Uncategorized
Bird walk scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday, May 5)
The songbirds are arriving in force, so I will be leading a bird walk tomorrow (Saturday, May 5) morning. We will meet at the Wild Birds Unlimited location at 356 Heights Road in Darien, Connecticut. The store is across from the Noroton Heights train station. We will meet there at 7 a.m. (I’m letting everybody…
Read MoreGreat morning at Selleck's/Dunlap Woods (lots of photos, too)
(Click on “read more” and scroll to bottom for more photos of today’s (Saturday, March 24, walk.) It was a fun and productive morning of birding at Selleck’s/Dunlap Woods in Darien today. The species list (listed below) totaled 30 types of birds. Not to mention the muskrats and snakes I also saw. Spring migration has definitely…
Read MorePeregrine falcon breeding activity in Norwalk
Peregrine falcon mating in Norwalk on the morning of Tuesday, March 6. Peregrines are an endangered species in Connecticut, according to the state DEEP. (See progression photos at bottom of this post. Click on”continue reading”) I’ve been watching a peregrine falcon perch atop a sailboat mast for the last several days. I can see the…
Read MoreBirdCallsRadio: Jayne Neville
Jayne Neville, founder and owner the Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary, joins BirdCallsRadio to discuss songbird rehabilitation, nursing hummingbirds back to health, releasing rehabilitated birds back into the wild, and her new chimney swift house. Host Chris Bosak talks about Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
Read MoreGood day at Norwalk Harbor; highlighted by horned grebe
Working a holiday on Monday, I took a few extra minutes for lunch and headed down to Veterans Park, which is a short distance from where I work in Norwalk. I often have good luck there this time of year with ducks and loons. I certainly didn’t leave disappointed this time. The highlight turned out…
Read MoreThis Week's Bird: Downy woodpecker
This Week’s Bird is the downy woodpecker. It is our smallest woodpecker and most common. They delight backyard feeder watchers by clinging to suet cake cages for long periods of time. They will also take seeds from feeders as well. But they are not confined to backyards. A walk just about anywhere in New England…
Read MoreLet it snow! Send me your snow pictures
So the forecasters were right. It did indeed snow. Send me your photos of birds at your feeder today. I’ll post a few on this blog. Click “contact me” above and send me your photos. I’d love to see them. Remember to tune into Bird Calls Sunday at 1 p.m. on 1490 WGCH or “Listen…
Read MoreBird Calls in less than an hour
Don’t forget to tune into Bird Calls radio show at 1 p.m. on 1490 WGCH or “listen live” above. Thanks for supporting Bird Calls. Also check out this site after the show for This Week’s Bird feature.
Read MoreClay Taylor of Swarovski Optik will be next guest on Bird Calls
Clay Taylor, the Naturalist Market Manager at Swarovski Optik, NA, will be the next guest on Bird Calls Radio live from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15. Clay grew up in Moodus, Connecticut, and started birdwatching while in college at Rochester, N.Y. He joined the Mattabeseck Audubon in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1975 and…
Read MoreSigh of relief; green stuff is harmless
Just a quick follow up to yesterday’s “green stuff” scare in the Norwalk River. In late afternoon a green substance spilled out of a pipe leading into the Norwalk River near my place of work, The Hour newspaper. Before long the green stuff had moved into the river itself and the place where I watch…
Read More