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We haven’t succeeded yet in having kestrels nest at Nubi, but I’ve been thrilled in the last few days to see a male American Kestrel hanging out extensively around our farm field. I first saw him on top of the Tuckers’ house a couple days ago, and yesterday he was on our house at one [...]
An early spring visitor surprised me this morning. As I walked to the parking area here at NN&F, I was not actually birding and had no binoculars, but the cawing of several persistent crows got my attention and (fortunately) caused me to scan the trees. Immediately the cause of the commotion was evident — midway [...]
Outside near my house about 11 a.m., I got distracted by a bird whistle I didn’t recognize. With binoculars in hand, I went searching for the source, and although I never managed to find it, I did enjoy spotting numerous birds that were mostly foraging down low — white-throated sparrows, yellow-rumped warblers, juncos, goldfinches, song [...]
Generally I try to avoid getting up at 5am on a Saturday, but I did so gladly last weekend when renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma came to town and led an early morning outing to listen for birds at Nubanusit Neighborhood. His visit was co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, and he gave [...]
Dori had tipped me off about a lot of bird activity in the alders behind her house, but I hadn’t had time to go look until this morning when I took a half-hour break to scan the edges of some yards and down by the river. It was incredible. The trees and bushes were practically [...]
A couple evenings ago, Dori called to tell me she’d just heard an American Woodcock (aka “Timberdoodle”) in the neighborhood — she thought maybe it was in the direction of the hayfield. Then tonight as I walked back from dinner in the Common House and was approaching our house, I heard the woodcock’s distinctive nasal [...]
Yesterday (Jan 31) Johanna spotted a flock of birds across the field that looked different from what we usually see. The flock soon flew over and settled behind our house to forage for 20 minutes or so, revealing itself as about 30 Snow Buntings. A new bird for my life list! Here’s a photo (apologies [...]
Had a most excellent morning on Sunday birding just out the back door with a half-dozen neighbors and one visiting professional guide who helped us identify the many lively fall migrants flitting through the trees and underbrush. We got started about 7:30 near the pond, made our way around the veggie field, and were soon [...]
Sometime late last night, I awoke to hear at least two barred owls! This morning I went for another short birding walk, but saw and heard very little. It was overcast and much, much quieter (birdwise) than the last couple mornings.
Okay, the people are nice, and there are environmentally beautiful buildings and all, but I’ll admit one of the main things that drew me here is the birdlife. There’s just a wonderful variety of habitat immediately accessible out the front (or back) door. Yesterday and this morning I took 20-minute walks to do some quick [...]
