Fall Warbler ID Quiz, guess who!

Mystery Warbler 1 Mystery Warbler 2 Mystery Warbler 3 Just for fun, here is a fall warbler mystery bird quiz. Here are some warblers we saw ...

Nighthawks are flying!

We just saw 417 Common Nighthawks migrate past our property, here in SW NH last night, wow! Get out and watch this awesome spectacle. They m...

Nighthawks, Yes!

Common Nighthawk Right on schedule, the nighthawks came, they must have read my last post in which I gave tips for finding Common Nighthawks...

The Nighthawks are coming!!

Common Nighthawk They maneuver to catch aerial insects, especially ants dispersing on wings. Look for the tell-tale white patches on outer w...

Evening Grosbeaks, how cool are they!

Evening Grosbeak, male Evening Grosbeaks are awesome birds. They're big, bold, beautiful, and big piggies at your bird feeder  – if you ...

Dickcissel, in SW New Hampshire!

Dickcissel, 1st yr. female landed in a shrub behind our bird feeder. Photos taken with the Canon SX 40 HS, from a distance, with superzoom, ...

Hummingbird Migration Happening Now!

Hummingbirds are migrating big time now, so keep your hummingbird feeders clean and full! Above is a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird, chowing...

Shorebirds Are Migrating Now!

Semipalmated Plovers, top two photos, are migrating Sanderlings resting during migration Large group of migrant shorebirds including Semi-pa...

Stokes in Birds and Blooms Magazine

We're in the current issue of Birds & Blooms magazine. Here are some of our blooms, Cleome and Verbena Bonariensis (loved by humming...

Pelagic Birding

Sooty Shearwater Great Shearwater One of the great birding things to do this time of year is to take a pelagic birding trip to find seabird...

Osprey with fish

Osprey with fish photo I took on Sanibel, FL. Osprey populations, once threatened by DDT, have nicely increased, including in our home state...