So if you have been following me on WordPress here (and thank you if you are!) it’s no surprise that I have not been posting recently. But — that does not mean I haven’t been busy bird hunting! In fact … Continue reading Where’s Jason? RI Bird Hunter Status Update
High on the list of favorite birds for many people around here, it’s the Cedar Waxwing: a bird that looks fast even when it’s standing still! These social birds stand apart from many others with their slick-looking coat of feathers, which … Continue reading Cedar Waxwing
Rhode Island has a lot of shoreline – 384 miles of it, to be exact, which is a lot for a state only 48 miles long! – and so it makes sense that it gets a lot of shorebirds. Especially … Continue reading Least Sandpiper
Good heavens, it’s been six weeks since my last post! While my excuses for that are many, none are good, so here’s a new pic! I’ve found a grove along a nearby beach where hummingbirds apparently like to gather, especially … Continue reading Ruby-throated Hummingbird
I spotted a group of these brilliant yellow seed-eaters along the beach on Namquid Point in Warwick, aka Gaspee Point where the ill-fated British vessel HMS Gaspee ran aground during a chase with a smaller colonist ship on June 9, 1772 and … Continue reading American Goldfinch
On this Memorial Day Sunday I took the opportunity to go to visit one of my favorite places in Rhode Island for hiking and nature walking: the Long Pond/Ell Pond Audubon preserve in Hopkinton. The rugged trails that run through this area climb lofty rock … Continue reading Birdlog: May 24, 2015
Often heard around wetlands and sources of water in forests (trust me, you’ve heard this before!) the Common Yellowthroat is a stocky little warbler with beautiful markings – when you can catch a glimpse of them! These birds spend much … Continue reading Common Yellowthroat
Like a mischievous forest fairy, this little Eastern Phoebe seemed to give me a beckoning “follow me if you can” look before it darted off into the trees along the Pawtuxet River on May 18. I was lucky to grab the two … Continue reading Eastern Phoebe
With a scientific name that sounds like it comes straight out of a Roman epic (or a Star Wars movie) the Eastern Kingbird – Tyrannus tyrannus – appears in person to be much more unassuming than its Latin moniker implies. … Continue reading Eastern Kingbird
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