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Pity the poor bird who fails to fly south as its comrades take wing. Lack of foresight has been the undoing of many a migrant that misses the proverbial boat. Sure, global warming may instigate some pretty mild winters but just as surely as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, [...]

Sara, Mason, Ivy, and I took a quick jaunt to Mendon Ponds this weekend. Has fall migration passed me by up here on the icy shores of Lake Ontario? If the kind of common species I’m spotting – Red-tailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, Black-capped Chickadee, etc. – are any indication, warblers and their ilk are long [...]

Mason, Ivy, and I made the scene this weekend at Mendon Ponds in order to meet up with the notorious noflickster (Mike of The Feather and the Flower) along with his beautiful young daughter, Reina. Mason and Reina are almost exactly the same age so Mike and I had high hopes of interesting birding while [...]

My first birding excursion to Mendon Ponds, as reported earlier in the week, was an outstanding introduction to the abundant avifauna of my new stomping grounds. As a bonus, the bugs were pretty cool too. Every invertebrate seemed to be on the move but, like John at Born Again Bird Watcher, I was singing the [...]

Moving can be murder, don’t you think? If it isn’t one thing (transporting all of your possessions in boxes across a long distance) it’s another (unpacking said boxes!) After nearly a week of relentless redistribution of my estate, I needed a break. Furthermore, I was itching to uncover the natural splendor of Rochester. Sure, I’ve [...]