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Baby Flickers and Turkeys in the yard! 21 Jul 2013 | 05:28 am
This afternoon, Bob and I looked out the window, and he spotted something “different” – turned out we had 3 baby boy NORTHERN FLICKERS in the yard with their dad!!! I have never seen baby Flickers, le...
Acadia Birding Festival, May 30-June 2, 2013; Maine 23 Jun 2013 | 12:58 am
We had such a special time at this festival and we met so many wonderful people: birders, trip leaders, and festival organizers alike. You can view our large photo album (all taken by Bob) by starting...
Green Heron hunting at Crystal Lake 29 Apr 2013 | 01:49 am
I asked Bob to drive the car slowly past Crystal Lake in Englewood today to see what I could spot. Well, my NON-BIRDING husband gets a prize for pointing out the GREEN HERON fishing on the bank of the...
Roxie the Red-tailed Hawk with Pigeon entree 25 Apr 2013 | 12:39 am
Roxie was lunching directly under my window today. Click on any photo to bring you to the whole gruesome album: On a lighter note, Mary the Groundhog has been seen in my yard nearly every day for the ...
Minus one Starling 15 Apr 2013 | 03:19 am
Our immature Cooper’s Hawk, Lindsay, is at it again. Lindsay dove straight into the top of some shrubs and came out the bottom with this unfortunate Starling. After a few minutes of crushing it to dea...
Saw-whet Owl life bird, Central Park, 4/1/13 2 Apr 2013 | 02:30 am
I saw the cutest owl ever today, a Northern Saw-whet Owl, in Central Park. This was one of my most wanted life birds. I had a good spot standing on a bench peering through a gap in the tree about … Co...
Rose-breasted Grosbeak is back today! 25 Mar 2013 | 12:33 am
We are happy to report that the little fellow has returned today, so hopefully he will continue to be a regular for a little while. Bob and I both snapped a few pics – click any photo below to take … ...
Holy mackerel – ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK in the yard 23 Mar 2013 | 11:01 pm
I had a funny feeling that I was going to have a great yard bird today, and so it came to pass! As I glanced up and looked out the window, a flash of black wings with big white wing … Continue reading...
Blizzard birds 9 Feb 2013 | 11:55 pm
Along with our usual yard crew, the blizzard brought in 2 American Tree Sparrows and a Fox Sparrow this morning! We got at least a foot of snow, so the feeders were a happy refuge for everyone today. ...
White-winged Crossbills at Losen Slote (Little Ferry, NJ) 1/27/13 1 Feb 2013 | 01:23 am
Bob and I went for a walk at Losen Slote on Sunday looking for White-winged Crossbills that had been reported, and with much thanks to Mike Newhouse for taking us to the spot they had been seen, we lo...
