December Great Egrets
Last night I inquired about seeing long-legged waders further north than usual, and here are some! I photographed these Great Egrets, part of a group of three to sometimes six individuals, this past weekend during some surveys in Connecticut. The Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds is a year-round effort, but usually we only expect to see a handful of species at this point of the bird wintering season such as the Dunlin, Sanderling, Black-bellied Plover and Great Blue Heron. There are still Snowy Egrets hanging out in the heat, too…strange sights for a season when there is usually...
Read MoreSAA Artist Brent Langley Program Tomorrow
Tomorrow, September 4, at 7:00 pm, artist Brent Langley will present a program on his own artistic development and approach to painting, and on wildlife art in general with reference to his own work and that of other artists featured in the Art and the Animal exhibition. Coinciding with having his artwork in Art and the Animal, on view at RTPI through October 25, Langley also has a solo exhibition at the Crary Art Gallery in Warren, PA through September 7. This inspiring program will be held at RTPI and is free and open to the public. For more information about artist Brent Langley, please...
Read MoreSAA Artist Brent Langley to Present Program – September 4, 2015
SAA Artist Brent Langley to Present Program – September 4, 2015 On Friday, September 4, at 7:00 pm, artist Brent Langley will present a program on his own artistic development and approach to painting, and on wildlife art in general with reference to his own work and that of other artists featured in the Art and the Animal exhibition. Coinciding with having his artwork in Art and the Animal, on view at RTPI through October 25, Langley also has a solo exhibition at the Crary Art Gallery in Warren, PA through September 7. This inspiring program will be held at RTPI and is free and open to...
Read MoreDunlin (Calidris alpina)
The Dunlin (Calidris alpina) are really starting to molt into their breeding plumage now, with birds like this one at Stratford Point in Stratford, Connecticut coming along nicely. Once it wraps up changing into its summer suit it will be on its way to the tundra. You can see so many shorebirds in May, and just in the last couple days at this one site there were also Semipalmated Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, Sanderling, Short-billed Dowitchers, Black-bellied Plovers, Piping Plovers, American Oystercatchers, Lesser Yellowlegs, Killdeer and Least Sandpipers, all being recorded by us in...
Read MoreGreater Yellowlegs feeding alone
This Greater Yellowlegs was found foraging alone in a shallow, still and serene November pond. It may seem lonely in this location but many of its friends and counterparts, I am certain, were not far away. A bunch of long-legged waders were enjoying the same waters. On that very day I recorded Dunlin, Sanderling, Black-bellied Plovers, and likely Short-billed Dowitchers. Who said shorebirding in New England couldn’t be a Thanksgiving sport? Thanks, climate change! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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