Month: May 2014 - Page 6

Plants, Trips

Stop to Smell the Giant Parasitic Roses

May 7, 2014 by Duncan 2 Comments

When birding, as in life in general, it is important to stop occasionally and smell the metaphorical roses. This isn’t just because roses smell...

Birding, Reviews

The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey: A Book Review

May 6, 2014 by Donna 1 Comment

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the hardest to execute. So, while we are in awe of an identification guide that discusses every...

Birds

The Wood-Warblers Are Back In New York City!

May 5, 2014 by Corey 7 Comments

This past weekend the listservs, Facebook, text services, Twitter, word-of-mouth, weather radar, the calendar, and the entrails of a sacrificial goat all indicated that...

Birding

Best Bird of the Weekend (First of May 2014)

by Mike 8 Comments

One of the many ancillary benefits of becoming a birder, apart from an elevated social status and encyclopedic knowledge of taxonomy, is a subtle...

Birding

Black-winged Stilt

May 4, 2014 by Clare M 2 Comments

The Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus is a large black and white shorebird that has distinctive long pink legs. It has a fine straight bill and...

Birding

Birding at the Tip of Florida: A Bit of Everything

May 2, 2014 by Carlos No Comments

Caribbean dry forests with trees such as Gumbo Limbo, Pigeon-Plum, and West Indies Mahogany; remote breeding colonies of Sooty Tern, Brown Noddy, and Masked...