I spent the morning at Audubon Nature Camp, where I talked about birds and birding with 5 groups of 10 kids. That’s 50 more kids in Stillwater who know a scissortail when they see one and a Great Crested Flycatcher when they hear one. Not too shabby! photo by Susan Walker

There are plenty of reasons for me not to like cross timbers forest. It’s hot out here in the summer, and the ticks can be pretty bad. To combat them, I wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants with rubber boots. Then I duct tape the boots to my pants. I also tend

The Louisiana Waterthrush (pinnacle of avian evolution) nest we found last week fledged three youngin’s yesterday - there was one unhatched egg left in the nest. With a great deal of luck (and a little skill) we were able to capture and band both parents and all three fledglings on the same day. The

In the midst of banding waterthrushes last week, we also had the good fortune of catching a couple of other beautiful birds. The first was the Eastern Phoebe, a species that shares riparian forests with waterthrushes. Phoebes advertise their presence early in the spring with their harsh, grating “song” - “FEE-bee! Fee=brrrrrt!”

Thanks to Wayne Petersen from Massachusetts Audubon for sending out the latest Birding Community eBulletin, reproduced here in its entirety: THE BIRDING COMMUNITY E-BULLETIN June 2008 This Birding Community E-bulletin is being distributed through the generous support of Steiner Binoculars as a service to active and concerned birders, those dedicated

I spotted this hawk flying around near Wright State University Tuesday afternoon. These pictures were taken with the Nikon D40 using the 55-200 VR lens.

Birders - here’s a reference site for all sorts of things related to bird watching In NY State. Birders will also find the guidebooks “Birding in Central & Western New York - Best Trails & Water Routes for Finding Birds” and ” 25 Great Wildlife Viewing Sites in the Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence Seaway Region

Arles is known as the gateway to the Camargue, marking the point where the Rhone, once a fierce alpine river, decides to take it easy, spread out and relax. Visitors to the region would be wise to follow its example. Life moves more slowly in the Camargue and the traffic doesn’t move much faster. Luckily,

The Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship offers self-guided birding trails and even offers naturalist packs that you can borrow for the excursion.  Each pack contains binoculars (suitable for children and adults), a field guide, trail map, suggested activities and sketching materials.  The “Center” highly recommends using their Daypack while strolling along the Birds of

Most specifically, there’s a female Anna’s Hummingbird in his Oakland garden, tending her nest and young ones.  Here are THE PICTURES.  All copyright and all rights reserved by Larry Shusan.  Shown here  as a courtesy.                 The first specimen of an Anna’s Hummingbird was probably collected in San Francisco’s Presidio in the 1820s by an Italian doctor,