch - native to Europe, North Africa, and central
Asia. The European Goldfinch has been introduced to other areas, such as
southern Australia, New Zealand, and even the US. About 100 years ago these
birds were established on Long Island, but
those colonies died out and now they’re considered rare in North America. In
recent years, there have been many sightings of them in the Mid-West where
they are believed to be nesting. They are hardy birds and able to withstand
cold winters. Like their American cousins, these little birds like sunflower
and nyjer seed, so you may be able to keep this visitor around for a
while!
src
(2) European
Goldfinch in Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens - European Goldfinches
presently found in New York are believed to all be escaped cage birds or, at
best, a handful of their first-generation descendants. In order for
introduced birds to become countable in the high-stakes world of official
bird-counting, they must establish a self-sustaining breeding
population.
Note on patch birding: Carrie Laben saw 76 species of
birds at Socrates Sculpture Park (21 minute drive from home).
2022 Life bird:
King Eider (1/22). Northern Saw-whet Owl (12/10). Painted
Bunting (12/10).
Wish list:
Fox Sparrow. Common Goldeneye. Common Merganser (2/6).
Canvasback (2/12). Northern Pintail (2/27). Ring-necked
Pheasant. American Woodcock. Bald Eagle. Pileated
Woodpecker.
2020-21 Winter 成績單:
1. ducks seen in 2020-21 winter:
Redhead
Canvasback
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
(at Oakland Lake, 11/26 Thanksgiving)
Gadwall
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted
Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black
Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Wood Duck
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal (seen at JBWR
on 8/20/2011)
Green-winged Teal
Common Eider
King Eider
White-winged
Scoter (seen at Dead Horse Bay / Floyd Bennett Field on 1/8/2012)
Black Scoter
Surf Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
(seen at Fort Tilden [Riis Landing & coastal beach, the Atlantic
shore] on 2/18/2012)
Harlequin Duck
Black-bellied
Whistling Duck
Mottled Duck
Muscovy Duck
Common Goldeneye
Year 2020 Life bird:
Canvasback. Common Merganser. Harlequin Duck.
Black Scoter. Surf Scoter. Eared Grebe. Red-throated
Loon. Red Crossbill. Horned Lark. Snowy Owl.
Purple Sandpiper. American Woodcock.
2020成績單:
1. ducks seen in 2019-20 winter:
Redhead
Canvasback (male, 1/1/2020 at World's Fair Marina)
American Wigeon
Gadwall
Ruddy Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser (1/1/2020 at World's Fair Marina; 11/9 probably)
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser (Martha Weintraub saw 2 at JBWR on 12
Dec 2019)
Ring-necked Duck
Northern Shoveler
Mallard
American Black Duck
Scaup (Greater Scaup + Lesser Scaup)
Wood Duck
Northern
Pintail
Blue-winged Teal (seen at JBWR on 8/20/2011)
Green-winged Teal
Common
Eider
White-winged Scoter (seen at Dead Horse Bay / Floyd Bennett Field on
1/8/2012)
Long-tailed Duck (seen at Fort Tilden [Riis Landing & coastal beach,
the Atlantic shore] on 2/18/2012)
Harlequin Duck (3/28/2020, 12/20/2020, 2/28/2021, 1/2/2022 &
4/23/2022 at Point Lookout)
Note:
During winter, location can be a deciding factor. Greater Scaup tend to
choose saltwater bodies, while Lesser Scaup are found in
freshwater zones further inland. So try to see Lesser at Alley
Pond Park. src
Vacation history:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
Europe
Europe (cont.)
2023
HK
HK (cont.)
Europe
Florida Keys
& Caribbean
2022
FL/GA
Bonaire & Curacao
Portugal
2021
FL
Oregon
TX
2020
CT/MA
MA
2019
Cayman Islands
Iceland & Baltic Sea
Barbados
2018
Tucson, AZ
Pittsburgh
Bonaire & Curacao
(late Oct - early Nov)
HK, China
2017
Cayman Islands
Bonaire & Curacao
HK, China (1 day)
2016
Mexico
HK, Macau
2015
South Carolina/GA
Seattle, WA
Curacao
HK
2014
Jamaica
Canadian Rockies
Curacao
2013
New Orleans, Costa Maya,
Belize City, Roatan, & Cozumel
Gregarious / Social - House Sparrow: during all seasons when feeding,
often forming flocks with other species of birds. It roosts communally
and while breeding nests are usually grouped together in clumps. House
sparrows also engage in social activities such as dust or
water bathing and "social singing", in which birds call together in bushes.
Starling: The starlings are generally a highly
social family. Most species associate in flocks of varying sizes throughout
the year. Murmuration describes the flocking of
starlings, including the swarm
behaviour of their large flight formations. These flocks may
include other species of starlings and sometimes species from other
families. This sociality is particularly evident in their roosting
behaviour; in the non-breeding season some roosts can number in the
thousands of birds Rock Dove: Pigeons are often found in pairs in the
breeding season, but are usually gregarious. Cedar waxwings are sociable, seen in flocks year
round.[6] They
are non-territorial birds and "will often groom each other." Common Grackles are highly social, migrating,
wintering, and roosting in large flocks, often mixed with other species
including the Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed
Cowbird, and European Starling. Wintering
flocks may be especially large, sometimes numbering over a million birds!
Ground Forager Brown-headed Cowbirds usually
forage on the ground in mixed flocks of blackbirds, grackles, and
starlings. Males gather in groups or sing alone to attract the females
during mating season.
While many birds practice flocking behaviors, not all of them do. Some
birds permanently live in flocks while others congregate for specific
events like breeding season. Commonly known birds that flock in a
V-shape pattern include pelicans, geese, ibises, storks and waterfowl.
Birds that form larger flocks include:
blackbirds
starlings
shorebirds
robins
flamingos
cranes
pigeons
12/31 (Sat) am
Baisley Pond Park & Point Lookout
Redhead. Ring-necked Duck. American Wigeon. Gadwall. Northern
Shoveler. Ruddy Duck. Mallard. Coot. Gull. Canada Geese.
Titmouse. Woodpecker.
Point Lookout: 1000+ Brant. Common Loon, many. Sanderling.
Dunlin. Seal. I cannot see any Harlequin Duck. But someone
sees 6. 12/22 (Thu) - about 'Once-in-a-Generation' Storm
Name: Winter Storm Elliott
12/22 11:49am EST reported:
Casper, Wyoming, set an all-time record low temperature on
Tuesday (12/20) morning, dropping to -42 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking a
previous record of -41 degrees set in 1983. src
Bozeman, Montana, broke a daily record low Tuesday morning,
with temperatures plummeting to -43 degrees, while Helena, Montana tied its
daily record, at -35 degrees. src
The temperature in Lincoln, Montana also set a daily low at -49
degrees. src
The coldest recorded wind chill (how cold it feels outside when
considering wind speeds) was in the town of Malta, Montana, where it dropped
to an astounding -72 degrees on Tuesday. src
Forecasts show extreme low temperatures in southern states, as
well: On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) declared a state of
emergency, saying the state will see “temperatures that they haven’t
experienced in a decade or more.” src
WHAT
TO WATCH FOR
With
wind chillsdroppinginto
the -50s in North Dakota and South Dakota, the National Weather Servicewarnedof
“life-threatening cold” continuing through Saturday. The NWS also warnedwind
gustscould top 40 mph, in eastern and central
states in the coming days, with some areas exceeding 60 mph, likely
causing power outages while heavy snowfall in the Midwest and Great Lakes
regions could bring white-out conditions. src
News source from Australia (December 23, 2022 - 6:07AM Australian time):
*Forecasting*
On Christmas Eve, usually reliably toasty US winter
destinations – like Florida and Texas – will be literally freezing.
Orlando could fall to -1C on December 24 which would lead to
its coldest Christmas in 50 years. [Fact check: inaccurate! Should
say in 40 years because 1983 is the coldest Christmas Day.]
Normally sultry New Orleans is looking at -2C and humid
Houston will fall to -3C.
El Paso, a city built in a desert, could see a low of -6C on
Friday. Snow has already been reported as falling in parts of Texas.
*Forecasting*
Low temperatures Sunday morning are expected in the 30s across North and
CentralFlorida,
with high temperatures only managing to claw their way into the 50s.
For several towns and cities in Florida and the Southeast, it will likely
be one of the coldest – if not the all-time coldest – Christmas Days on
record, threatening the records set during the chilly Christmases of 1989
and 1983.
Orlando: Looking back at our records for Christmas Day, it could be one of
the coldest Christmas Days since 1983 when our high only reached 36 degrees.
That [means the 12/25/1983] is also the coldest Christmas on record in
Orlando. src
With an expected high of 50 on Sunday, it would rank in the top-10 coldest
Christmas Days and the coldest since the 1989 arctic outbreak.
The high temperature on Christmas Day in 1983 only reached 36 degrees in
Orlando, after a morning low of 21 tied for the coldest day on record for
any date.
This
winter storm has ushered in a polar plunge with wind chill alerts in 37 of
the lower 48 states. Wind chill warnings stretch more than 200 miles from
Washington state to Florida.
Wave
heights
Significant
wave heights beyond 20 feet will crank along all of the Great Lakes,
turning them into oceans.
Temperature
records
All
Time Low-Temperature Record: -42°F (Casper, Wyoming). The wind chill was
-76°F…the
air is extremely dry.It won’t get *that* cold in
New England, but we are forecasting wind chill temperatures below zero on
Saturday morning.
When
the wind chill hits –100°F
There
are only three times in U.S. records that the wind chill on the currently
used scale appears to have hit -100°F. On January 16, 2004, New
Hampshire’s Mount Washington Observatory, notorious for its harsh winter
conditions, recorded a temperature of -41.8 degrees and a wind of 87.4
mph, leading to a wind chill of -102.6°F.
“It
is unlikely that a lower wind chill has been measured at a long-term
station in the U.S.,” says climatologist Brian Brettschneider, whocoveredU.S.
and Canadian wind chill records in a blog post.
An
automated weather station at Howard Pass, Alaska, recorded a temperature
of -47.5°F with sustained winds of 53.7 mph at 10 p.m. on February 21,
2013. The resulting wind chill would have been minus -99.8°F. However, the
winds were measured at a height of 10 feet, rather than the standard 33
feet, so the actual wind chill was more likely minus -105°F, according to
Brettschneider.
Looking
beyond such remote outposts, the lowest wind chill confirmed at a U.S.
town or city (adjusting for the currently used wind chill scale) is -100°Fat
McGrath, Alaska, at 6 am AKST on January 27, 1989. The air
temperature was -72°F at the time, and the wind speed was 7 mph. The
extreme cold in McGrath was produced by an air mass that pushed from
Siberia across North America over the next few days, leading to an intense
cold wave in early February 1989 that extendedall
the wayto Mexico City.
Interestingly,
the wind chill of -100°F degrees in McGrath wouldn’t have even qualified
for an NWS wind chill advisory, Brettschneidernoted.
This is because the wind was only 7 mph at the time, and NWS offices in
Alaska do not issue wind chill advisories or warnings unless the wind is
expected to be sustained at 15 mph or more for at least three hours.
src: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/How-Wind-Chill-Got-Started-and-What-Its-Doing-US-Midwest The Queens County Christmas Bird Count was held on Sunday, 18 December.
Wood Duck - 25, thanks to the growing year-round population at
Kissena Park
Redhead - 64, bested old record by two! (bulk were at Baisley Pond)
12/18 (Sun) whole day with Ivy
Shirley Chisholm State Park (1750 Granville Payne Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11239),
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail at Brooklyn (3301 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY
11234) and Green-Wood Cemetery
Hybrid of Eurasian Wigeon and American Wigeon (1), male. American
Wigeon. Merganser (4), probably Red-breasted, not Common.
Gadwall. Scaup (I think not Ring-necked Duck). American Black
Duck. Bufflehead. Ruddy Duck. Shoveler. Pied-billed
Grebe.
Hood Merganser, female (2) at Cemetery.
American Kestrel. Northern Harrier. Red-tailed Hawk.
Killdeer (4). Yellowlegs. Great Blue Heron. Mourning
Dove. Black-capped Chickadee.
Photo:
Hybrid of Eurasian Wigeon and American Wigeon -
Kestrel -
Northern Harrier -
Hood Merganser -
Killdeer -
Black-capped Chickadee -
Blue Jay -
Mockingbird - 12/17 (Sat) am
Oakland Lake
Pintail, male. It may be a young male with less distinct plumage. I
mistook it as hybrid of Pintail and Mallard.
Pied-billed Grebe. Bufflehead (1M+1F). Ruddy Duck (8+).
Shoveler. Coot.
Great Blue Heron. RWBB. Nuthatch. Titmouse.
Robin. Mourning Dove. White-throated Sparrow.
Ring-billed Gull. etc. 12/10 (Sat) whole day with Ivy
Jones Beach, Oceanside MNSA
Life bird (2): Northern Saw-whet Owl. Painted Bunting, female.
Surf Scoter
斑頭海番鴨 (1M and 4-5 F), FOS. Common Eider (2+), FOS.
Long-tailed Duck (2) flying across the ocean, FOS. Black-capped
Chickadee. Titmouse. Nuthatch. Cowbird (M+F).
Goldfinch. House Finch. Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Cardinal. Robin. Mourning Dove. Starling. Great
Blue Heron. etc.
Notes:
(1) The Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) is the smallest owl
in eastern North America, and among the smallest on the continent, only ~20
cm in length, and typically weighing just 75 - 105 grams.
(2) Elf Owl: the smallest species of owl in the world. It can be found
in West Texas. src
(3) Scoter海番鸭属全家福: Surf Scoter 斑头海番鸭（M. perspicillata），丝绒海番鸭，白翅黑海番鸭（M.
deglandi），斑脸海番鸭（M. stejnegeri），普通海番鸭（M. nigra），黑海番鸭（M. americana）src 11/26 (Sat) whole day with Ivy
State Line Lookout. Address: 264 Palisades Interstate Pkwy Alpine NJ
07620 or use 1 Alpine Dr or 1 Alpine Approach Rd, Alpine, NJ 07620
Peregrine Falcon (2). Turkey Vulture, many. Black Vulture (2).
Chickadee (2). Cardinal (M+F). Song Sparrow (1).
Junco.
Photo:
Women's Federation Monument - <1> 11/19 (Sat) am
Baisley Pond Park
Ring-necked Duck. American Wigeon. Gadwall. Northern Shoveler. Ruddy Duck.
Mallard. Coot. Gull. Canada Geese.
Northern Flicker (2). Red-bellied Woodpecker (2+). Titmouse
(2+). Rusty Blackbird (2). Blue Jay (many). RWBB (M+F,
many). White-throated Sparrow (many). Song Sparrow (1). Cardinal
(2). Mourning Dove (10+). So many species and the number of
birds are more than usual.
No Redhead.
I do not do birdwatching for a while. And I do not do logging of my
birdwatching or park trip in NYC/LI area. Today I feel excited and
start doing again.
Afternoon, near the hongkong congee restaurant, see 3 Monk
Parakeets.
10/5 (Wed) - 10/16 (Sun)
Portugal.
10/6 am arrived at Lisbon. Then train to Porto.
10/14 get Delta notifying that flight is cancelled and rebooked a flight on
Sun 8am. Then we find an Airbnb to stay one more night.
Black Redstart - Western Male.
Photo:
Eurasian Blackbird - <1>
(look like it is a female)
Note:
Western birds are darker overall; male is slaty blackish, female smoky
grayish overall. Eastern males have extensive orange on the underparts, and
females are warm brown. src 9/25 (Sun) am, cloudy
JBWR
Meet Damien Kim, a photographer working at a public hospital.
9/3 (Sat) - 9/12 (Mon)
Bonaire & Curacao
Brittle star - at Klein Curaçao and Curacao Marriott Beach Resort
Tips:
(1) Next time visiting Bonaire, staying at Jasmin Garden Restaurant
+599 717-0588. Address: 27 Julio A. Abraham Boulevard,
Kralendijk. Price: $85/night.
(2) No need to go early for the flight from Curacao to JFK. I spent
< 45 minutes from Pier Beach Inn to the gate. Say, for a 2:30pm
flight, I can leave the hotel at 11:45pm.
(3) No need to go early for the flight from Bonaire to Curacao. My
flight is 9:15am. Nobody at the counter of Divi Divi Air at Bonaire
Airport at 7:45am.
(4) Raisha at Curacao - car service and apartment/vacation rental. +599 697
7690.
Socrates Hill of Peace Cozy
Apartment Curacao - Airbnb link
(5) Get muscle sprain. See Ce Wu, 718 271 7178 on 9/18 Sun
morning. Charge $60.
(6) How long it takes for a sprain or strain to heal?
After 2 weeks, most sprains and strains will
feel better. Avoid strenuous exercise such as running for up to 8 weeks, as
there's a risk of further damage. Severe sprains and strains can take months
to get back to normal.
8/17/2022 (Wed)
JBWR? (please check the pictures taken) 8/3/2022 (Wed) with Ivy
Nickerson Beach & MNSA & ... (don't remember) 7/31/2022 (Sun) am; meet John 718-200-0631 - a baby day
Nickerson Beach, Osprey platform at Marina next to Lido Beach Passive Nature
Area
Many Skimmer and Common Tern babies: One Least Tern baby, many are
still incubating. Killdeer babies (3+).
Many immature Common Tern.
Sanderling, 1000+. Piping Plover, a few. Oystercatcher.
No osprey at platform.
Photo:
Least Tern baby -
Skimmer baby -
Common Tern baby -
Common Tern juvenile -
Killdeer baby - <1><2><3>
Least Tern -
Common Tern -
Skimmer -
Dragonfly, hovering - <1> 7/9/2022 (Sat) am
Oceanside MNSA
Skimmer. Tree Swallow parents feeding young. A Tree Swallow
fledging. Purple Martin. Seaside Dragonlet, many. Green
Heron. Yellow-crowned Night Heron, adult and juvenile. Great
Egret. Tern. Laughing Gull.
Osprey not fledged, still in the nest. 7/4/2022 (Mon) am
JBWR
Cicada Killer. Sand Wasp. Turtle.
Waxwing (3). Yellow Warbler. Wren. Black-Crowned
Night Heron. Osprey parent with (3, probably) quite-big
unfledged chicks. Duck mother with her ducklings.
etc.
Photo:
Cicada Killer -
Turtle -
Waxwing -
Dragonfly, hovering -
Tern - 6/25/2022 (Sat) whole day with Winnie & Ivy
Nickerson Beach, Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, Oceanside MNSA
Common Tern babies: No Least Tern baby, still incubating.
Purple Martin at both Lido and MNSA.
Tree Swallow parent feeding young.
Common Tern babies: No Least Tern baby, still incubating.
Purple Martin.
6/11/2022 (Sat) whole day with Ivy
Nickerson Beach, Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, Oceanside MNSA
Osprey babies: 1 probably near the water tower next to Lido. 3 at
Lido. 1 at Oceanside.
Nickerson: no more courting of Common Tern. Common Terns and Least
Terns are incubating eggs.
Oceanside: Clapper Rail.
Osprey baby. Yellow Warbler. Catbird. Mockingbird.
Gadwall. Glossy Ibis. Laughing Gull. Tree Swallow.
etc.
Willow Flycatcher?
Chipmunk.
6/4/2022 (Sat) with Winnie & Rita Szeto
Nickerson Beach & Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
Oystercatcher babies.
Courting among Common Terns are commonly observed. Some are mating.
Oceanside: Osprey has 3 eggs; still incubating. Yellow-crowned Night
Heron. 5/30/2022 (Mon)
Nickerson Beach & Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
Oystercatcher babies. 5/21/2022 (Sat) whole day with Ivy, very hot, near 90F
Sterling Forest State Park / Tuxedo Bethel
GPS: United Water Inc, 228 Ironwood Dr, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
Driving Tip: Up - don't take George Washington Bridge. From
home, pass Whitestone Bridge (toll), take Hutchinson River Pkwy, then
cross Mario Cuomo Bridge (toll).
Looking for Golden-winged Warbler but not seen.
Indigo Bunting, male. Blue-winged Warbler. Scarlet
Tanager. Eastern Phoebe (2). Towhee. Black Vulture.
Other birders' list: Golden-winged Warbler. Black-and-white
Warbler. Redstart. Waterthrush.
Damselfly. Dragonfly.
Frog. Juvenile Eastern Newts (2), caught by Ivy.
Snake in the pond water at Tuxedo Bethel.
Note:
(1)
The terrestrial Red Eft (Juvenile Eastern Newt) feeds on earthworms and
arthropods found within leaf litter. Their menu includes mites, fly larvae,
worms, land snails, and slugs. Most of their prey are found in the upper
leaf litter layer, soil surface, or low vegetation. Red Efts sometimes are
found congregating around decaying mushrooms, apparently to take advantage
of the abundant prey attracted to the mushrooms.
https://wildadirondacks.org/adirondack-amphibians-eastern-newt-notophthalmus-viridescens.html
Osprey (FOS). 3/22-29/2022 (Tue-Tue)
Jacksonville & St. Augustine, FL and Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island
& Brunswick, GA
Swallow-tailed Kite. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Osprey.
Blue-winged Teal. Northern Pintail. White-cheeked Pintail (also known
as Bahama Pintail or Summer Duck). Ruddy Duck. Wood
Duck.
3/19/2022 (Sat) pm
Kissena (Corridor) Park / Alley Pond Park
Brown Creeper (1) at Alley Pond.
3/13/2022 (Sun) pm
JBWR (last visit is 10/9/2021,5 months)
Find no Osprey nor Eurasian Wigeon. Don't see any Snow Goose, Tree
Swallow or Barn Owl.
Green-winged Teal (FOS), 3M+1F at Big John's Pond. Gadwall.
Ruddy Duck. Bufflehead. Red-breasted Merganser, female, not 100%
sure, may be other Merganser or Duck. Northern Shoveler.
American Black Duck. Wood Duck.
Canada Goose. Brant. Swan.
Robin, quite a lot. Song Sparrow. Mourning Dove.
Starling.
Osprey at JBWR: A little bit early but reported by Don Riepe to have
arrived March 10.
Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area: Osprey pictures are shown on
Facebook.
三四月 滿天飛燕(4/17/2021) 遍地紅磚(4/17/2011)
3/5/2022 (Sat) am
Kissena (Corridor) Park
Find no Pheasant. Ring-billed Gull, still a lot, not leaving
yet.
Song Sparrow singing, FOS. Vulture or Hawk (2), flying above in the
sky. Red-bellied Woodpecker.
Jones Beach: cannot find Harlequin Duck. Seal (1), seeing it
back, not only head. Snow Bunting, a flock of. House
Finch. Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Point Lookout: Sanderling. Purple Sandpiper. Long-tailed
Duck. Loon.
Cammanns Pond County Park: Pintail (FOS). Ring-necked Duck.
Hooded Merganser. Gadwall. Northern Shoveler.
Double-crested Cormorant (1). Mallard. American Black
Duck. Ring-billed Gull. Swan, a pair. Canada Goose.
Black-crowned Night Heron.
Note: Somebody saw Lapland Longspur with a flock of Snow Bunting at Jones
Beach West End today.
ebird or ebird 2/21/2022 (Mon) pm, sunny and warm
Kissena Park
Photo:
Common Grackle -
Wood Duck -
Ring-billed Gull - 2/19/2022 (Sat) pm
Cammanns Pond County Park
Hooded Merganser. Northern Shoveler.
Gadwall. etc.
Photo:
Northern Shoveler - 2/12/2022 (Sat) until 12:30pm, partly sunny and warm with Terry Chu.
Kissena (Corridor) Park (before picking up Terry) / World's Fair Marina /
Baisley Pond Park
Kissena: RWBB, FOS. Blue Jay. Cardinal. Mourning
Dove. Wood Duck.
Marina: Canvasback (FOS), a lot of M and F, and quite close to the
shore. Bufflehead, a lot M+F. Ruddy Duck. Scaup, a lot
M+F. White-throated Sparrow.
Baisley: Redhead, 15+, M+F. Ring-necked
Duck. Northern Shoveler. American
Wigeon. Gadwall. American Black Duck.
Double-crested Cormorant. Coot. Turtle (FOS).
Photo:
Blue Jay -
Wood Duck -
Mourning Dove -
Canvasback -
Bufflehead -
Ruddy Duck -
Scaup -
Ring-necked Duck -
Note:
(1) Set a record - today I see 2 red-colored head ducks in just one
morning.
Next: Male Eurasian Wigeon also has red-colored
head.
(2) A record daily high temperature of 62 F was set at Islip, NY today,
breaking the previous record of 55 F which was originally set in 1984. A
record daily high temperature of 61 F was also set at JFK Airport today,
breaking the previous record of 58 F, set in 1966 and 2018.
data 2/6/2022 (Sun), sunny day but cold.
Willow Lake
Common Merganser, female (5+), FOS, pretty close. Fox Sparrow.
Great Blue Heron (2). Double-crested Cormorant (FOS).
Gull. Black Duck. Mallard. Robin (FOS).
Cardinal. Song Sparrow. Blue Jay (only heard).
Someone saw Bald Eagle on hour ago before I arrive.
Photo:
Common Merganser - take off -
- swimming
Great Blue Heron in flight -
1/22/2022 (Sat), sunny day but cold; with Ivy.
Great Kills Park (GPS address: 188 Buffalo St, Staten Island, NY 10306)
& Coney Island Creek Park Shore / Kaiser Park (2529 Neptune Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11224)
King Eider, lifer. Red-breasted Merganser (2M+F). Bufflehead
(many M+F). Loon. Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Mockingbird. Starling. Brant. Scaup. Gadwall.
American Wigeon. Sanderling (3). Gull. Horned Lark.
Crow.
Do not find Common Goldeneye at Great Kills Park.
White-tailed Deer: Male with big antlers. Female and their 3 or 4
children.
Note:
(1) Moravian Cemetery - 2205 Richmond Rd, Staten Island, NY 10306. Open
9am. Anne Lazarus and Miriam Rakowski, 2/13/2021, list of birds
spotted: Ring-necked Duck, Wild Turkey and Ruby-crowned Kinglets.
White-tailed deer roamed the cemetery in good numbers as well.
...
Everyone returned to Moravian Cemetery to be rewarded with the Common
Merganser, but we could not re-locate the Evening Grosbeak that had been
seen there earlier in the day.
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(2) Both Ring-billed Gull and Lesser Black-backed Gull have yellow legs.
(3) Are Loons
Ducks? 1/17/2022 (Mon)
Samsung A51 is activated. 1/2/2022 (Sun)
Point Lookout
Harlequin Duck (1M+2F), very close to shore; FOS. Seal (2+).
Loon (1). Possibly a flock of Long-tailed Ducks flying across.
Shorebirds flying across.
