Honestly, is there anything like a long weekend to set one’s head right? And what can beat coming together with family and friends for...

Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day most Americans have eating (and maybe football) on our minds. But once we push away from that table,...

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Mid-November… what a waste! Around here, this weekend is good for Thanksgiving prep and not much else. November in Rochester feels like a gray...

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So here we are midway through November, and the birding in my part of the world is starting to get interesting again. We all...

Another weekend lies ahead, one unencumbered by the holiday madness that pervades much of the late autumn months. If you could see out my...

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