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Montclair Hawkwatch
Montclair Hawkwatch is a hawkwatch run by New Jersey where I spent a spring as the counter.
Digiscoping the Gnatcatcher
Here are some of my attempts at catching the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher through my scope. Seems that despite my best efforts, this guy was always able to hide behind at least a little bit of tree stuff. The last shot is my favorite, catching it mid-hover as it is going up to snag an insect off [...]
Birding has been good
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 home to Pennsylvania for a day and was able to find 7 species of warbler close to Lake Ontelaunee, one of my favorite places to bird in my county. My [...]
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 b&w except for the warbler itself would jazz it up a bit. I know that there have been recent controversies about doctoring photos but you have to remember that this [...]
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 get an excellent flight. Here are the numbers so far for the season. Daily Raptor Counts: as of Apr 11, 2007 Species Day’s Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture [...]
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