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We went to Arizona for 5 days and had one of the most memorable and exciting times ever. I lifed 63 birds, and these photos don’t even scratch the surface of the birds and scenery we saw. Click the photo … Continue reading →

I spent about 7 hours at the Hook on Tuesday, much of it on the hawk watch platform. I also forgot to put sun block on my hands, which now look like lobster claws. We saw lots of good birds, … Continue reading →

Garret had a good number of migrants today, including lots of Pine and Palm Warblers, 1 Parula, a few Yellow-rumps, and a Louisiana Waterthrush. We saw at least a dozen Phoebes, lots of Winter Wrens and Brown Creepers, 1 Hermit … Continue reading →

Today I went to find the gorgeous Red-headed Woodpecker at the Ridgewood Duck Pond. I arrived and right away I noticed the bird dive-bombing a Red-bellied Woodpecker and totally harassing it. The male Red-bellied WP was alternately fighting with and … Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to life two individual Long-eared Owls today. They were on private property. I watched them for almost 10 minutes as they sat quite visibly in a pine tree. Apparently, a third bird was also around but … Continue reading →

Yesterday, John, Doug, and I drove down to the North Shore of New Jersey. Although it was extremely cold, the wind was not too bad and we got to see a lot of great birds. We stopped first at Seven … Continue reading →

Today, a very small Sharp-shinned Hawk was hunting in the yard. The bird sat for almost one hour in this spot, and it sunbathed while waiting for all the small birds to come back to the feeders. When they did, … Continue reading →

…except mine wants a BBQ. Today a huge Red-tailed Hawk caught a very unfortunate squirrel and decided that he’d like to have it grilled, please. (Click for all photos.)

Today was very rewarding. I went to Central Park to try for two great birds – the Yellow-breasted Chat and the Varied Thrush – and saw both! I had seen the Varied Thrush last week but wanted to try for … Continue reading →

What can one really say about a Fork-tailed Flycatcher being seen in the area? For the past few days, Cove Island Park in Stamford, Connecticut, has been a temporary haven for this amazing beauty, and today Rob and I (and … Continue reading →