Archive for August 2011
Bird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 22
The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Monday, Aug. 22, is the dark-eyed junco. The dark-eyed junco is one of our common feeder birds in the winter, often hanging out with white-throated sparrows. They are, however, rarely seen on feeders as they stick to the ground to find their seed. That’s why it’s…
Read MoreBird Calls Radios Bird of the Day for Sunday, Aug 21
The Bird of the Day is the muscovy duck. Hey, why not the muscovy? Sure they aren’t wild birds, but I’ve come across enough of them in the wild that I’ve come to appreciate these large ducks. Muscovy ducks come in a variety of color, but most are either white, black or dark green. Males…
Read MoreBird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Saturday, Aug. 20
The Bird Calls Bird of the Day is the yellow-rumped warbler. The above photo was taken during the fall. Like many warblers and other songbirds, yellow-rumped warblers are less vibrantly colored during the fall than they are in the spring. The above photo shows why the bird is called a yellow-rumped warbler. They also have…
Read MoreBird Calls Radio preview for Saturday, Aug. 21
Be sure to check out Bird Calls every Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. on WSTC/WNLK AM1400/1350 (in S. CT and nearby NY) or www.wstcwnlk.com from anywhere in the world (where there’s Internet access, that is.) For the next two Saturday’s I will discuss ways in which we can help our feathered friends, from feeding…
Read MoreBird Calls Bird of the Day for Friday, Aug. 19
Happy Friday, everyone. The Bird of the Day is the American wigeon. Perhaps I’m jumping the gun a bit with this bird, but I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of our duck migrants. The wigeon is one of the first ducks to pass through southern New England in the fall. As you can see from the…
Read MoreBird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Friday, Aug. 19
Happy Friday, everyone. The Bird of the Day is the American wigeon. Perhaps I’m jumping the gun a bit with this bird, but I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of our duck migrants. The wigeon is one of the first ducks to pass through southern New England in the fall. As you can see from the…
Read MoreBird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Thursday, Aug. 18
The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Thursday, Aug. 18, is the common tern. Several types of terns may be seen in New England, but the common tern is, well, the most common. They are a coastal bird so birders have to get to the ocean or Long Island Sound to see them.…
Read MoreUpdated with successful catch: Osprey this morning at work
Here’s a shot of an osprey that was gliding along the Norwalk River this morning outside The Hour’s offices. And an update photo (below) after a successful catch.
Read MoreBird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Wednesday, Aug. 17
The Bird Calls Radio’s Bird of the Day for Wednesday, Aug. 17, is the white-breasted nuthatch. Last week (or so) I featured the red-breasted nuthatch as the Bird of the Day. Today, it’s the larger and more common (at least in southern New England) white-breasted nuthatch. I consider the white-breasted nuthatch one the “big three.”…
Read MoreBird Calls Radio's Bird of the Day for Tuesday, Aug. 16
The Bird Calls Radio Bird of the Day for Tuesday, Aug. 16, is the double-crested cormorant. These cormorants are common along lakes, rivers and Long Island Sound throughout spring, summer and winter. They head south for winter, but are replaced by great cormorants on Long Island Sound in the winter. Double-crested cormorants are large water…
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