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American Robins in Crabapples

American Robin swallowing a crabapple The American Robins are really chowing down right now on our Prairie Fire Crabapple trees. I got my bi...

Junco snowbird

Dark-eyed Junco As I am writing this, it just started lightly snowing here in southern NH. Too early! But it reminded me of Juncos, called ...

Corgi Puppies!!

Hi there, If you are reading this post you are probably very interested in Corgi puppies, which are very cute! Do not buy a puppy for Christ...

American Black Ducks

Saw these American Black Ducks on our Maine birding trip in a marsh near the coast. The female, with the darker bill, is on the right, male ...

Robin Migrations

American Robin in flight American Robin in our Zumi Crabapple tree this morning. Prairie Fire Crabapples in this morning's frost. We had...

Coastal Birding, Maine

Don, looking out over the ocean for birds While we were recently birding in Maine, trying to see the European Golden-Plover (with no luck), ...

Purple Finches

And at our feeders for the last few days, there have been several Purple Finches , the males just dripping raspberry. Love that color. Here ...

White-crowned Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow, immature at our feeder White-crowned Sparrow, adult This lovely, immature, White-crowned Sparrow was at the feeder to...

Red-bellied Woodpeckers are on the move

Red-bellied Woodpecker, male Our Sugar Maple The fall color is still peaking here. Many of the Red Maples have dropped their leaves, but the...

You Win Some, You.....

Yellow-rumped Warbler on the marsh. Trail to Scarborough Marsh, Don scanning from the bridge, The marsh where the European Golden-Plover was...

European Golden-Plover

The news from New England is that a European Golden-Plover was discovered at Scarborough Marsh, Maine the end of last week by Robby Lambert ...

Boreal Chickadee irruption

This Black-capped Chickadee is a relative of the Boreal Chickadee Yesterday we talked about Pine Siskins coming down from Canada this year. ...

Pine Siskins already

Pine Siskin A few day ago we saw 5 Pine Siskins here at Bobolink Farm, our NH home. They were hanging out with the goldfinches. We usually s...

Fall Bird Garden

Palm Warblers are migrating through. Note the yellow ("sat in mustard") undertail coverts, a handy clue to their ID Our garden ent...

NH Splendor

Fall colors in the White Mts. of NH The grand Mt. Washington Hotel looks up at the now snow peaked, "presidential range" of mount...