Canadian Robins
I understand that the old-time name for PINE GROSBEAKS was once “Canadian Robins”. I won’t try to explain it other than to recognize a superficial resemblance to robins. Today, Tom Williams took Jory...
View ArticleJanus
Looking Back Sunset in Ulster County, New York December 31, 2007 So, how did I spend New Year’s Eve? Standing in a frozen cornfield in Ulster County, watching the sun go down. There was a report of a...
View ArticleJoyous Solstice
Ahhhh. So what we received 10 inches of snow Friday and another 8 inches today! According to the almanac, daylight tomorrow will be 3 seconds longer than today. I can almost hear the song of spring...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS
Christmas Cardinal Back in the olde Victorian days, country folk got up after Christmas dinner (or maybe before – that I can’t be sure) and went out in quest of a little sporting competition. The goal...
View ArticleScreech Owls
This evening, I picked up the warbled tones of a E. Screech Owl on my outside monitor. Of course, I went out. There was enough light for me to see him/her against the twilight sky. I watched for a...
View ArticleChristmas Count Birds
Yesterday, all cold day long, Jory and I counted birds. One here – another one over there – and hey – there’s another one. Now we have three. Well it was a little more involved than that. We were out...
View ArticleSnipe in the Snow
Yesterday, I did my part for the Albany County Christmas Bird Count. My territory consisted of the area south of Coeymans and Ravena, down to the edge of the count circle which ran through New...
View ArticleChristmas Bird Counts start Wednesday
Yes, it’s that time of year – the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count season. What started as a Christmas Day event, times have changed and so have the dates for this century old...
View ArticleChristmas Bird Counts
Here we are again at the start of one of the most interesting birding events of the year: The Christmas Bird Count Season. Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) began more than one hundred years ago when a group...
View ArticleTechnicolor Bunting in Brooklyn
With over 420 species on my New York list (yes, I’m a serious lister), the PAINTED BUNTING remained as a big gap in my checklist. This little bird from down south, although very colorful, is hard to...
View ArticleYes, Virginia …
As I was checking out some items at the Lowe’s Home Improvement Store in Glenmont this afternoon, I caught a glimpse of a small bird darting in and out of the checkout lanes. Not a big deal, most of...
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