woodpeckers
Latest For the Birds column: Sapsuckers' future
Here’s my latest For the Birds column, which runs Thursdays in The Hour newspaper in Norwalk, Ct., and Mondays in the Keene Sentinel in New Hampshire. … The things parents will do for their kids. Ever wonder how a woodpecker’s nest keeps clean of waste as the youngsters are growing? I’ll get to that in…
Read MoreWhat a morning of birdsong!
As I contemplated getting out of bed this morning, my wild avian friends singing outside the window kept my mind occupied figuring out what was out there. Usually I hear three or four species, but this morning was unusually busy. Here’s a rundown of what I heard — all sharin
Read MoreWatching the yellow-bellied sapsucker
More photos at bottom of post (click on “continue reading) I came across a yellow-bellied sapsucker during a morning walk at Selleck’s Woods in Darien this morning (Saturday, April 21). (Yes, a sapsucker is a real bird.) This is a female sapsucker. The male would have a red throat in addition to the red on…
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 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 MoreBirdCallsRadio: Pete Dunne
Pete Dunne, well-known birder and author, talks to BirdCallsRadio about his books, birding Cape May, N.J., the World Series of Birding, writing, and the Cape May Bird Observatory. He also talks about the responsibility birders have to spread the word about the hobby.
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 MoreBirdCallsRadio: John Fitzpatrick #1
BirdCallsRadio welcomes Dr. John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, to the show as he discusses his organization, conservation, birding in general, the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and other topics related to birding. Host Chris Bosak talks about woodpeckers.
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