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Birds from the backyard...

Took some photos today of a few birds in the backyard while shoveling out snow and replenishing feeders. I observed a total of 16 species, n...

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Northern Hawk Owl in Clinton NY...

Here are some photos of the Northern Hawk Owl seen in Clinton New York. This bird was our first and most important target bird of the Adir...

Birding the Adirondacks - Day III

Our last day in the Adirondacks , started off in spectacular style, which has a story behind it. The day before, I had engaged a volunteer ...

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Birding the Adirondacks - Day II

This morning we set out early on our second day in the Adirondacks in upstate NY. We decided to take a chance and try for the Northern Shr...

On the road in upstate NY - Northern Hawk Owl (YES)...

An upstate trip came together within days and so early yesterday, I joined Joe Guinta and Sy Schiff on a 300 + miles excursion to upstate NY...

Winter Scenes From The Backyard...

Photos taken yesterday in the backyard during the winter storm.

MA Super Bowl of Birding 2010 - The Home Stretch...

Part 1 "On the Road to Massachusetts" Part II "Luck and Time Management" Part III "Grace Under Pressure" Pleas...

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MA Super Bowl of Birding 2010 - Grace Under Pressure...

Picking up from my last post on the MA Super Bowl of Birding . From Nahant, we moved on to our other locations in Gloucester . It took some...

Backyard News - Accipiter Afternoon Stake Out...

Yesterday, in about an hour after the Sharp-shinned Hawk had departed from its stakeout (see the post below) , another accipiter showed up...

Backyard News - Accipiter Morning Stake Out...

With weather updates constantly changing on how much snow was expected, I decided to ride out the morning to see what played out. Keeping a...

Super Bowl of Birding 2010 - Game Day – Luck and Time Management…

Before I continue this report , let me say that I will do my best to mention locations, but please note that this was a fast paced competiti...

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Super Bowl of Birding 2010 - On the road to MA…

When I received the invite from Christopher of Picus Blog back in October of 2009, I was surprised, but excited that I would be considered ...