I am happy to report the addition of two new species on my life list recently. The prothonotary warbler (if you wonder where this name came from, click here), and as you probably guessed by the title of this article, the dickcissel (no, that isn't a typo). While the prothonotary...

   As you probably know, I am a swallow fanatic. In my most recent article, I talked about various types of swallows and why I like them so much. But it probably won't surprise you when I say that I am thrilled to have a pair of barn swallows nesting in my barn. I remember years ago there...

   Swallows are by far my favorite type of bird. I love them all. Tree, bank, cliff, it doesn't matter what species. Just watching them fly with steep swoops, sharp climes and sudden turns is enough to make watching them worthwhile. My all-time favorite is definately the tree swallow. I...

   Sevral days ago I was making my usual rounds and checking all of the nests that I am currently monitoring for Cornell Lab's NestWatch program. I was quite happy with the results- The bluebird eggs have hatched, the nearby tree swallows are nearly due to hatch, the second pair of...

   Several weeks ago I was heading out the door fully believing that I was just going to keep an appointment, but on the way I found something quite extraordinary- a leucistic wild turkey! The turkey was not far from my house. Indeed, it was only about five miles away. I only had a brief...

A swarm of swallows-    The morning began quite late for me today- around 9:30. But I kicked it off by heading straight out the door for some good old fashioned 'swallowing'. And by that I mean that I went out to watch the population of barn and tree swallows which were in my front yard...

   I previously wrote of my plight in endeavoring to find a field guide that suited me. Being the picky birder that I am, I required a these things in what will become my next field guide- HQ volor photographs, a large number of represented species, and a guide for the eastern US, versus...

   If you have been visiting regularly, perhaps you noticed that I am actively adding content to the 'Bird House Information' page, which is one of the multiple subpages to the 'Bird Information' page. But a related addition has been added in the 'Helpful Resources' page- also a...

   I have been trying very hard for years now to get a decent photo of a pileated woodpecker, but haven't yet even gotten one awful photo, so you can imagine how happy I was when I discovered an active pileated woodpecker hole in a large dead sycamore at the community college only about...

   The day dawned sunny and warm. And not long after I had gotten out of bed, one though occupied my mind. It would be a good day to try out the crappie fishing at the lake. So as soon as my work for the duties for the day were ompleted, I packed up my gear and headed for the lake. The...