While the Wood Sandpiper is considered accidental, i.e. very rare, in the lower 48, it has been recorded breeding in the Outer Aleutians. It is … Read More
Manure birds
One exciting aspect about living in the country during the winter is the flocks of birds that attend to the local manure covered fields. In … Read More
Feeding actually beneficial to birds
As seen on the front page of Nature.com, feeding birds during the winter is not only fun for the people feeding them. According to a … Read More
Anna’s Hummingbird chirps with its tail
There is a story on BBCNews.com currently reporting on the finding that Anna’s Hummingbirds chirp with their tail. Using high speed video, some researchers were … Read More
The fickle females of the bird world
A recent paper published at nature.com revealed how fickle the female Lark Buntings are when it comes to picking a mate each spring. It is … Read More
Backyard Finches
For the last few weeks, finch numbers have really increased in my backyard, thanks in large part to a cool double sock nyger seed feeder … Read More
New citizen science project to add to your schedule
This past February, the Hawk Migration Association of North America (HMANA) initiated the Winter Raptor Survey, a volunteer effort to determine winter abundances of raptors. … Read More
Superflight 2007-2008
As posted on BirdChat- We are experiencing the biggest winter finch irruption since the”superflight” of 1997-1998, when many boreal finches went well beyondtheir normal ranges. … Read More
Banding the Saw-whets
female Northern Saw-whet Owl A few nights ago I had the opportunity to help band saw-whet owls at a Girl Scout camp close to Halifax, … Read More
In the market for optics?
Yesterday was the day that I finally upgraded my binocular. I had decided that it was a good time to pass my adequate Swift Audubon … Read More