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Pete Brush
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journalist, sports fan, birder
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Also present in Brooklyn Bridge Park this morning along with other ducks -- many in breeding plumage -- was a good number of Northern Shovelers #birds #birding 🪶
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Common Goldeneye offshore at Dumbo just north of Brooklyn Bridge Park Brooklyn Bridge Park #birds #birding 🪶
January 26, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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American Kestrel, Brooklyn Bridge Park #birds #birding 🪶
January 19, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Green-winged Teal at the Brooklyn Bridge Park Marina #birds #birding 🪶 And a triple-duck shot with Teal, Gadwall and Mallard
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker doing work, Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 3 #birds #birding 🪶
January 17, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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At the spiral pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park this morning this Red-tailed Hawk was taking a spa, bathing in the chilly water then flapping dry #birds #birding 🪶
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Ever seen a hawk go ice skating? This morning I did as this Cooper's Hawk at Brooklyn Bridge Park was navigating a frozen pond to get a drink #birds #birding 🪶
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Brown Pelican, Sarasota #birds #birding 🪶
January 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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Osprey, Sarasota #birds #birding 🪶
December 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Audubon says Limpkin breeding behavior not well understood. Just watched them copulating pondside after short-lived (I assume) mating calls more nuanced than the usual shrieks. Sorry no pic. Sarasota #birds #birding 🪶
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Pied-billed Grebe, Sarasota, #birds #birding 🪶
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Limpkin with Blue-winged Teals, Sarasota, #birds #birding 🪶
December 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Red-Bellied Woodpecker prying prey from branch, #birds #birding 🪶
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Sandhill Crane, Sarasota #birds #birding 🪶
December 21, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Pretty Mottled Ducks, Sarasota #birds #birding 🪶
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Swamp Sparow, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 #birds #birding 🪶
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Peregrine Falcon atop St. Paul's in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn #birds #birding 🪶
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Lingering Northern Waterthrush flipping leaves and enjoying the morning sun, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 #birds #birding 🪶
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Ovenbird, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2 #birds #birding 🪶
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Field Sparrow, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 2 #birds #birding 🪶
November 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Swamp Sparrow hanging on a Lily pad, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 #birds #birding 🪶
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Uncommon visitor to Brooklyn: a Varied Thrush in Prospect Park #birds #birding 🪶
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Nokomis Beach peepers, from a recent visit to Sarasota, Fla. #birds #birding 🪶
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Bald Eagles, Sarasota, Fla. #birds #birding 🪶
October 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Myakka State Park was impessive today in Sarasota, Fla. #birds #birding 🪶 Nothing dazzling in the way of pics, unless you count this handsome American Crow -- but good numbers and diversity
October 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM