Male Cardinal Liftoff
Here’s liftoff of a male Northern Cardinal during a recent snowfall. Get out there this weekend and enjoy the snowy world, Chautauqua County! We will see you on the trails of our glistening landscape.
Read MoreSand in your face
Let’s be honest, we’ve all been here before! You’re trying to relax on the beach but all you get is a face full of sand as the wind shoots it at you with both ferocity and persistence. Taken before this chilly and snowy week the gull pictured toughed it out and, I like to think, pretended this patch was a tropical paradise. Tomorrow should feel more like the tropics, too! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MorePurple Finch and Pine Siskin invasion
Two species have recently flooded the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic according to list serv reports, accounts from friends and my own personal observations – the Purple Finch and the Pine Siskin. The former has been unbelievably abundant in my experience, often being difficult to go outside for any length of time without seeing one in the past month. The latter, while a bit tougher to spot, has nonetheless zipped by in sizable groups and maintained their nomadic feeding habits. Just how massive are these irruptions in our region? I turned to eBird to find out the truth. Here are both...
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