Pat Stoodley snapped this photo of a gray phase screech owl in Marlborough.  The bird was observed from Church Street on January 26th, where it sat on a wire for six hours.  Pat was alerted to bird by an attending mob of blue jays. Screech owls, like all owls, are under-reported due to their secretive and nocturnal nature.  […]

Folks: Just back from Ireland (my dad died), thus the absence of posts.  I will catch up in the next few days with bird news.

I hit the CT River valley today in advance of the snow and to follow up on a report from Ken Klapper of a flock of 1,000 snow buntings in Walpole.  In addition to the snow buntings (careful count revealed 994 but I think the flock split by the time I made this count so […]

Just back from a weekend in NYC, mainly to support my wife who was performing in her first Moth slam (NPR’s the Moth).  She was leading until the very last performer – not bad for her first time – and eventually finished runner-up to a Moth veteran, beaten by a single point. Fact is though, […]

A couple of sightings and pics of late.  The returning drake Barrow’s Goldeneye at Vernon Dam, a cracking bird. I got an email from Ed in Troy who sent me pictures of the following.  He kindly allowed me to visit on the morning of December 17th.  Beautiful young male, assorting with a few house finches, […]