The Migrants Are Coming...

It seems painstakingly slow, but the migrants are making their way back north after wintering down south.  Eastern Phoebes , Golden-crowned ...

Wordless Wednesday...

Sometimes singing a lullaby works :)

Red Bat I Presume?...

Taken at Alley Pond Park a few days ago. Seemed a bit too early for this fella to be out and about, but he seemed to be doing quite fine pi...

Black Brant on Long Island...

On Sunday, my friend Patricia Lindsay found a Black Brant ( Branta bernicla nigricans/orientalis) at Heckscher State Park . Not having se...

Breezy Point Field Notes 3-31-13...

Not wanting to get in the way of the folks working on the disaster recovery efforts at Breezy Point in Queens, I stayed away as long as I c...

Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 3-23-2013...

An enthusiastic group gathered at the usual meeting location (the nature center) and then it was off on our Saturday morning Van Cortlandt P...

Today's Photo - Banded Peregrine Falcon...

Banded Peregrine Falcon in Queens NY , very likely one that was banded by my friend, Chris Nadareski , a scientist from DEP . This would m...