BIRDWATCH By John Thaxton The first time I saw an evening grosbeak I experienced a neck-snapping déjà vu as I visualized a brilliantly yellow 1956 Ford Thunderbird with a black convertible top that a neighbor used to park immediately outside my … [Read more...] about Evening grosbeaks, all day long
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Turkeys on parade
BIRDWATCH By John Thaxton On the way down to Elizabethtown for a Christmas Bird Count, I suddenly found myself slamming on my brakes really hard in order to avoid running over 15 or so wild turkeys wandering around aimlessly on Route 9N—they … [Read more...] about Turkeys on parade
Birding on Fishing Brook
Paddling calm waters yields encounters with 37 species By Mike Lynch Fishing Brook has the feel of a brook deep in the backcountry. The air is often thick with bugs and the sounds of birds. Beaver dams clog the waterway, creating meadows. … [Read more...] about Birding on Fishing Brook
Breeding bird atlas kicks off its third statewide survey since 1980
By Gwendolyn Craig At a time when social distancing and the coronavirus are consuming people’s daily lives, a rare mission to track birds could be a good way to fly the coop for a bit. New York is undergoing its third Breeding Bird Atlas, a … [Read more...] about Breeding bird atlas kicks off its third statewide survey since 1980
Surplus of “middle-aged” forests afflicts Northeastern songbirds
By BRANDON LOOMIS Sometimes cutting down a tree is the best prescription for saving a fast-disappearing bird. In New York, at least, where two-thirds of the state is forested and most trees are what ecologists would call middle-aged, there’s … [Read more...] about Surplus of “middle-aged” forests afflicts Northeastern songbirds
Warming threatens iconic Adirondack bird species
By BEN WESTCOTT Climate change is the top threat to birds in North America, according to Ana Paula Tavares, executive director at Audubon New York. This month the National Audubon Society released a report detailing which bird species are most … [Read more...] about Warming threatens iconic Adirondack bird species