Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla)
Happy Thanksgiving! Many Thanksgivings ago I was watching my bird feeders at my parent’s house in Connecticut while waiting for family to arrive and dinner to begin on a cool, rainy day. While looking out the window I spotted, naked eye, an oddly shaped and surprisingly brightly colored bird on a tree branch. I grabbed my binoculars very quickly and had a good look at a warbler inspecting the feeding area and all of the bird commotion below it. It had a yellow body, dark green on the back and wings, a gray hood and very bright white eye rings. It was a Nashville Warbler! Their...
Read MoreRescheduled “Bird Portraits” artist reception
Important announcement! Please note that we have rescheduled this Friday’s “Bird Portraits” artist reception to December 6. See more by clicking on this link.
Read MoreRTPI in the snow by Scott Kruitbosch
I took this photo of RTPI in the snow last week – the snow that is now gone! After a December thaw thanks to a warm front that brought wave after wave of rainfall to the region the beginning of winter certainly did not look or feel like it. I hope the subsequent flooding and icing has not impacted you. Snow is here now again and more will be on the way soon as we drop the temperature back to more typical levels.
Read MoreA chilly December with snow for some
December has been a chilly month thus far after a brief very warm start. Last month I discussed the cold and snowy end to November and thought we would be around normal in terms of precipitation and a bit cooler than average. The middle part of the month alone meant that the average temperature departure across the region has plummeted to several degrees below average for the typical December in most locations in the Western New York area. Here’s a look at where a few of the National Weather Service’s long-term climate stations stand on December 19 compared to an average December...
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