Snake outing in Pennsylvania...

A snake outing that was put off because of scheduling conflicts got off the ground on Tuesday. My friend Don picked me up around 8:30 AM f...

Birding Ward Pound Ridge...

On Sunday, I connected with the Queens County Bird Club on a trip to Ward Pound Ridge in Westchester NY. I got there around 7:45 AM and on...

Birding Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens NY...

I took advantage of a brief respite from all the rain and headed out for an early morning bird walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens...

Suffolk County birding nets, Arctic Tern, Western Sandpiper, Grasshopper Sparrow + others…

On Sunday, I went on a Suffolk all day, “Dawn to Dusk” birding trip that was pulled together by fellow blogger and birder Corey Finger, (see...

Early birding catches the worm at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge?

In my case, it was early birding results in at least 2 hours of birding before the rain. I got a call from my friend Don Riepe on Friday ni...

Birding trip to Doodletown, Bashakill and Shawangunks NWR, NY

On Saturday, I headed out around 6:45 AM to Manhattan where I was joining 11 other birders for a birding trip to Doodletown, Bashakill and S...

Sunday hike at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens NY...

It was around 8:15 AM, when I pulled into the parking lot at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens NY. A flash of yellow immediately ca...

First Owl Banding Outing For 2009…

After a few cancellations for one reason or another we finally got the team together on Tuesday, for our first Barn Owl banding outing for t...