Cedar Waxwing
Here is the always regal Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) posing with a friend. There were actually several other pals nearby as well. June is a good time of year to find a small flocks of waxwings in and around your neighborhood while many other birds are paired off, quiet and defending territory. In fact, it is nearly always a good time to find these gregarious birds in flocks!
Read MoreChestnut-sided Warbler
Whether you have a beautiful weekend of weather coming or have to dodge some rain or storms, get outside when you can and enjoy this! The Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) certainly thinks things are looking up…
Read MoreLooking Up
Here is a homework assignment for you to be completed sometime in the next week: Go outside Find a comfortable open, peaceful, natural spot Sit or lay down in the grass, sand, dirt or whatever ground you prefer Look up and do nothing It is beautiful out there, wherever you are. Go soak it in.
Read MoreFish Crows
Every year in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds brings new challenges, but the Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a persistent problem across Connecticut. These clever birds know how to find Piping Plover nests when they are exclosed or not, sometimes devouring eggs or causing it to be abandoned regardless. They patrol the coast for all sorts of young birds and eggs to eat, and while I would much prefer them to stick to European Starlings and House Sparrows, they have a taste for the susceptible endangered beach birds. They are sometimes so aware that the chicks have hatched they...
Read MoreBlue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Here’s some Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) as photographed recently by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser.
Read MoreAmerican Goldfinch
This American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is not quite as gold as it could be, but who would ever complain? What an elegant and contemplative expression…
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