USA-Reise ausgelöst durch die ELO-Abschiedstournee

It was quite the trip - first I bought tickets for two ELO concerts in Philadelphia and Washington where friends and relatives accompanied us. Then we put together a trip from Asbury Park NJ to Philly to Annandale/Washington to the Skyline Drive, Monticello, Chambersburg PA where I grew up, Amish country and Manhattan/The Village. A great trip - and with birds everywhere from the Jersey Shore to Central Park! Insgesamt 26 Vogelarten sind inbegriffen, 26 davon schon beobachtet.
Anfang der USA-Reise in New Jersey - 18 September 2024 New Jersey - 19 September 2024 New Jersey - Bei Michele in Annadale, VA - 24 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia - 26 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia - 27 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia - Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park) - 28 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park - 29 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park - 30 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park - 24 Stunden in Chambersburg - Friedhof und Ragged Edge Inn - 02 October 2024 Chambersburg, PA - 03 October 2024 Chambersburg, PA - Birding in Central Park, NYC - 06 October 2024 New Jersey - 07 October 2024 New York City, NY

Anfang der USA-Reise in New Jersey:

2024-09-17 00.00.00 - 2024-09-19 23.59.59 in New Jersey
As we flew to Newark, our trip started in Asbury Park. There and near Surf City and Barnagat Lighthouse, we saw many waterbirds.

18 September 2024 New Jersey:

Amerikanerkrähe / American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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♫ 2024-09-18 12:36:00 MerlinSoundId American crow - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang?)

Gartenspottdrossel / Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Alternative Klassifikation: Turdus polyglottos
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♫ 2024-09-18 12:41:00 MerlinSoundId Northern mockingbird - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang)

Haussperling / House sparrow (Passer domesticus)

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♫ 2024-09-18 13:38:00 MerlinSoundId Haussperling, Corvus ossifragus. New Jersey (Gesang?)

Es singen: Haussperling, Corvus ossifragus
♫ 2024-09-18 13:38:00 MerlinSoundId House sparrow, Fish crow - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang?)

Schwarzkopf-Steinwälzer / Black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

Alternative Klassifikation: Strepsilas melanocephalus
Auch bekannt als: Turnstone

Sandy Turnstone, Long Beach Island, NJ. 2024-09-18 18:20:09 New Jersey Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 9.625
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Sandstrandläufer / Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Alternative Klassifikation: Tringa pusilla

CHECK IF Semipalmated Sandpiper, Long Beach Island, NJ. 2024-09-18 18:30:28 New Jersey Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 10
ISO 800
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Silbermöwe / Herring gull (Larus argentatus)

Auch bekannt als: Silbermoewe, European herring gull

Herring gull, near Barnegat Lighthouse, Long Beach Island, NJ. 2024-09-18 19:48:40 New Jersey Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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19 September 2024 New Jersey:

Quiscalus major / Boat-tailed grackle (Quiscalus major)


Boat-tailed grackle, Asbury Park, NJ. 2024-09-19 09:01:36 New Jersey Galaxy S24 Ultra Shutter speed 1/208
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♫ 2024-09-19 08:58:00 MerlinSoundId Boat-tailed grackle - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang?)

♫ 2024-09-19 09:00:00 MerlinSoundId Boat-tailed grackle - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang)

Carolinazaunkönig / Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

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♫ 2024-09-19 12:15:00 MerlinSoundId Carolina wren - New Jersey. New Jersey (Gesang?)

Bei Michele in Annadale, VA:

2024-09-24 00.00.00 - 2024-09-28 11.59.59 in Annandale, Virginia
Cousin Michele's bird feeder is always a wonderful place to see North American birds, including some favorites like cardinals, wrens, snorthern flicker and other woodpeckers.

24 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia:

Amerikanerkrähe / American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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Es singen: Amerikanerkrähe, Carolinazaunkönig, Blauhäher, Rotkardinal, Carolinaspecht
♫ 2024-09-24 11:21:00 MerlinSoundId American crow, Carolina wren, Blue jay, Northern cardinal, Red-bellied woodpecker - Annandale, Virginia. Annandale, Virginia (Gesang?)

Rotkardinal / Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

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Es singen: Rotkardinal, Carolinaspecht
♫ 2024-09-24 11:56:00 MerlinSoundId Northern cardinal, Red-bellied woodpecker - Annandale, Virginia. Annandale, Virginia (Gesang?)

Amerikanerkrähe / American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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Es singen: Amerikanerkrähe, Carolinazaunkönig, Blauhäher, Rotkardinal
♫ 2024-09-24 12:01:00 MerlinSoundId American crow, Carolina wren, Blue jay, Northern cardinal - Annandale, Virginia. Annandale, Virginia (Gesang)

Goldspecht / Northern flicker (Colaptes auratus)

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Es singen: Goldspecht, Dunenspecht
♫ 2024-09-24 12:02:00 MerlinSoundId Northern flicker, Downy woodpecker - Annandale, Virginia. Annandale, Virginia (Gesang?)

♫ 2024-09-24 12:03:00 MerlinSoundId Northern flicker - Annandale, Virginia. Annandale, Virginia (Gesang?)

Hausgimpel / House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Alternative Klassifikation: Fringilla mexicana
Auch bekannt als: California linnet

House finch? else Female northern cardinal - is it my turn up there? 2024-09-24 14:59:24 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 6.375
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Gelbbauch-Saftlecker / Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)


Yellow-bellied sapsucker at Michele's. 2024-09-24 15:31:24 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 6.375
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At the feeder - yellow bellied sapsucker, house finch - below - with the tail in the air looks like a wren. 2024-09-24 16:06:12 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 7.375
ISO 6400
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Hausgimpel / House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Alternative Klassifikation: Fringilla mexicana
Auch bekannt als: California linnet

House finch group? 2024-09-24 16:06:24 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 7
ISO 6400
Exposure 1/125 Profil Wikipedia A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube

Catharus ustulatus / Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)


Swainson's thrush. 2024-09-24 16:06:24 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 7.375
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Gelbbauch-Saftlecker / Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)


Yellow bellied sapsucker at Michele's. 2024-09-24 18:05:09 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 69/8
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26 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia:

Carolinaspecht / Red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)


A red-bellied woodpecker comes before a female northern cardinal in the pecking order. 2024-09-26 16:02:26 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 7.625
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Red-bellied woodpecker. 2024-09-26 16:02:26 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 7
ISO 6400
Exposure 1/125

Wanderdrossel / American robin (Turdus migratorius)

Auch bekannt als: Robin

American robin at King David Boulevard? 2024-09-26 17:45:15 New Jersey Galaxy S24 Ultra Shutter speed 1/50
ISO 64
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Background - the big cat in Michele's back yard sees something.



2024-09-26 18:01:01 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 6400
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Background - we thought we saw a fox, but it was this big cat.



2024-09-26 18:01:26 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 6400
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Dunenspecht / Downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Alternative Klassifikation: Picoides pubescens

Downy woodpecker at Micheles. 2024-09-26 19:23:26 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 69/8
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27 September 2024 Annandale, Virginia:

Rotkardinal / Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)


Northern cardinal at Michele's feeder. 2024-09-27 19:20:27 Annandale, Virginia Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 53/8
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Skyline Drive (Shenandoah National Park):

2024-09-28 12.00.00 - 2024-09-30 23.59.59 in Shenandoah National Park
The weather didn't cooperate to hike or see/hear a lot of birds, but we did notice a number that were less common in other areas.

28 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park:

Hausgimpel / House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)

Alternative Klassifikation: Fringilla mexicana
Auch bekannt als: California linnet

House finch at Michele's feeder. 2024-09-28 14:54:28 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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Exposure 1/400 Profil Wikipedia A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube


House finch at Michele's. 2024-09-28 14:55:51 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 3200
Exposure 1/400

Rotkardinal / Northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)


In the staring eyes of a northern cardinal. 2024-09-28 16:52:53 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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Background - Insects - Spotted lanternfly on the Skyline Drive - never heard of them before.



2024-09-28 18:50:28 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8
ISO 6400
Exposure 1/250

Background - view westward from the Skyline Drive.



2024-09-28 20:06:11 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.375
ISO 100
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29 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park:


Background - hints of fall colors.



2024-09-29 16:59:58 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8
ISO 2000
Exposure 1/250

TBI - couldn't get a focused picture of this little guy.



TBI - couldn't get a focused picture of this little guy. 2024-09-29 17:00:11 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 9.625
ISO 6400
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30 September 2024 Shenandoah National Park:

Eisvogel / Common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Alternative Klassifikation: Gracula atthis
Auch bekannt als: Eisvögel
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♫ 2024-09-30 07:56:42 Birdweather-Common Kingfisher, questionable call, about 10 notes, the first 4 falling from 9k to 6k. Quelle: BIRDWEATHER 20240930_075642-Birdweather-Common_Kingfisher, questionable call, about 10 notes, the first 4 falling from 9k to 6k.mp3 Shenandoah National Park (Ruf)

Background - Berries in the Shenandoah National Park.



2024-09-30 19:25:35 Shenandoah National Park Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 10
ISO 5000
Exposure 1/1000

24 Stunden in Chambersburg - Friedhof und Ragged Edge Inn:

2024-10-02 00.00.00 - 2024-10-03 23.59.59 in Chambersburg, PA
Back in my home town of Chambersburg we stayed a Ragged Edge Inn, in the countryside but just off of Route 30 - where you're at a brook and by the woods, and have lots of songbirds visiting.

02 October 2024 Chambersburg, PA:

Amerikanerkrähe / American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

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Es singen: Amerikanerkrähe, Rotschwanzbussard, Schwirrammer
♫ 2024-10-02 15:40:00 MerlinSoundId American crow, Red-tailed hawk, Chipping sparrow - Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg, PA (Gesang?)

Carolinataube / Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)


Mourning doves at Norland Cemetery. 2024-10-02 21:43:16 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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Rotschwanzbussard / Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Alternative Klassifikation: Falco jamaicensis

Red-tailed hawk guarding over Norland cemetery where my Kelly grandparents and Uncle Clair are buried. 2024-10-02 21:43:47 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 320
Exposure 1/400 Profil Wikipedia Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube

Star / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Auch bekannt als: European_Starling, European starling, European starling

Common starlings in flight at Norland Cemetery. 2024-10-02 21:50:02 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
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Starlings -. 2024-10-02 21:50:05 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
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2. 2024-10-02 21:50:19 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
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03 October 2024 Chambersburg, PA:

Blauhäher / Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

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Es singen: Blauhäher, Molothrus ater
♫ 2024-10-03 11:26:00 MerlinSoundId Blue jay, Brown-headed cowbird - Chambersburg, PA. Chambersburg, PA (Gesang?)

Amerikanerkrähe / American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)


Flock, if I zoom in they look like American crows, in the trees at Ragged Edge Inn. 2024-10-03 17:16:03 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 59/8
ISO 100
Exposure 1/160 Profil Wikipedia Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube


They look like American crows to me. 2024-10-03 17:16:03 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 69/8
ISO 250
Exposure 1/400

Regulus calendula / Ruby-crowned kinglet (Regulus calendula)


Ruby-crowned kinglet. 2024-10-03 17:19:03 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 69/8
ISO 640
Exposure 1/400 Profil Wikipedia A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube

TBI - zoom in on birds in flight at Ragged Edge Inn.



TBI - zoom in on birds in flight at Ragged Edge Inn. 2024-10-03 17:26:03 Chambersburg, PA Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 75/8
ISO 200
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Birding in Central Park, NYC:

2024-10-06 00.00.00 - 2024-10-07 23.59.59 in New York City, NY
For a birder, a trip to Manhattan has to include a trip to Central Park. I booked a tour by Birding Bob and got to tour the places where you'd see migratory and other birds. We also were at the Ramble, made famous by the story of the hateful white woman who called the police on black bird Christopher C when he asked her to put her dog on a leash, as clearly required in that area. Bob's log for that Sunday is here. Bob listed many birds that were migrating through Central Park that I most likely did not see (and we mostly heard his recordings that he was using to attract birds for our group to see.Here some of the birds he said were there; he listed birds that had been found anywhere aroundManhattan, but I tried to reduce it to Central Park sightings when he gave enough information: Lark Sparrow,clay-colored sparrow,yellow-bellied sapsucker (I photographed them), golden-crowned kinglet, blackpoll warbler, Northern parula, palm (warbler?), myrtle-form yellow-rumped warblers,American warblers,golden-winged warblers,orange-crowned warbler,Blackburnian warblers,yellow warblers,American redstart (dramatic reductions in numbers now indicate some of the exodus of what had been ultra common migrants in late summer to early fall here),orange-crowned warblers, American coot,great cormorant (a new arrival),pied-billed grebe,green-winged teals,wood duck.

There are also a few song/call recordings I made on my way to/from the Metropolitan Museum of Art the next day, October 7.

06 October 2024 New Jersey:


Background - bird feeders in Central Park.



2024-10-06 09:56:37 New Jersey Galaxy S24 Ultra Shutter speed 1/180
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Background - our group with Birding Bob in Central Park.



2024-10-06 10:00:59 New Jersey Galaxy S24 Ultra Shutter speed 1/180
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Background - I was in Rambler area in Central Park, just like Christopher C.



2024-10-06 10:06:43 New Jersey Galaxy S24 Ultra Shutter speed 1/180
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Junco hyemalis / Dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)

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Es singen: Junco hyemalis, Zonotrichia albicollis, Rotkardinal, Schnäpperwaldsänger
♫ 2024-10-06 10:07:00 MerlinSoundId Dark-eyed junco, White-throated sparrow, Northern cardinal, American redstart - New York City, NY. New York City, NY (Gesang)

Catharus ustulatus / Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus)


Swainson's thrush in Central Park. 2024-10-06 15:42:42 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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Gelbbauch-Saftlecker / Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)


Yellow-bellied sapsucker in Central Park. 2024-10-06 15:44:06 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8
ISO 320
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Yellow-bellied sapsucker. 2024-10-06 15:44:50 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 320
Exposure 1/400


Yellow-bellied sapsucker. 2024-10-06 15:44:52 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 320
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Weißbauch-Phoebetyrann / Eastern phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Auch bekannt als: Dusky flycatcher

Eastern Phoebe. 2024-10-06 15:45:06 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 320
Exposure 1/400 Profil Wikipedia A-Z Animals Audubon AllAboutBirds Xeno-Canto YouTube

Gelbbauch-Saftlecker / Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)


Yellow-bellied sapsucker. 2024-10-06 15:47:06 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 400
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Background - cones or nuts in Central Park.



2024-10-06 16:36:06 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
ISO 200
Exposure 1/400

Haussperling / House sparrow (Passer domesticus)


I thought it had a huge finch-like beak but otherwise looked like a house sparrow - MerlinBirdId does say sparrow. 2024-10-06 17:42:06 New York City, NY Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 9.625
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Kanadagans / Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Alternative Klassifikation: Anser canadensis
Auch bekannt als: Canada geese

Canada geese in Central Park, NYC. 2024-10-06 18:48:06 New Jersey Canon EOS R7 24-240mm Shutter speed 8.625
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07 October 2024 New York City, NY:

Zonotrichia albicollis / White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

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♫ 2024-10-07 15:35:00 MerlinSoundId White-throated sparrow - New York City, NY. New York City, NY (Gesang?)

Wanderdrossel / American robin (Turdus migratorius)

Auch bekannt als: Robin
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♫ 2024-10-07 15:41:00 MerlinSoundId American robin - New York City, NY. New York City, NY (Gesang?)