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"Birds of Central Park" is available for purchase at my e-store along with other birding and photography books and a large collection of DVDs and other products of interest to birders and wildlife photographers.

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Other Stuff I Do

I am also a Web developer and have created dozens of sites (including this one) using LAMP technology. This site was created in Joomla and I have created sites for the New York City Audubon Camera Club, iwantmedia.com, Annie's Herb Basket, and others using the same technology.

I also teach Web design and development (along with photography and a few other subjects) and have created this site to showcase my students work: http://students.calvorn.com. The school where I teach (Katherine Gibbs New York) is shutting down this fall and I will need another job. If you know of any openings please contact me.

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Welcome to my newly redesigned Web site. If you'd like to know when I've posted new photos to my gallery subscribe to my Twitter "tweets" over there on the left. If you are looking for my latest work you can browse my Recent Work gallery or just watch the slideshow above. You can find out more about what I've been photographing by reading the news items below or visit my blog for some of my insights about photography, nature, and whatever else crosses my mind.
 
Photo News Spring 2009 PDF Print E-mail

(6/8/09) I have been working up in Orange County photographing male and female Golden-winged Warblers on their nesting grounds. These beautiful birds have been on the decline since the 1980's and I have been tagging along with a research scientist who is studying the phenomena.

(5/21/09) Rather slow in Central Park towards the end of the week. I went over to Riverside Park and got a shot of the Mourning Warbler that was feeding high in the Locust trees. Not my best work but interesting to see this bird in unfamiliar habitat. Also around were a female Scarlet TanagerRed-eyed Vireo, and a very cooperative Black-throated Green Warbler.

(5/13/09) Got some nice shots of a Wilson's Warbler bathing as well as a beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak and a Red-eyed Vireo. Also in a mix are photos of a Chestnut-sided Warbler preening and singing.

(5/12/09) Chestnut-sided and Magnolia Warblers were among recent sightings along with American Redstarts and a bathing Ovenbird (something I have never seen before). There were also several male Indigo Bunting scattered throughout the park and Black-throated Green and Black-throated Blue Warblers continued in abundance. A Savannah Sparrow (rare for Central Park) also made a brief visit.

(5/02/09) Lots of birds up high but very few came down to be photographed. Among the notables were Black-throated Blue and Black-throated Green Warblers, a Nashville Warbler, a Northern Parula, and a bathing Black-and-white Warbler.

(4/26/09) Weekend highlights in Central Park included a Blue-winged Warbler, Blue-headed and White-eyed Vireos, a Least Flycatcher, lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a Chestnut-sided Warbler.

(4/23/09) A very cooperative Hooded Warbler visited the park this week along with Ruby-crowned Kinglets displaying very bright crowns. I found the male Hooded Warbler right after sunrise and the early morning sun made him look like a bright fuzzy lemon.

(4/13/09) There has been a very cooperative Yellow-throated Warbler hanging around the Model Boat Pond (aka The Conservatory Waters). The bird feeds along the edge of pond and seems oblivious to the tourists, bird watchers, and photographers hovering around. There have also been Chipping Sparrows moving through as well as late lingering Fox Sparrows and American Goldfinch. There was a also beautiful male Purple Finch in the Ramble for a few days. Unfortunately one eye was completely covered with a crust caused by mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada

(4/3/09) A Pine Warbler was photographed in the Evodia Field feeding on the last remnants of this winter's feeder seeds. While nominally insectivores, at least during their time up north, this Pine Warbler fed greedily on seeds and grain from several of the feeders in the Evodia Field. Swamp Sparrows, Pine Siskin, and American Goldfinch were also present at the feeders.

Shorebirds are streaming into the area in late March while Harlequin Ducks still remain along the Jersey coast.



 
Photo News Winter 2008-2009 PDF Print E-mail


This winter seems to be a record year for Bald Eagles along the Hudson. The best spots for seeing eagles seem to be Charles Point in Peekskill and George's Island and Croton Point Park.

Snowy Owls are turning up along the south shore of Long Island. I was lucky enough to get some nice shots of several owls at both sunrise and sunset, including some interesting flight shots. Also out on the beach I got some shots of a Peregrine Falcon devouring a Dovekie. I know it was a Dovekie because the falcon left the head behind after finishing its meal. The Dovekie must have been blown ashore by the recent storms.

Flocks of White-winged Crossbills have been roaming Sullivan County this Fall and Winter. I expect they will stay through the winter as this species is know to breed throughout the year when there is a steady food supply.
 
Photo News Fall 2008 PDF Print E-mail
It was a very slow fall migration and an even slower October and November. A Connecticut Warbler lingered in the park for several weeks and this Black-throated Gray Warbler that David Speiser and I discovered at Tanner's Spring was the highlight of the season. There were a lot of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds throughout the park. Here are some of my photos of them.

Western Sandpipers and two Wilson's Phalaropes were the highlights at Jamaica Bay over the Labor Day weekend. Stilt Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitchers were also present in decent numbers.

 
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My photos are featured in the December 2007 issue of Birder's World in an article about birding in Central Park.



National Wildlife, the magazine of the National Wildlife Federation, featured my work in their August/September 2007 issue. You can view the issue online.



Custom Prints

You can now order custom prints and signed, limited edition prints of some of my most memorable photos (including many from my book Birds of Central Park) at my online shop. You can also order signed copies of the book there.

Birds of Central Park Web Site

You can post your own Central Park photos at birdsofcentralpark.com. While there take a look at the interactive map I created that shows the popular birding spots in Central Park. You can exchange information with other birders/photographers or just browse the forums.

More Than Just Birds

In addition to my bird photography my site has photos of insect, flowers, animals, people, New York City and other locales and, of course, my cats Sal, Bogey, and Squeaky.