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all yr: 2012-now FOS in NY

    Next: Saint Martin, Trinidad and Tobago. More: <1> trinidad_and_tobago.htm Panama
    ABC_Islands_trip.htm
    2023 HK. Europe. Florida Keys & Caribbean. Forget to retain (1) GPS, (2) GPS holder, (3) cell phone holder and (4) sunglasses when I park my car at his place. TODO: buy a USB connector because the GPS USB cable is short.
    2022 Florida & Georiga. Bonaire & Curacao. Portugal.
    2021 Florida. Oregon. Texas.
    2020 Cape Cod & Berkshire, MA
    2019 1. Cayman Islands. 2. Iceland. Baltic Sea ( Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, northeast Germany and Russia ) [link]   3. Barbados.
    2018 Tucson, AZ. Pittsburgh, PA. Bonaire & Curacao. HK (trips to China).
    2017 Cayman Islands / Bonaire & Curacao / HK (1 day trip to China with Siu Ming)
    2016 celebrate birding 10 year anniversary - 決志: 矢志不渝、堅定不移地進行觀鳥, 成為一生一世的嗜好, 天長地久的興趣.
    2016 (Aug-): HK
    2016 (Jan-Jul): Mexico (4/7)
    2015 (8/14-): Curacao / HK
    2015 (Jan-8/8) log: South Carolina / Seattle
    2014 log: Jamaica / Canadian Rockies / Curacao
    2013 log: New Orleans, Costa Maya, Belize City, Roatan, & Cozumel / HK ( 東龍洲, 1/2 day China with Siu Ming)   Periodical Cicada at SI
       This is a special photo to me. It is taken by 5 seconds (very long) shutter at Kowloon Park 6:15pm. Luckily the cooperative Black Crowned Night Heron stood still for me.
    2012 (after Hurricane Sandy) log
    2012 (Jul-before Hurricane Sandy) log  (Netherlands, UK, Scotland, Norway, Denmark) (birdList.b4_split2_b_and_c.htm)
    2012 (Jan-Jun) log (Costa Rica)
    2011 log  (HK, Punta Cana)
    2010 log  ( 1. Mar. Caribbean Cruise : Fort Lauderdale / Cozumel, Mexico / Cayman Islands ; 1b. HK ; 2. Nov. Caribbean Cruise : Puerto Rico / St Maarten / Half Moon Cay & Florida)
    2009 log  (Las Vegas; HK, Mainland China and Taiwan)
    2008 log  (South Caribbean Cruise - Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Grenada, Bonaire & Aruba; Toronto; Palm Beach, Florida)
    Photo and Video @ Punta Cana    pic01.htm others   HK trips
    ducks and geese
    Note on Dragonfly and Damselfly   my insect spider list    Macro   butterflyMoth.htm   frog   kissena_rare_encounter.htm   Postings of NY Birding List   34 TYPES OF TURTLES FOUND IN THE USA
    Favorites in 2013   Favorites in 2012   Favorites in 2011
    Bees   Wasps   Cricket   myInventory   myNationalPark.htm
    Costa Rica info   Costa Rica, 2012 - Photo    costa_rica_mybirdlist.htm
    Birding in Shetland Islands     Norway cruise     pc_stuff.htm    pc_stuff2.htm    Google Voice    t-mobile (6/2014)   多部未华子   cull_CanadaGeese_at_JBWR.htm
    samsung_s3600.note01.htm   smart_phone.htm   car_problem.htm   pedometer.htm
    http://www.nycgovparks.org/news/notices   Biblical_problems_caused_by_translation.htm   translation resource
    how_can_i_make_a_very_sharp_phot.htm   flash_wont_sync_in_slave_mode.htm   Camera/Camcorder for birding   cam4underwater   infrared_photography.htm
    snorkeling
    comet_PANSTARRS.htm    Jamaica_bird.htm   2015plus_jamaica_trips.htm   Glacier   Hay fever   Glacier & Canadian Rockies
    Curacao-1   Curacao-2   Bermuda   Cancun   Snorkeling Cozumel Reefs (El Cozumeleño Resort)
    St. Maarten  St. Eustatius
    Saint Martin: The best snorkeling on the island lies on the French side, where the government religiously protects the calm waters, which are populated with schools of brilliantly colored fish. Find a tiny cove and explore the shallow reefs along its shores, especially in the northeastern underwater nature reserve.
    Barbados is called the land of flying fish.
    Cuba [mirror] Ethiopia [Rockjumper's standard tours (as we classify this PNG tour) are aimed at the keen birder who wants to see as many birds and as much wildlife as possible without extreme effort or arduous hours in the field i.e. the average birder. src]
    NewFoundLand
    South Carolina   Seattle   Bird in Arizona Desert
    Lead Adventures 3-Week Galapagos program - doc
    Quito - Monastery of San Francisco - pic1 quito.htm
    The best month for me to visit Galapagos is probably Feb. https://www.quasarex.com/blog/galapagos-climate-february-weather-in-the-galapagos-islands https://www.quasarex.com/galapagos/when-to-visit
    List of whale and dolphin species        List of birds of HK

Tourists to China can finally use the country’s massively popular mobile payment systems

flu__covid19.htm coronavirus01.htm

interview_questions_and_answers.htm hk_box_office.htm

why_is_china_so_successful_at_Olympics.htm

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... 文革实际上就是"天京事变"的翻版，都是老大因权力受到威胁而利用老三干掉老二的故事，毛泽东就是洪秀全，刘少奇就是杨秀清，林彪就是韦昌辉 ... src

Population: NYC, HK, Singapore and African cities Russia_Poland_ukraine.htm 千古暴君商紂王帝辛，爲何一直有人爲他翻案？一個被寫壞的失敗者

香港学者冯学荣说：“五四运动，除了打伤一个人、烧毁一栋房、撤了三个官、留下暴力的火种之外，没有什么裨益可言。”“既没有救国，也没有立德。一场胡闹，仅此而已。src ntdtv.com info

学者王康细谈五四百年反思 :一场爱国青年运动的变质 src

Myth: “The body of this mammoth was found perfectly preserved in the Siberian tundra with food still in its mouth and stomach indicating that it froze instantly while grazing.” src
The notion of “flash-frozen” mammoths is so wide-spread, that in some circles (particularly Art Bell, Immanuel Velikovsky, Charles Hapgood, Randall Carlson fans) it is considered common knowledge. It is often cited as “evidence” to support claims that a sudden catastrophic event plunged the Earth back into an “ice age,” instantly freezing Mammoths and other megafauna, while they were eating.

Excess mortality of COVID-19
<1>
The EUROMOMO project is a sentinel surveillance system for excess mortality – their ‘canary in the coal mine’ for infectious diseases. Their data allows us to compare seasonal excess mortality between participating countries by analysing how far their reported overall deaths deviate from expected seasonal standards.
And what does it tell us? It shows us that Sweden is faring well when compared to England and Spain, and only doing slightly worse than Switzerland, but much worse than neighboring Norway or Denmark.
Comment:
Sweden directly benefited from surrounding nations border lockdown with it because of their COVD19 policy hence their seasonal excess mortality data (EUROMO) must be adjusted accordingly to account for the almost total lack of seasonal influenza and other Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs) primarily effecting the aged in 2020 in that country. A comparative year on year weighted average will be misleading.
src (01 Oct 2020)
<2>
The Swedish government's approach has attracted controversy. The impact on the country's healthcare system and its reported death toll have been far greater than in other Nordic countries, in part due to its unique strategy. An independent commission that evaluated the response found that Sweden managed to keep excess mortality lower than 31 other European countries.
wiki (the source was published on 2022-02-28)
<3>
Excess Death by country (2020-2022)

New York City will set a record on Monday (1/30/2023) for its latest-ever first measurable snow of the winter, beating Jan. 29, 1973.
Less than a week later, New York City could eclipse its longest streak of consecutive days without measurable snow. The record currently stands at the 332 days set on Dec. 15, 2020 (since January 18, 2020).2023

hong kong–zhuhai–macau bridge usage statistics
- opened on 24 October 2018.
- While an average daily vehicular flow of 3,494 and 4,167 was registered in 2018 and 2019, respectively, that number plunged to fewer than 400 vehicles between April and July 2020.
- Traffic through the Zhuhai land port has continued to rise since the Chinese mainland fully resumed travel with the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions on February 6, 2023. On Sunday (4/16/2023), the total number of vehicles entering and exiting via the Zhuhai land port exceeded 8,320, which is twice the highest single-day figure in 2019, Yangcheng Evening News reported on Wednesday (4/19/2023). This is the fifth time in 2023 that a new record for traffic has been set since the opening of the bridge.
- Statistics show that since April 2023, the port's average daily clearance has been around 7,300 vehicles. Compared to the first quarter of 2023, there has been an increase of 28 percent, tripling that of 2019, Yangcheng Evening News reported.
- 2023: 自“港车北上”“澳车北上”政策落地实施以来，经港珠澳大桥珠海公路口岸出入境的车辆快速增长。8月20日，港珠澳大桥边检站查验车辆超过1.1万辆次。这是今年第12次刷新口岸单日最高纪录，查验旅客超过7.7万人次，创3年来新高。
2023.12.25 - 首次突破1.6万辆次，今年第19次刷新纪录，创造了大桥开通以来单日最高纪录。
- 2024: 農曆新年初三香港「單牌車」數量首次超過單日8000架次，是「港車北上」實施以來新高。

2023 Lifer (totally 6):
Red-headed Woodpecker. Sandhill Crane. Western Tanager. Eastern Screech Owl (red morph). Common Goldeneye. Eastern Bluebird (pointed out by Ivy).
Place TOGO: Ocean City Rookery (next to the Ocean City Welcome and Information Center on the Stainton Memorial Causeway (better known as the Ninth Street Bridge)) - 300 W 9th St, Ocean City, NJ 08226 - 2.5 hour drive src

Maui fire
8/12/2023 (Sat) report: 80 people dead, making the fires one of the deadliest natural disasters in Hawaii’s history, and the nation’s deadliest wildfire since the 2018 Camp fire in California killed 85 people. src
8/13/2023 (Sun) report: By Saturday, the death toll had reached 93, making the fire among the worst natural disasters in Hawaii’s history, and the nation’s deadliest wildfire since a blaze in northeast Minnesota killed hundreds of people in 1918.

The toll from the wildfires makes this the deadliest natural disaster in the state in decades, surpassing a 1960 tsunami that killed 61 people. An even deadlier tsunami in 1946, prior to Hawaii's statehood, killed more than 150 on the Big Island, prompting the development of an outdoor siren alarm system.

Overly dry vegetation that acted as fuel, the ongoing drought, strong winds from Hurricane Dora, a high-pressure system and dryness of the atmosphere made for a devastating combination that allowed the flames to spread at a faster pace than firefighters could contain them.

The warning system was notably silent on Maui before residents were forced to run for their lives Tuesday, survivors and officials said. Instead, alerts on cellphones, televisions and radios went out across the island, but widespread power outages and cell signal loss made it unclear how successful that warning was. src

“It's not like hurricane force winds are unknown to Hawaii, or dry brush, or red flag conditions," Tokuda said. "We did not learn our lesson" from 2018's Hurricane Lane, which led to brush fires on Maui and Oahu. src

In August 2018, three brush fires broke out as Hurricane Lane neared the island, charring more than 2,000 acres in Maui, forcing dozens to flee their homes and knocking out power to thousands of residents.

“The approaching storm stretched public safety resources and complicated the suppression response, with strong winds grounding air support and the fire forcing evacuation of a storm shelter within hours of predicted hurricane landfall,” according to a 2021 report from Maui County.

The fires burned 21 residential structures, 27 vehicles, and an about 150 acres of active farmland, making them among the most destructive in state history, according to the report. src

What is the history of tsunamis in Hawaii?

Since 1812, there have been a total of 135 confirmed tsunamis in Hawaii, according to the International Tsunami Information Center from the United Nations.

The worst tsunami in Hawaii, in terms of damage and deaths, occurred in 1946. An 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska created a 16-foot-tall tsunami that created $150 million in damage (2016 dollars). There were 158 deaths: 121 on Hawaii Island (96 in Hilo), 17 on Kauai, 14 on Maui and 6 on Oahu. src

12/31/2023 (Sat) whole day with Ivy
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve & Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge, Suffolk County, Long Island
Stop by Cold Spring Harbor State Park.
GPS Address of Caumsett SP: 25 Lloyd Harbor Rd, Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743

Caumsett: Eastern Screech Owl (red morph) (1). Eastern Bluebird, a few (pointed out by Ivy). Common Raven or just Crow? Northern Flicker (1).
Target: Common Goldeneye (11+). Red-breasted Merganser (M&F). Long-tailed Duck (2), flying. Common Loon or Red-throated Loon. Waxwing, a group.

Photo:
Eastern Screech Owl -
Common Goldeneye -
Red-breasted Merganser -

Note:
<1> Foxes, rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, and bats use the forest and old fields at Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge.
<2> Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge: $4 parking fee.

12/30/2023 (Sat) early morning
JBWR

Red-breasted Merganser (M&F), one is very close to me. Hooded Merganser (M&F). Ruddy Duck. Bufflehead. Waxwing (20+). Robin. Starling, a large group. Hermit Thrush (1) or alike. Brant.

Photo:
Red-breasted Merganser -
Ruddy Duck -
Waxwing -
Thrush -
Starling -
Robin -

12/24/2023 (Sun) early morning
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve (25 Lloyd Harbor Rd, Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743, the parking address)

Search for Eastern Screech Owl (red morph). But cannot find it/them. It is reported there are 2.

12/23/2023 (Sat) early morning
Willow Lake

Common Merganser (1M and 2+F). Hooded Merganser (1M and 1F).

Places to see the duck:
Common Merganser - Willow Lake
Redhead - Baisley Pond Park
Canvasback - World's Fair Marina (1 Marina Rd, Corona, NY 11368; GCP Exit 9E)
Hooded Merganser - Cammanns Pond County Park
Harlequin Duck - Point Lookout
Wood Duck - Kissena Park
Bufflehead -
Red-breasted Merganser - Dead Horse Bay. Jones Beach. Orchard Beach / Pelham Bay Park. JBWR.
Northern Pintail - Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen County, NJ
Green-winged Teal - Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen County, NJ
Ring-necked Duck - Baisley Pond Park
Common Goldeneye - Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge & Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, Long Island

12/17/2023 (Sun) early morning
Dead Horse Bay

FOS: Red-breasted Merganser (M+F). Horned Grebe (or the uncommon Red-necked Grebe?)
Bufflehead. Brant. Canada Goose.

Note: Charles Tang saw both Horned Grebe and Red-necked Grebe at here on 1/20/2020. src

12/16/2023 (Sat) early morning / whole day, with Ivy
Willow Lake / Jones Beach & Baisley Pond Park

Lifer: Western Tanager. Male.
FOS: Common Merganser at Willow Lake. Long-tailed Duck and Seal at Jones Beach.
Common Loon. Peregrine Falcon (1). House Finch. Northern Mockingbird. Yellow-rumped Warbler. Brant (2500). Shorebird (hundreds if not in thousands).
Redhead Duck. etc.

Photo:
Peregrine Falcon -
Seal -
Loon swallow food -

12/15/2023 (Fri) pm after work, with Winnie
World's Fair Marina

FOS: Canvasback (quite a lot of males and females).
Loon (1). Bufflehead (M+F). Scaup (M+F). Gadwall (M+F). Ruddy Duck (M+F). Great Blue Heron (1). Black Duck. Mallard.

12/10/2023 (Sun) early morning
Point Lookout. Cammanns Pond County Park.

FOS: Harlequin Duck (4M+2F). Common Eider (M+F). Loon.
Turnstone (1). Dunlin. Sanderling.

Photo:
Harlequin Duck -
Common Eider -
Loon -
Turnstone -
Hooded Merganser -

12/9/2023 (Sat) am
Baisley Pond Park. Also visit Kissena Park am and pm.

Redhead (FOS), many. Pied-billed Grebe. American Wigeon. Gadwall, a lot. Ring-necked Duck, a lot. Ruddy Duck. Northern Shoveler. Mallard. Coot. Geese. Swan family: mother, father and 5 young ones. etc.
Monk Parakeet nest with 15+ birds.

11/26/2023 (Sun) with Ivy
Richard W. DeKorte Park, Bergen County, NJ

Snow Bunting (8+). Waxwing (30-40). Northern Pintail (20+). Green-winged Teal (10+). Bufflehead. Hooded Merganser. Gadwall. Ruddy Duck, a lot (someone saw 391). Mourning Dove, many. Double-crested Cormorant. Northern Mockingbird. House Finch, including a probably sick one with an ugly beak. Pine Siskin (1). Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1). Purple Sandpiper, a small group. etc.

Photo:
Snow Bunting -
Waxwing -
Northern Pintail -
Green-winged Teal -
Ruddy Duck -
Double-crested Cormorant -
Northern Mockingbird eats purple berry -
House Finch, the sick one -
Pine Siskin -

Notes:
1. Someone saw Canvasback on 11/20/2023.
2. Someone saw Redhead at Baisley Pond Park today.
3. Place TOGO: Jacksons Pond, Union County, New Jersey. GPS address (use Filo Sofi Arts address): 33C Parkway Dr, Clark, NJ 07066.
Google map url (from a place near home to the pond):
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/40.720033,-73.806616/Jacksons+Pond,+Clark,+NJ+07066/@40.729452,-74.2181039,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m10!4m9!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x89c3b3b9cc72b051:0x4e5d7c24801ff44e!2m2!1d-74.2852366!2d40.6301164!3e0?entry=ttu
1 hr 15 min (37.1 miles)
via Belt Pkwy and I-278 W

11/25/2023 (Sat)
金馬獎紀錄:
1. 最年輕影后：林品彤 (12歲)
2. 獲最多次最佳男主角：梁朝偉3次獲獎、7次入圍
3. 最多次最佳女主角：張曼玉4次, 再加上一次最佳女配角. 是至今無人能打破的「得獎最多的幕前工作者」紀錄。
4. 入圍最多的幕前工作者：張艾嘉20次
5. 獲最多導演獎：李行、杜琪峯、許鞍華、侯孝賢. 均以三部作品並列成為獲得最多最佳導演獎。2023年10月25日侯孝賢導演宣布退休，而他監製的《老狐狸》這次也入圍了金馬的7個獎項，可能成為侯導角逐金馬獎的最後一部作品。
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瑪莉·貝絲·麥蓮（英語：Marlee Beth Matlin，1965年8月24日—）是一位美國女演員，1987年以電影《無言的愛》拿下第59屆奧斯卡金像獎「最佳女角獎」，她不但是奧斯卡史上首位失聰的影后，同時也締造了最年輕的影后新紀錄（21歲7個月6天），33年來這紀錄仍尚未被打破。[1]她在電影和電視劇作品中的精湛演技亦為她贏得一座金球獎，另有二次提名，以及四度艾美獎提名。She is still the youngest winner in the Best Actress category. wiki

香港電影金像獎最佳女主角: 最年輕的影后林碧琪 (17歲)

柳樂優彌 - 由當時才14歲的柳樂優彌所主演的《誰知赤子心》在2004年的第57屆康城影展主競賽單元上獲得最佳男演員獎；這是日本演員首次獲得此獎，同時也是該獎項自誕生以來的最年輕獲獎者.

90年出生的日本女演员黑木华在知名导演山田洋次的新作《小小的家》中的出色表演，荣获第64届柏林电影节最佳女演员“银熊奖”。亚洲影人在2014柏林电影节上大放异彩。
继日本女演员左幸子、田中绢代、寺岛忍之后，黑木华成为获此殊荣的第四位日本女演员，也是日本电影史上获此荣誉的最年轻女演员(age 24)。本期策划聚焦黑木华，借此机会让我们认识下这位从柏林电影节走出来的90后日本影后。
黑木华，1990年3月14日出生. src

蘆田愛菜:
在朝日放送的電視劇中首次亮相，在出演電視劇《Mother》[3]時成名，被稱為「天才童星」（天才子役）[4]，並由此劇在她剛過六歲生日之時拿下第65屆日劇學院賞新人賞（特別賞），同時也成為史上最年輕的得主[3]。
6歲時主演單集電視劇《再見我們的幼稚園》[5]，以及連續劇《契爸唔易做》(aka 高木護的規矩)[5]，成為日劇最年輕的主演演員，同時這兩劇也讓其拿下2011年東京國際戲劇節電視劇大獎最佳女主角獎。亦憑《契爸唔易做》拿下第69屆日劇學院賞最佳女主角獎[25]。
蘆田憑《白兔糖女孩》、《阪急電車單程15分鐘的奇蹟》等電影，獲得第54屆藍絲帶獎最佳新人獎，打破原田知世《穿越時空的少女》於1984年的紀錄[7]，成為藍絲帶獎史上最年少獲獎者.

11/19/2023 (Sun) am
Baisley Pond Park

American Wigeon. Gadwall, a lot. Ring-necked Duck, a lot. Ruddy Duck. Mallard. Coot. Gull. Swan.
White-throated Sparrow.

10/31/2023 (Tue) - 11/11/2023 (Sat)
Florida Keys and Caribbean (Jamaica, Cayman Island & Cozumel)

10/31 Tuesday. Delta flight # 2883 Depart 7:35 am JFK, arrival Miami 10:35 am. One and a half hour drive to Key Largo
Laura Quinn Wild bird sanctuary
Hotel: Rock Reef Hotel in Key Largo
11/1 Wednesday. Two hour 15 minutes to Key West.
Bahia Honda State Park (mile marker 37 snorkeling). 1.25 hours from Key Largo hotel. 52 minutes to Key West hotel.
Catch the Sunset At Mallory Square.
Hotel: Kimpton Fitch Lodge – two city parking lots nearby. 1030 Eaton Street Key West FL 33040 Voucher for breakfast.
11/2 Thursday. Visit the Butterfly and Nature conservatory. $15. (9am to 5pm)
Fort Zachery State Park.
National Key Deer Refuge 30587 Overseas Hwy (1.5 hour to Holiday Inn)
11/3 Friday. Morning: Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park. Afternoon: stay at hotel. No snorkeling trip because of the windy weather.
Hotel: Holiday Inn at Key Largo
11/4 Saturday. Sightseeing in Miami area
Hotel: Staybridge near the airport. 3651 NW 25th Street FL 33142
11/5 Sunday. Carnival Horizon – check in 12:30 pm
11/6 Monday. Sea day.
11/7 Tuesday. Ocho Rios 10am to 5 pm. Go to Dunn River Fall.
11/8 Wednesday. Grand Cayman Island. Sunset House.
11/9 Thursday. Cozumel. Money Bar Beach Club.
...

Cayman Island: 3/2010, 1/2017, 3/2019.
Cozumel: 3/2010, 4/2013.
At Cayman Island, see a Southern Stingray and a Flounder.
At Cozumel, see a small Shark, Eel, Starfish and Yellow Stingray (Urobatis), like the ones seen in Mexico (4/7-14/2016). On that day (11/9), 5 cruise ships were there.

Photo:
Key Deer -
Rooster -

Note: Snorkeling Cozumel Reefs (El Cozumeleño Resort)

10/28/2023 (Sat) full day, leaving about sunset, with Winnie, Ivy and Terri
Croton Gorge Park / Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse / Tarrytown

Croton Gorge Park:
   New Croton Dam is a historic dam in Westchester County, New York.
   35 Yorktown Rd, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520.
   No parking fee in October.
   See: Titmouse. Chickadee.
Tarrytown rail station parking fee: $1.75/hr.
   See Cormorants 3+ catching fish.

Photo:
Cormorant(s) catch fish -

Note:
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - 540 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 | Sat 8:30-4:30 | has red maple trees.

9/9/2023 (Sat) from am until 2:30pm with Ivy
am | Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park (Nassau County) - GPS address: 143 Everit Ave, Hewlett, NY 11557.
pm | Kissena Park, looking for hummingbird.

Roseate Spoonbill. Osprey. Barn Swallow. Black-crowned Night-Heron. Green Heron. Great Egret. Double-crested Cormorant. Damselfly.
Kissena: Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Spotted Lanternfly, a lot.

7/8/2023 (Sat) whole day with Ivy
Nickerson Beach, Osprey platform at Marina next to Lido Beach Passive Nature Area, Oceanside MNSA

Nickerson: Oystercatcher young. Common Tern, babies to high-school student (big and look similar to adult). Least Tern incubating; I see many eggs. Skimmer, a family with two parents and 2 babies; all others are still incubating. Piping Plover babies and immature.
Osprey platform: 2 nestlings.
MNSA:
Clapper Rail. Purple Martin. Green Heron. Yellow-crowned Night Heron. Great Egret. Tern. Laughing Gull. Barn Swallow (家燕). Yellowlegs. Willet. etc.
Seaside Dragonlet, many.
Three Ospreys are not fledged, still in the nest. But two are trying to fly so they will soon leave the nest in a few days.
Take good pictures of Saltmarsh Sparrow.

Photo:
Saltmarsh Sparrow -
Green Heron -
Yellow-crowned Night Heron -
Barn Swallow -
Osprey -
Oystercatcher -
Skimmer -
Piping Plover -
Common Tern -

7/4/2023 (Tue) am
JBWR

Oystercatcher. Tern. Osprey. Glossy Ibis. Waxwing. House Wren. Yellow Warbler. Flycatcher. Double-crested Cormorant. etc.
Cowbird?

Note:
(House) Wrens covet all nest sites on their territory, and can become fierce pillagers of other birds’ nests. This is where they run afoul of some humans. A wren will enter a nest box already in use by another species and peck open the eggs by or will toss out nestlings. They’re notorious for ruining the nests of chickadees, bluebirds and tree swallows and even, at times, killing the adult birds. Wrens will even peck open eggs of birds that nest out in the open, like robins and cardinals, even though they have no use for the nest site. src

6/18/2023 (Sun) am; with Rita Szeto
Nickerson Beach / Lido Beach Passive Nature Preserve (just visit the osprey platform)

Oystercatcher eggs (3).
Common Tern babies (10+).
Least Tern incubating.
Skimmer.
Piping Plover.
Osprey parents with babies (at least 2).
Killdeer. Glossy Ibis. etc.

4/29/2023 (Sat) leaving NY to Europe
5/21/2023 (Sun) back to NY

Day-by-Day Itinerary:

Day
      Date                      
      Port of
      Call                
      Arrival    Departure

      1   Tuesday, May 02, 2023     
      Barcelona,
      Spain              
      ---      5:00 PM

      2   Wednesday, May 03, 2023    Marseille
      (Provence), France 8:00 AM    9:00 PM

      3   Thursday, May 04, 2023    
      Villefranche-Sur-Mer (Nice), France 8:00 AM 7:00 PM

      4   Friday, May 05, 2023       La
      Spezia (Florence & Pisa), Italy  8:00 AM 8:00 PM

      5   Saturday, May 06, 2023     At
      Sea                        
      ---        ---

      6   Sunday, May 07, 2023      
      Valletta,
      Malta             
      7:00 AM    7:00 PM

      7   Monday, May 08, 2023       At
      Sea                        
      ---        ---

      8   Tuesday, May 09, 2023      Taranto,
      Italy              
      7:00 AM    3:00 PM

      9   Wednesday, May 10, 2023    Zakynthos (Zante),
      Greece    8:30 AM    4:00 PM

      10  Thursday, May 11, 2023     Kotor,
      Montenegro          
      11:59 AM    8:00 PM

      11  Friday, May 12, 2023      
      Dubrovnik,
      Croatia           8:00
      AM    6:00 PM

      12  Saturday, May 13, 2023     Zadar,
      Croatia             
      10:00 AM    6:00 PM

      13  Sunday, May 14, 2023       Koper,
      Slovenia            
      10:00 AM    7:00 PM

      14  Monday, May 15, 2023       Ravenna,
      Porto Corsini, Italy

Flight information
Itinerary # 72389219045837
4/29 Delta 168 10:10 pm terminal 4 JFK to Barcelona, arrival 12 pm
5/21 Delta 185 12:30 pm Milan to JFK, arrival 3:30 pm
5/2 to 5/15 Celebrity Constellation, embark Barcelona, disembark Ravenna, Italy
Hotels
4/30 – 5/2 Barcelona, Spain
Sercotel Caspe Caspe, 103, Barcelona, Spain 08013
Priceline trip #:246-683-315-16 Confirmation #: 3170438769 Hotel phone number 34 932467000
5/15-5/17 Bologna, Italy
Hotel Roma - Via D'Azeglio, 9, Bologna, 40124 Italy – Pay in hotel.$360 euro, 2 beds
Confirmation: 1458605744 Expedia itinerary: 72492812021040 2pm to 11 am
5/17 – 5/19 Verona, Italy (the setting of Romeo and Juliet)
Opera Relais de Charme Via Valerio Catullo 1, Verona, VR, 37121 Italy 3:30 pm to 10:30 am, 1 double bed
Confirmation: 1676585787918 Expedia itinerary: 72492824165690
5/19 – 5/21 Milan, Italy
Starhotels Anderson Piazza Luigi Di Savoia 20, Milan, MI, 20124 Italy 2pm to noon
Confirmation: 125468408 Expedia itinerary: 72492837715044 1 double bed, ask for 2 beds if available.

4/22/2023 (Sat) whole day; with Ivy
Liberty Loop Trail (Part of Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge) - GPS / parking address: 169 Oil City Rd, Pine Island, NY 10969
4/2024 Note: To avoid tolls, take Queensboro Bridge. To avoid, GWB, take Lincoln Tunnel (has tolls). Pick up Ivy in Manhattan: 5 Av/59 St subway station - N,R, and W train. 5 Ave & 60 St has subway exit.
6 1/2 Station Road Audubon Sanctuary, Goshen, New York - GPS / parking address: 88 6 and 1 Half Station Rd (6 1/2 Station Rd), Goshen, NY 10924.

Liberty: Sandhill Crane 沙丘鶴, lifer. Swamp Sparrow; also seen at Orchard Beach / Pelham Bay Park on 9/27/2014.
sandhill crane twitter

And another tweet: He saw the crane on 4/7.

4/16/2023 (Sun) 7:30am leave home, 6pm back at home; with Ivy
Green-wood Cemetery & Marine Park, Brooklyn and a quick visit to Salt Marsh Nature Center

Green-wood: Clipping Sparrow. Savannah Sparrow. Brown Creeper. Cowbird. etc.
Marine Park: Red-headed Woodpecker, lifer. Osprey pair. Red-tailed Hawk pair attempts to catch squirrels.

4/8/2023 (Sat) am
Point Lookout / Lido Beach Passive Nature Preserve (the outside osprey platform) / Oceanside

Point Lookout: Loon. Horned Grebe. Northern Gannet, a lot. Purple Sandpiper. Oystercatcher. etc.
Oceanside: Savannah Sparrow.
Ospreys are back.

3/25/2023 (Sat) - 4/5/2023 (Wed)
Westchester, NY

Cowbird (FOS) in late March.
Common Merganser, close encountered at Tarrytown Lakes Park on 4/2 Sun am. Get some good pictures but some are over-exposed. Then visit Tarrytown later. All myself alone without Winnie.

3/18/2023 (Sat) am
Point Lookout & Cammanns Pond County Park
Seal (1). Oystercatcher, see it earlier than all previous years. Loon (4+). Long-tailed Duck (2). Gull. Starling. Possibly some Scoters.
Cammanns: Hooded Merganser (M+F). American Black Duck. Crow. etc.

Photo:
Oystercatcher -
Loon -
Starling -
Hooded Merganser -
Mallard -
American Black Duck -

2/13/2023 (Mon) - 3/6/2023 (Mon)

13 Feb 2023 CX841
New York to Hong Kong
depart on 09:00 from JFK Terminal 8
Duration: 16h 15m
Arrives on 14:15 at HKG Terminal 1

6 Mar 2023 CX844
Hong Kong to New York
depart on 03:20 from HKG Terminal 1
Duration: 15h 40m
Arrives on 06:00 at JFK Terminal 8

2 月15日 (星期三) 上午 8:00 證換
After it, 將軍澳海邊將軍澳海濱公園岩鷺 - <1>

2.17 Fri (Nikon camera picture date is EST 2.16 9/10pm)
灰頭麥雞

絲光椋鳥

黑捲尾

八哥

金眶鴴

池鷺

夜鷺

黑翅長腳鷸

磯鷸 or alike

紅耳鵯

白頭鵯

紅咀藍鳥

綠翅鴨 (Eurasian teal)

Cormorant (1) : most of the cormorants and black-faced spoonbills (黑臉琵鷺) have left Hong Kong.

Today is hot (21C) we see 紅棉樹開花

錦上路站

高埔路

白腰鵲鴝影唔到

白腹海鵰

水浪窩
大埔滘 - meet Frank Ng and Noel

Blue-winged leafbird (藍翅葉鵯)

2.27 Mon 龍虎山行上太平山

藍喉太陽鳥

白尾藍地鴝

https://zh.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%9C%B0%E9%B8%B2%E5%B1%9E&action=edit&redlink=1

2.28 Tue 北紅尾鴝雌性南濤閣樓下公園

柴公：白胸翠鳥紅咀藍雀

3.1 Wed 大生圍

藍喉歌鴝反咀鷸黑翅長脚鷸八哥

金眶鴴

池鷺綠翅鴨琵咀鴨白頸鴉鶺鴒灰斑鳩

紅咀鷗

1/28/2023 (Sat) am
Willow Lake & World Fair Marina

Willow Lake: Common Merganser (3M+3F+?).
Canvasback not found.

1/8/2023 (Sun) am
Jones Beach West End & Point Lookout

Harlequin Duck not found. No Snowy Owl.
Jones Beach: Dunlin. Savannah Sparrow (I did not id it for a long time). Snow Bunting, FOS. Red Crossbill, FOS. Nuthatch. Black Scoter, FOS. Possibly Common Goldeneye but the birder says it is not; probably Scaup or other duck. Scaup. Brant. etc.
Point Lookout: Common Loon. Purple Sandpiper (1).

Photo:
Duck look like Goldeneye -
Dunlin -

1/2/2023 (Mon) am / pm
Cammanns Pond County Park and Jones Beach / Kissena Park

Cammanns: Hooded Merganser. Double-crested Cormorant. etc.
Jones Beach: cannot find Harlequin Duck. Red-breasted Merganser (1). Long-tailed Duck (1). Oystercatcher (1). Purple Sandpiper, a few. Cardinal, M+F (7+). Common Loon. etc.
Kissena Park: Wood Duck, M+F (11+). Northern Shoveler. etc.

Adam Cowie-Haskell saw 2 Harlequin Ducks at Jones Beach West End Jetty on 1/1 Sun. src
Someone saw 1 female Harlequin Duck at Jones Beach Coast Guard Station on 1/3 Tue. src

1/1/2023 (Sun) am
World Fair Marina (GCP Exit 9E)

Canvasback not found.