October, 2009
A Scissor-tailed Flycatcher…in New YORK?
A woefully out-of-range Scissor-tailed Flycatcher was observed at the end of a country road in Savannah, NY on Saturday, October 24th by birder/photographer Doug Racine. The sighting was routed to Bob Marcotte, a birder and writer for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, who took measures to inform the local birding listserv and wrote an informative post [...]
Roadside Birding: Dastardly Crow Attacks Pigeon
It’s the time of year when my passion for birding settles into the comfort of home, where I write about birds, watch birds at my feeders, read stories from world birders, and dream about (or plan!) fabulous trips to far-off lands where new birds can be spotted behind every twig and vine. I may chase [...]
Scenes from a Boston “Duck Tour”
Coffee, cards, beer, Betsy’s home cooking, and watching the kids destroy the house. Those were the only requests we had on a recent trip to visit some of our oldest and dearest friends and their two kids in Boston, MA. What more do old friends need? Being nature geeks, we had brief hopes for a whale-watching tour out [...]
