The Snow Geese are now flying in huge flocks high over our house – all leisurely heading north to their nesting grounds on the tundra of northern Canada. And our Canada Geese are beginning what Cleon and I have named “The Great Goose Wars”. Each late winter, the large flocks of Canada Geese – which […]
We had a frigid January where we had close to three weeks of night-time temperatures in minus digits, day-time temperatures in single digits, and winds anywhere from 20-30 mph all day and all night. This morning it is sunny, the temperature will be in the 50’s, there is a very light breeze, and a Carolina […]
You may have seen the platform feeder filled with small brown sparrows during the last few weeks when the weather was so cold. And at first glance, you may have thought they were House Sparrows – but they are not. We used to have a large flock of House Sparrows living here, but we have […]
There is a place on the Public Forum of this website for you to post what you are seeing in your own backyard, driving around, on your walk, or when travelling. You can bird anywhere and at any time. I have a good photo of a friend of ours in our book club. As a […]
Earlier this week, there was a huge Alcid flight all along the New Jersey coast. I received texts and photos from Cleon’s cousin, Rick Radis. I asked him why he thought this had occurred and he said this is most often because of a food issue in their normal wintering grounds on the North Atlantic. […]
It took some time, but Cleon finally found a new heated bird bath – most stores were sold out. Our 18 year old one had stopped working. It has been so cold that we felt it was necessary to get a new one although we do watch the Juncos eat snow right off our deck. […]
As I have written in past blogs, winter is a great time to look for raptors. With no leaves on the trees it is so much easier to see them when they are perched on a branch. And interstates and divided highways are great places to look – as long as someone else is driving. […]
If you look at the website menu, you will now see ‘e-books’ has been added. Click on it and you will get a new screen with all the information. I have written these two e-books – one is a free download which I hope all of you will try. In this e-book, I use the […]
I am sitting here at my desk in our workroom which is on the second floor of our house. My desk is right at the double windows which overlook the backyard and bird feeders. Our yard is somewhat of a savanna. It has full grown oaks, hickories, cherries, and sassafras. The tree closest to my […]
Our weather always turns very cold in January. We often have at least a week – and sometimes two – of daytime temperatures in the single digits and nighttime temperatures below zero. This cold weather will begin tonight with a nighttime low of 1 degree. Our lake has large-mouthed bass, bluegill, and crappie. Plus lots […]