I went by the Brooks Estate in the late morning on Saturday. There were a fair number of babies around the estate, including downy woodpeckers, chickadees,...
I was sifting through old images for a National Audubon Project and came upon the linked image. It's one of those that you just don't see that often (at least...
Ok, this probably isn't that great a mystery to those who know their shore birds. But me? Well, I got into bird watching from my love of being out in the...
to me this definitely is a willet. I have been seeing them for the last several days down here in Nantucket. Willets also look great in flight- here is a...
I have to agree on it being a Willet. I saw one just like it at Plum Island this past May. The spotting was absent just like on this bird. As a fall-winter...
Eric: Willet was easy! Its those Sand Peeps and just slightly larger allies that are impossible! You should have chosen the immature B.C. Night Heron for...
Yesterday I went by Great Meadows NWR around 6pm'ish. It was very quiet. Few people and few birds. - There was a report of two American Bitterns, but I never...
One of our hummers hangs around the white pine tree and looks like it is feeding on something; sounds a lot like what Eric saw. Anyone know? Diane ... -- ....
Hello, I did a quick one-hour birding tour of Brooks Estate yesterday morning. Many birds were heard but not seen, and the highlight was observing mama...
Hello.....you are all invited to the Annual Brooks Estate Picnic, to be held on the ground of Shepherd Brooks Manor this Saturday, July 8, from noon to 3:30pm....
Hi, I was just walking across Harvard Yard and I found an injured sparrow lying in the middle of the path. It was hurt enough that it didn't fly away at my...
Amanda, You might check out the following web site that lists all the wildlife Rehabilitators in Massachusetts. I think that it will make you feel good to do...
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Working together to save the butterflies July 6, 2006 : 1:05 PM ET Wildlife officials in Mexico, the United States and Canada have agreed to work together to...
Amanda, Are you sure the bird was injured or perhaps a fledgling? You should be able to find information about fledglings and baby birds at ...
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Amanda, Are you sure the bird was injured or could it possibly have been a fledgling? I use to work for the Animal Rescue League in Boston and we received...
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Fri Jul 7, 4:53 PM ET BEARSVILLE, N.Y. - There's no way to prove Tata was the world's oldest crow when he died Sunday at age 59. But an expert on crows says...
Bird droppings survive space launch July 6, 2006 : 12:36 PM ET (AP) -- NASA's rocket scientists have a new appreciation for the out-of-this-world power of bird...
Mon Jul 10, 8:18 PM ET JAKARTA, Indonesia - Scientists trying to photograph wild tigers deep in the Indonesian jungle captured a glimpse of another endangered...
I was peacefully enjoying breakfast after a paddle on our pond (mama wood duck and 9 young, 2 Canada goose families, the swans with their 3 signets, one of our...
July is a great time to enjoy another of our beautiful flying friends - butterflies. The following walk is sponsored by Citizens for Lexington Conservation,...
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer 3 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Finches on the Galapagos Islands that inspired Charles Darwin to develop the concept of...
For anyone interested in learning more about shorebird identification and behavior, I am giving a three-part program at Habitat Audubon Sanctuary in Belmont...
We saw cedar waxwings over our pond tonight, which makes me wonder where they have been. the books say they are year round, but I recall not seeing them until...
The last menotomy walk at the fells (awhile ago) had a large flock of them near the entrance. I think (but I could easily be wrong) that the larger number of...
Hi birders, We are rescheduling the butterfly walk for Sunday July 16th, same time, same place. Call me if you have questions 781 6456 3941 Thanks, Andrea...
Hi! - On Sunday, May 28 we saw a large number of Cedar Waxwings at the Brooks Estate up near the house. Then, about ten days ago in middle section of the...
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By TIM WHITMIRE, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 15, 2:17 PM ET CHIMNEY ROCK, N.C. - Within the serene forests that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to...
I took a walk around the brooks estate Saturday morning... mostly to be in the shade. I didn't expect to see much around 10am'ish... and I was right. The...
Hi birders, Here's our report from Tom Whelan about Sunday's butterfly walk at Dunback Meadows: Jason Forbes, Renee LaFontaine, Marj Rines, Andrea Golden,...