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Some pictures of recent migrants
Most migrant birds are insectivores and won’t arrive until the bugs come out. Insects are not on the menu for early season arrivals, including waterfowl and some species of raptors and vultures, which is why they are early season arrivals! Taken last Wednesday March 20 2019 along the Connecticut River Valley in Walpole. Be sure […]
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I flew to Nashville via Chicago on Friday. The plane overflew some of my favorite birding haunts along the Connecticut River, from Charlestown to Walpole. I had planned on taking a day next week to check them out. Waterfowl should be starting to move north very soon. St. Patricks Day is peak (apparently the venerable […]
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Connecticut River Geese, Spring 2014
2014 was a good spring for goose diversity in the Connecticut River Valley. The following gallery includes shots of all five species seen to date (all through an iPhone/telescope combination). In addition, I found two more neck-banded Canada Geese. I sent the band numbers away to reportband.gov and got a response within two weeks. Both […]
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Jeffreys Ledge Pomarine Jaegers
I visited Jeffreys Ledge today with Eastmans and was pleasantly surprised by the action. Normally mid-July to mid-September is peak on the ledge, but this summer the birds didn’t materialize, perhaps related to food distribution in the Gulf of Maine (itself related to ocean warming?). The numbers today were actually quite impressive given the time of […]
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