Did you ever wonder why it takes the American Ornithological Union so long to make up its mind whether two populations of birds are different species, and then...
Ok, I know that there are some butteryfly people out there, so maybe someone can help. My partner Kathy was in Newton last weekend and described to me what ...
Eric et al: We've seen Hummingbird Moths in our yard during the summer. Someone sent us these amazing photos of a Praying Mantis capturing and killing a...
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Andrew Birch
andrewlbirch@...
Aug 1, 2006 6:09 pm
Eric and all- I think it is very possible for her to have seen a Humming Bird Moth - We have had a couple in the Boston Nature Center's butterfly Garden ...
My name is Julie McDaniel and I've signed up for the Menotomy whale watch leaving from Newburyport on Sunday, Aug. 13th. I'm interested in carpooling and ...
I've seen exactly one hummingbird moth around here; in Concord at the farmstand/garden center between Crosby's Corner and the Center. The first time I saw...
I got lots of good email about the butteryfly/moth question, with alternate suggestions as well. Kathy and I did some searching on google images and the...
Hi Arlington Birders, I know a lot of folks are also interested in butterflies, so here's some information on Mass Audubon's Butterfly ... Subject: [MASSBIRD]...
Tue Aug 1, 7:49 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS - A tree disease that's killed hundreds of thousands of oak trees in California is now in Indiana after arriving in a...
Debora: Sphinx moths? If so they're a special breed. I saw a grey patterned Sphinx Moth at Busa Farm, and, looking it up in the book, looks like a Horn Worm...
Just a reminder that the Menotomy Bird Club kicks off its fall season program this weekend with a trip to Great Meadows NWR in Concord. It may not feel like...
... poor bird and that they continued to play. Anna ... I just noticed this posting and I was also dismayed that no one could think to scoop up that poor...
By STAN LEHMAN, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 2, 11:27 PM ET SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil is staging a military operation involving a Hercules transport plane...
At 5pm I was speaking with some workers when I noticed some strange movements and acrobatics out of the corner of my eye. When I turned whatever it was had...
Another story of surprisingly aggressive or predaatorial behavoir, when in Costa Rica I witnessed a hummingbird attacking a bee. The hummingbird, with some...
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Karsten Hartel
hartel@...
Aug 7, 2006 12:36 pm
Spent a little over an hour a Belle Isle early Sunday AM (ca. 0645-0800). Almost all birds were at the pool viewed from the platform at the end of the Geoff...
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Anna Piccolo
apiccolo@...
Aug 8, 2006 1:11 pm
If you go to the web page, there is also a video. Anna http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/?8dpc August 8, 2006 In the Field | David L. Wagner Quick, Before...
Mon Aug 7, 10:37 PM ET WASHINGTON - Sooty shearwaters may not look like much, but when it comes to travel they put marathoners, cyclists and pretty much...
CAMPUS NATURE WATCH ALBINO GRAY SQUIRREL pauses in leusistic glory at the fork of a yew branch in the MCZ courtyard... standard gray squirrels feast at Grays...
Do you have photos you'd like to share, that you've taken in one of Woburn's conservation areas? If so, you may be interested in entering the 2006 Photo...
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Anna Piccolo
apiccolo@...
Aug 9, 2006 1:21 pm
Thank yiou Janet for your email regarding sooty shearwaters. The following was in the NY Times yesterday. Anna August 8, 2006 Side Effects Travel the World...
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated Press Writer Tue Aug 8, 8:53 PM ET RENO, Nev. - Federal officials agreed Tuesday to conduct a yearlong review of whether a rare...
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PaulDBooty@...
Aug 9, 2006 9:29 pm
At 1 AM Wednesday morning I was awakened by a Screech Owl which was actually screeching from our yard. It was as loud as the cry of a cat in a cat fight at...
I just signed up for the Whale watch this Sunday led by Karsten Hartel for Menotomy bird club, and they said currently they have 8 people signed up. If we get...
With local birding activity rather quiet this time of year, the Menotomy Bird Club is running a seabird/whale watch trip this weekend. Please note that...
