Winter Hike along the North 40 trail at Floyd Bennett Field...

On Saturday, I went on a Winter hike along the North Forty at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn NY.  The walk was led by well known naturalist...

Backyard birding update…

Yesterday, while I was out in the backyard cleaning the birdbaths, I was surprised to see a Red-tailed Hawk fly low over the backyard.   I ...

Winter fowl walk at Jamaica Bay West Pond…

Following Saturday's Winter fowl walk, I decided to return to Jamaica Bay the next day to see if a few degrees of warm weather would bri...

News from the backyard...

Goldfinches were still arriving in numbers until Thursday when a cold front saw the numbers began dwindling at the feeders.   The Red-belli...

NYC Audubon Winter Waterfowl Walk at Jamaica Bay…

Today, I volunteered as an assistant to Don Riepe on a Winter Water Fowl walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.   The walk began at around 10:...

Fox Sparrow in the backyard!!!

A magnificent way to start the day...I heard what I thought could have been Goldfinches and instead I saw a couple of Fox Sparrows in the ba...

House Sparrows creating an issue at the nyjer feeders in the backyard...

Migratory visitors are still passing through.   I have seen flocks of Robins, Siskins, Cedar Waxwings and Goldfinches heading west/southwes...