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Birding the Appalachian Trail1 comment

bevson wrote 7 hours ago: The Appalachian Trail (AT) is about ¼ mile from my house as the crow flies. I have walked various … more »

Tags: photos, Appalachian Trail, at, birding, Birds, birdwatching, Hiking, NJ, NY

Birding at lunch2 comments

bevson wrote 6 days ago: I work in a windowless office in the center of the building in Westchester county NY.  There could … more »

Tags: birding, birdwatching, Lunchtime, NY, Parking lot, stroll, Westchester, White Plains

Golden-winged Warblers-Yes!1 comment

bevson wrote 2 weeks ago: I got out of the car with fingers crossed.  I had brought my house guests to see Golden-winged Warb … more »

Tags: birdwatching, birding, warblers, Friends, birders, Nesting, golden-winged warblers

Willow Flycatcher2 comments

bevson wrote 3 weeks ago: Of the 5 look-a-like Empidonax flycatchers, I see Willow the most, or rather I should say I hear it … more »

Tags: photos, Bird, birding, Birds, birdwatching, Empidonax, fitz-bew, flycatcher, wetland

Beyond the Birds4 comments

bevson wrote 3 weeks ago: At this time of year, when the birds are silently going about the business of raising their familie … more »

Tags: birding, skink, Small, five-lined skink, Rat Snake, gray tree frog

Rail Tale3 comments

bevson wrote 4 weeks ago: I awoke with trepidation. The temperature was going to soar into the 90s and I had signed up for a … more »

Tags: NJ, rail, virginia rail, summer, Paulinskill Valley WMA, Hyper Humus, wildlife management area, Rascón Limícola

Birding the Shawangunk Grasslands

bevson wrote 1 month ago: Coming from the flatland, I have a longing for wide open spaces, vista, amber waves of grain, bob … more »

Tags: Travel, birdwatching, NY, birding, Grassland, shawangunk, N.W.R., National Wildlife Refuge, bobolink

Birds and Bugs2 comments

bevson wrote 1 month ago: I have been bitten or stung by just about every insect in the woods and fields.  As a kid I ran bar … more »

Tags: Birds, birdwatching, birding, bugs, biting, Insects, black flies

Birding a powercut2 comments

bevson wrote 1 month ago: I parked the car and stepped out to the hiss and singing of the high-tension wires overhead in the … more »

Tags: birding, birdwatching, Nesting, powercut, second-growth, warblers

Last Beech Road Birdwalk2 comments

bevson wrote 1 month ago: I lay considering the pitter-patter of rain on the windows.  Should I go to Beech Road or not?  Ra … more »

Tags: migration, Birds, birdwatching, birding, NJ, migration, north, Passaic County, birdwalk

Birding Clinton Road2 comments

bevson wrote 1 month ago: Hard on the heels of my disappointed over missing the World Series of Birding because of my delayed … more »

Tags: photos, migration, Birds, birdwatching, birding, spring, forest, NJ, migration

Happy Mothers Day7 comments

bevson wrote 1 month ago: … more »

Tags: photos, Bird, Gray, Photo, White, Swan, mute swan, cygnets, babies

Ever want to be in a World Series?3 comments

bevson wrote 2 months ago: A few years ago, some friends and I participated in New Jersey Audubon’s World Series of Birding … more »

Tags: migration, birding, Weis Ecology Center, NJ Audubon, World Series of Birding, fundraiser, Competition, event, Passaic Pewees

Eagle Day at Beech Road

bevson wrote 2 months ago: I stamped my waterlogged sneakers on the frosty grass. It was another 30-degree morning on Beech R … more »

Tags: Birds, birdwatching, birding, NJ, migration, north, Weis Ecology Center, Monksville Reservoir, birdwalk

Stud Muffin1 comment

bevson wrote 2 months ago: … more »

Tags: photos, common mergansers, Monksville Reservoir, NJ, north, water, Waterfowl

Beech Road Bird Walk2 comments

bevson wrote 2 months ago: With only a cursory look at the shoreline, we headed off to the woods with its inviting green blush … more »

Tags: migration, Bird, Birds, Monksville Reservoir, Morning, NJ, north, Thursday, walk

Thursday Morning Bird Walks 1 comment

bevson wrote 2 months ago: I lagged behind; dazzled by fuzzy willow catkins glowing in the pale morning light while the rest o … more »

Tags: migration, photos, bird walk, birding, Birds, migration, Morning, NJ Audubon, Volunteer

Birding in the Rain2 comments

bevson wrote 2 months ago: I’m birding in the rain Just birding in the rain What a glorious feelin’ To see warbler … more »

Tags: Birds, birdwatching, List, spring, NJ, Wawayanda State Park, warblers, north, Chipe Playero

Confessions of a Roadkill Voyeur3 comments

bevson wrote 2 months ago: WARNING: THIS IS A DISGUSTING POST. “Don’t Look.” “Don’t Look.” “Don’t Look.” … more »

Tags: animals, Birds, Cars, dead, Driving, Impact, road, Roadkill, Street


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