I think you begin knowing a place only after you've visited it multiple times, and ideally across seasons. So, when our local land trust, 7 Lakes ...
Backyards and Birds Need Bugs, Lots of Bugs
Dragonflies, spiders, beetles, grasshoppers, arthropods. Bluebirds eat a lot of insects, especially growing baby birds. We occasionally have ...
Hop Brook Lake: Navigating Memory Lane
Memory is not a navigation tool. Back in February, while in my home state of Connecticut, I had a few free hours and decided to spend them at Hop ...
Savannah Sparrow
Savannah Sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) are one of the most numerous and widespread songbirds in North America. Having seen one on a Maine ...
Anna’s Hummingbirds
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte Anna) | October 2022 (San Mateo County, California) Anna's Hummingbirds are among the most common hummingbirds along ...
Wild Turkeys: An American Success Story
The Wild Turkey doesn't get a lot of love outside of November, despite being one of the largest and most distinctive birds in North America. Often ...
Spotted Sandpiper
#157 bird spotted was the Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) First seen: September 6, 2022 (Kennebec County, Maine) I felt lucky to spot ...
Black-capped Chickadee: Backyard Birb
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Total birb. Among the cutest and most common backyard birds is the Black-capped Chickadee. This ...
Seeing Steller’s
Thirty-three hours. Five days. One bird. That's how long I spent, over two weeks, trying to see a single bird here in Maine, a Steller's Sea ...
Some Stellar Non-Stellers
When I venture beyond my backyard, birdwatching often entails seeing something different than what I intended or hoped to see. If I'm paying ...