I work in a windowless office in the center of the building in Westchester county NY. There could be a blizzard outside and I would not know. I try to get out to breathe the air and see the sunlight if at all possible. Four laps around the parking lot make a mile (or so [...]
Entries from June 2008
June 22, 2008
Golden-winged Warblers-Yes!
I got out of the car with fingers crossed. I had brought my house guests to see Golden-winged Warblers. They had never seen them and the birds are declining. Looking for Hooded Warblers weeks ago, I happened to have heard the Golden-winged at this spot. So I knew they were around, but any time you [...]
June 15, 2008
Willow Flycatcher
Of the 5 look-a-like Empidonax flycatchers, I see Willow the most, or rather I should say I hear it. Well, I do see it but since they all look alike, I depend on their call to identify which one I am looking at. So, I both hear and…oh, never mind, you know what I mean.
On [...]
June 13, 2008
Beyond the Birds
At this time of year, when the birds are silently going about the business of raising their families, my time in the woods and fields lessens somewhat but when I’m out; it broadens to include other critters not so high in the canopy.
In the woods the other day, I spied a five-lined skink. It warily [...]
June 8, 2008
Rail Tale
I awoke with trepidation. The temperature was going to soar into the 90s and I had signed up for a marsh field trip at the Sussex County Birding Festival. I considered not going. I had things that needed doing around the house that may or may not have included sitting in front [...]
June 3, 2008
The Importance of Sparrows
Commonly called LBJs or Little Brown Jobs, sparrows are notoriously hard to identify. This one is a Savannah Sparrow. Can you see the little bit of yellow by the eye? Classic.
I am fond of sparrows. They are ubiquitous yet overlooked in favor of the brighter, more colorful, more easily identified [...]
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