With spring migration in full swing now, and no nasty weather to stop it sightings have really picked up. I was lucky enough to go … Read More
Great Turtle Race
Get This Widget!Great Turtle Race So I found this great website where you can follow The Great Turtle Race. It’s a little more fun than … Read More
Big Migration
Looks like the birds are really on the move tonight. It’s quite exciting to be able to see the movements on radar. For more information … Read More
Warblers are a’coming!
Just to whet your appetite on what’s to come, here is my somewhat poor digishot of a Louisiana Waterthrush. I thought that putting everything in … Read More
Montclair Hawkwatch update
It appears that Broad-winged Hawks are finally starting to arrive. We had our first double-digit day yesterday and hopefully as this weather clears we will … Read More
Rainy day birding
There are some things that can be said for rainy day birding. There are also somethings that could be seen as a major drawback. From … Read More
The Onion features birding
I guess birding has finally made it. Our sport has been featured in the great satirical newspaper, The Onion. Focusing mainly on apparent errors in … Read More
Fortunate series of chases
I had an excellent Easter. I saw 2 of the 3 birds I chased, missing only Yellow-headed Blackbird. That miss is not too big of … Read More
Mourningcloak
The Mourningcloak (Nymphalis antiopa) is a medium-sized (2-4 inchwingspan) butterfly which is easily identified by the yellow trailing edge to its wings. On the inner … Read More
Inquisitive Birds
Some days at the hawk watch the weather is less than ideal and the the hawks are not flying. These are the times when it … Read More