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High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York

June 13, 2010

High Peaks Resort is a good choice if you travel to the rugged Adirondacks, but prefer to leave the hardships behind on the trail. The resort features a prime location right in the heart of Lake Placid’s bustling downtown, two indoor and two outdoor swimming pools, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and a full-service spa & salon, and stylish guestrooms that can’t be beat.

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Savannah Sparrow

May 23, 2010
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Backyard Drama: Foreign Invaders vs. Sky-blue Protagonist

May 21, 2010

A month ago I described the avian drama unfolding in my backyard. For a year I’ve hoped that last year’s Eastern Bluebird nest would be re-claimed by its original owners and I’d witness one, maybe two (dare I be so greedy as to hope for THREE?) clutches this season. In April it seemed as though last [...]

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Hermit Thrush at Owl Woods, NY

April 22, 2010

Whenever the illustrious Mike Bergin of 10000birds.com is hunting for owls around Rochester, I am obliged to accompany him as his talisman, his good luck charm, his supersonic owl finder. (I’ll tell you, but nobody else, that I’m exceptionally sharp at finding owls, but we’ve had some excellent luck  at scoring Strix and Bubo and [...]

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Feeding Chickadees by Hand and Head!

January 17, 2010

Our local park here in Rochester, NY (Mendon Ponds Park) has a songbird trail where chickadees, titmice, and even nuthatches gather to eat from the hands of chubby-palmed children and wistful adults.

We visited Saturday in order to get the family outdoors on the first sunny day we’d had in a long time. Why stop at the hand? thought my husband, and offered his balding pate as a serving platter of black oil sunflower seeds.

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Green Jay: a Caribbean Creamsicle

January 6, 2010

I never tire of examining the plumage of Green Jays…the blacks and blues, the greens and yellows along with their chartreuse sibling. When I peer at them long enough, I see ocean beaches. I see Caribbean creamsicles, a coral reef with wings. And this makes my eyes melt.

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Ten Favorite Bird Photos of 2009

December 30, 2009

As long as round-ups are making the rounds, here’s my round-up of my ten favorite bird photos from 2009. Chosen either for quality or for the excitement of the bird itself, these are the top ten I’ll hold near and dear to my heart for years to come.

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Watching Gulls at Niagara Falls

December 22, 2009

Cool update: I added a 5 min audio recording of Peter giving us gull neophytes a tutorial on the Thayer’s >>> Kumlien’s >>> Iceland Gull cline. Watching gulls. That’s what birders in the Great Lakes are wont to do in winter. And the place to do it, at least around here (globally speaking) is Niagara Falls.  [...]

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It’s A Sin To Kill A Spark Bird

December 19, 2009

Birders are fond of talking about their “spark bird,” the bird or birding moment that hooked them into the passion of birding. Oddly enough, I remained sans spark bird for quite some time. That is, until a memory was triggered by opening an old photo album.  A little back story: I grew up with nature in [...]

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BirdsEye: iPhone App for Bird Watching/eBird Users

December 2, 2009

BirdsEye is the first mobile eBird application that helps you easily find birds and locate directions to nearby birding hotspots. BirdsEye was released from the iTunes store on December 2, 2009.

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A New Birding Tradition: First Annual Turkey “Hunt”

November 28, 2009

Life is too easy these days. Used to be you’d wake up Thanksgiving morning, hunt for a bird, and return home only when you had enough game to feed the children and nearby kinsfolk. I love the feeling of having earned a meal. Too bad that feeling normally resides in the foggy chambers of my [...]

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