Today's Photo - Timber Rattlesnake...

Thanks to some good spotting and quick reaction by friends Shai Mitra, Patricia Lindsay and Joan Quinlan, this Timber Rattlesnake was escort...

Wordless Wednesday...

Birding Cape May with Richard Crossley...

Dear Readers, it is my pleasure to share with you a unique opportunity to bird at one of the premier birding locations on the East Coast whi...

Wordless Wednesday...

Today's Photo - Long-billed Dowitcher

Van Courtlandt Bird Walk Report 9-10-2011...

Last Saturday, I was back at Van Courtlandt Park leading my 1st of the 2011 Fall walks. For new readers, this is a program that I lead at ...

Wordless Wednesday...

Today's Photo- White-rumped Sandpiper...

Wordless Wednesday...

New State Bird - Northern Wheatear @ Croton NY...

Despite steady rains and winds I managed to successfully twitch a Northern Wheatear in Croton Westchester late this afternoon. Not sure w...

American White Pelicans at Jamaica Bay Queens NY...

2 American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in flight, seen from a boat at Jamaica Bay Queens New York . According to National ...

Tern Exercise...

Here is a Sunday evening exercise, to test your knowledge of Terns.  Take a look at the photo below and try to identify the various species ...

Today's Photo - Red Knot with Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs...