Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 3-24-2012...

Our group gathered at the nature center for our Saturday morning walk at Van Cortlandt Park . I on the other hand was scouting the restorat...

Wordless Wednesday: Blue-Crowned Motmot

Another cool looking bird from Costa Rica . Tags: Blue-crowned Motmot , Birds of Costa Rica , Wordless Wednesday

Today's Photo - Sanderlings catching a wave...

Sanderlings playing catch me if you can.

Today's Photo - Female Bufflehead Duck...

The female Bufflehead Duck has such a gentle expression. I just had to share this photo with readers. Tags: Bufflehead Duck

Today's Photo - Great Horned Owl...

Digiscoped shot of a Great Horned Owl. Tags: Great Horned Owl

Bandit - The Piping Plover is back at Breezy Point Queens...

Guess who is back? The hottest chick in Breezy Point that is, known by her nickname, "Bandit" . Bandit nicknamed by a couple of...

Wordless Wednesday...

Breaking the rules on "Wordless Wednesday" to point out that this is a Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) . A tribute ...

Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 3-3-2012...

On 3-3-2012, our bird walk group gathered at the Van Cortlandt Park Nature Center for our Saturday morning bird walk. We had several new c...

Wordless Wednesday - Hawks from the Backyard...

Cooper's Hawk snacking on an unlucky Pigeon in the backyard. Sharp-shinned Hawk that has been hunting House Sparrows in the backyard.

White-winged Dove discoverd at backyard feeders on Staten Island NY...

How would you like to find a rare bird at your backyard feeders? I know I would and that is exactly what happened when Anthony Ciancimino a...

Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 2-25-2012...

On Saturday, our bird walk group gathered at the Van Cortlandt Park Nature Center for our morning bird walk. We had several new comers, wh...