Wordless Wednesday...

Who said one needs to go up north for these beauties?  Taken in the Bronx !!

Van Cortlandt Bird Walk Report 1-26-13...

The highlights from a cold and wintery day at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx was one continuing Cackling Goose . The bird was on the lak...

Pining for Grosbeaks...

After successfully seeing the "banded" Common Pochard at Port Henry, we (Jeff, Eric and I) felt we had enough time on the clock t...

Wordless Wednesday...

Score one for the Rock Dove....

Not many fans unless you race or collect them.  Accused of falsely spreading diseases, they are ubiquitous and in good numbers, creating a m...

Band or no Band The Common Pochard was a cool looking duck...

It began when a couple of birders Ron Payne and Ian Worley birding near the Lake Champlain Bridge on the Vermont side, reported a bird tent...

Wild Goose Chase in the Bronx...

Third time was the charm for me as I dragged my friend Andria who had to put up with a not so upbeat birder as I fretted about getting too l...

1-4-12 Bronx and Queens Birding Highlights...

A trip out to the Bronx this morning for the Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) at Van Cortlandt Park did not pan out, making this my sec...

New Year's Day Long Island and Bronx Birding...

Despite having overslept a tad bit and missing the Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) by minutes before it flew out from its roosting spot near...