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It is one thing for a single hummingbird to show up at a single location in the northeastern United States in November.  In fact, it wouldn’t even be surprising to have several hummingbirds show up at several different feeders – western hummingbirds that have lost their way are becoming a more and more common occurrence of late. [...]

When Mike still lived in the Bronx, lo those many years ago, he would regularly make the run up to Yonkers, in southwestern Westchester County, to visit the Lenoir Preserve.  Though he regularly sang its praises I never took the time to visit the small park along the Hudson River. That changed this week when [...]

June is in full flower now and as we ease, or in some tragic cases are swept into summer, things, by which I mean birdy things, are slowing down dramatically. When visiting your favorite birding haunts, be sure to have a plan or you’ll be doing more bug and butterfly watching than bird watching. That’s [...]

Have you been to Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers lately? Probably not. After all, unless you live in the northwest Bronx or any of the rivertowns along the Hudson, you probably take your leisure in more convenient natural settings. But Lenoir, seat of the Hudson River Audubon chapter, has always been a special place for me, [...]

Approach your partner… Even though spring migration is not yet in full flower, every moment of birding seems fraught with possibilities. That’s why we’ve been stealing any possible moment to go birding. Here’s are some brief highlights from of our recent excursions in Westchester and Orange Counties: CRESTWOOD LAKE – A brief stop sans optics [...]

After a week of inaction, the Core Team finally made it out into the field. My dearest aunt Janet invited us to a “Birding and Breakfast” event through the beautiful orchard and gardens of Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. The combination of an expert-guided bird walk and a hearty 18th century-style breakfast proved irresistible. [...]