Winter Backyard Birdfeeding Tips
posted 9 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 0 comments
With the solstice behind us the winter bird-feeding season is in full swing. Here are some thoughts on supporting your feeder birds at this time of year, which should be applicable to most birders whether you’re buried in snow or basking in the Ca...
The Bean Count
posted 9 months ago | 0 comments
Happy New Year, Eons birders! Are any of you participating in Christmas Bird Counts (aka CBCs)? I sure hope so! As many of you know, the time between mid-December and early January is when the CBCs are held. These citizen science efforts are the w...
Last-minute Holiday Tips for Birders
posted 9 months ago | 0 comments
Tidings of the Season, Eons birders! Here are a few suggestions for last-minute gifts and craft projects for the birder(s) in your life -- enjoy!
Holiday Seed Wreaths and Pine Cones
As you decorate the interior of your home for ...
Holiday Seed Wreaths and Pine Cones
As you decorate the interior of your home for ...
Species Profile: Snowy Owl
posted 10 months ago, updated 2 minutes later | 2 comments
With our first significant snow falling on coastal Maine, and birders across the northern states thrilling to reports of “irruptive” winter visitors like Bohemian Waxwings and Common Redpolls, I’m feeling inspired to write about my favorite...
The Cat Conundrum
posted 11 months ago, updated 9 minutes later | 3 comments
If you’ve got bird feeders in your yard, you might very well be exposing “your birds” to encounters with deadly, ruthless predators that they are not adapted to defend themselves against -- the “outdoor cats” in your area, one or more of which may...
Are Birders Really for the Birds?
posted 11 months ago | 1 comment
We hear a lot these days about how popular birdwatching has become. According to the US Fish & Wildlife Service, which tracks trends in wildlife recreation through a plethora of surveys, 46 million Americans (what is that, a third of the count...
Chicken Feed (Not!)
posted 12 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 6 comments
If recent message threads among the Eons birding group are any indication, some Eons birders are spending heaps of money on bird seed -- as much as $100 per month. And I have friends who do likewise. For many of us, this level of expense would fee...
Identifying Hawks in Flight (Part 2)
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
In Part 1 of this blog entry I touched on the different hawk families and explained a little about how learning to pay attention to how hawks fly can help you “home in” on the ID of a hawk you just saw. I also suggested that, if you’re genuinely i...
Identifying Hawks in Flight (Part 1)
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Many birders are stymied when it comes to hawk ID. This is primarily because we so often tend to focus on plumage as a key differentiator among bird species. But many hawks have similar basic plumage characters, and also it’s often tough to see th...
Hawks in Flight!
posted about 1 year ago, updated 12 minutes later | 1 comment
Imagine seeing hundreds -- maybe even thousands -- of hawks soaring and gliding overhead in just a few hours! It’s a glorious natural spectacle. But beware: it’s addictive. Experience it once and you might end up like me…a hardcore hawkwatcher who...
