This month’s evocative avian verse comes from American author and poet, Sara Teasdale (1884 – 1933). Her poem, Dusk in June is short and...
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Now that the Core Team May warbler census (a colorful way to say that we did a lot of birding this month) has concluded,...
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The Core Team May warbler blitz continued unabated this weekend. We were joined by Seth, who has, at long last, succumbed to the sweet...
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The sinuous, elegant image of a Great Egret echoed on the placid surface of the Spuyten Duyvil calls to mind the following quote by...
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Grackles are intimidating birds, there’s no denying it. With their dagger beaks, sinister strut, and evil yellow glare, they often seem as if they’d...
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When the Core Team went birding this past weekend, we weren’t just looking for warblers. Rumor had it that sparrows beyond the typical House...
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The world is surely an odd place. Every day is thick with tales of woe and madness, a glut of spin and sin that...
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Spring migration has hit NYC hard, like a horde of bloodthirsty barbarians rampaging across the boroughs, except that the barbarians are actually exquisite songbirds...
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