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Posts Tagged "arctic"

Expect the Unexpected

Posted on Dec 26, 2014

Expect the Unexpected

Winter Birding Forecast #2 is brought to you by Audubon Connecticut in partnership with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. The relatively mild December is making for great birding opportunities as we close out 2014. So called “half-hardy” birds such as Gray Catbird, Pine Warbler and Common Yellowthroat are putting in appearances on Christmas Bird Count (CBC) checklists and birds like Hermit Thrush, Winter Wren and Eastern Bluebird are being found in good numbers as are Yellow-rumped Warblers at some coastal locations.  One of the biggest surprises of the week was the...

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Cloudy with a Chance of Snowys

Posted on Dec 19, 2014

Cloudy with a Chance of Snowys

This is the first of a series of Winter Birds Forecasts focused on Connecticut and the surrounding region brought to you by Audubon Connecticut and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History and written by Patrick Comins, Director of Bird Conservation, Audubon Connecticut with Scott Kruitbosch, Conservation & Outreach Coordinator, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. Photos by Patrick Comins. A spate of early sightings of Snowy Owls in the Northeast has the birding community excited for a possible repeat of last year’s mega irruption that saw dozens of sightings of...

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Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) by Twan Leenders

Posted on Jan 24, 2014

Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) by Twan Leenders

Snowy Owls on utility poles here there and everywhere. They still have their eyes on you, too. This is one of the several individuals hanging in and around Jamestown seemingly for the duration of the winter now. Have you kept yours?

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Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) by Roger Tory Peterson

Posted on Jan 16, 2014

Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) by Roger Tory Peterson

Between the number of Snowy Owls around and the frigid air we had (before the last few days!) this almost looked like our backyards. These Snowy Owls are of course by Roger Tory Peterson and if you’ve visited us you may have seen them on our wall. We’re very fortunate to have the chance to enjoy them now in our neighborhoods, their wintering grounds, as Roger did in their arctic nesting habitat.

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