Happy Holidays From Lillian and Don Stokes

Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas and we hope you have a wonderful bird-filled 2014!! Lillian and Don

Cedar Waxwing Glory of the Season

Cedar Waxwings Our Christmas Bird Count team, l. to r., Don and Corgi Phoebe, me and Corgi Abby, Meade Cadot, Sandy Taylor, Jonathan Atwood ...

Now that you've saved Snowy Owls, help save Bald Eagles, warblers from slaughter on Lake Erie

Bald Eagle Nashville Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Sign near globally significant bird area on Lake Erie Snowy Owls were just saved f...

Good News, JFK airport will now trap and relocate Snowy Owls, not kill them!

Well, good news for Snowy Owls! The NY Port Authority, which has allowed Snowy Owls to be shot at JFK airport has now changed its mind and t...

NY City JFK Airport Now Shooting Snowy Owls!

Showy Owls are in the crosshairs at NY City Airports The Port Authority has shot three of them so far. Update, Tues., Dec. 10th. Good news, ...

Snowy Owls, Historic Irruption Underway Now!

Snowy Owls are coming down into the U.S. in possibly historic numbers. (note, all photos on this post taken with long telephotos lenses from...

Bald Eagle & Stokes Booksigning Dec.1, Peterborough, NH 2-4 pm Toadstool Bookstore

Bald Eagle  Lillian and Don The Stokes Field Guide to Birds of North America, and the regional editions, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds...

Happy Thanksgiving Turkeys

Wild Turkey These Wild Turkeys are headed in the right direction. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! About Wild Turkeys: * Wild Turkeys population...

Snow Buntings Are Coming Your Way, Be On The Lookout

Snow Bunting in flight Snow Buntings are now showing up in NH and other northern areas so watch for them in your area. To see where they hav...

How to Help Bluebirds in Winter!

We still have Eastern Bluebirds visiting us occasionally and even checking out some of their nesting boxes from this past breeding season. T...

Cardinal Portrait

"Our" male Cardinal in late afternoon light as he perched near the feeder, waiting his turn. His feathers are beautiful and fresh ...

Calliope Hummingbird in NH, 1st State Record

Calliope Hummingbird is one of the smallest breeding birds in the U.S. This male Calliope took a wrong turn from its usual migration route a...

Short-eared Owl in NH!

Recently we saw a Short-eared Owl migrating over Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory in Peterborough, NH, a first record for that site. It was...

Happy Halloween Corgis!

Boo! Happy Halloween!

23 Red-shouldered Hawks, yes!

Red-shouldered Hawk, adult What do you get if you go hawk watching at this time of year? If conditions are favorable, then you get Red-shoul...