Our food choices are killing our birds
posted about 1 year ago, updated 16 minutes later | 0 comments
Oftentimes we like to think that it’s “them” -- somebody else, not us -- who is responsible for the catastrophic population declines of so many of our birds. But that is not the case. The choices each of us make every day collectively results in t...
April showers bring… early spring birds!
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Practically everyone associates the arrival of spring with the return of migrating birds. In fact, birds are migrating back and forth across North America in every month of the year. It’s a lot more complex and interesting than just “some kinds of...
The Squirrel Conundrum
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 2 comments
Squirrel! Just say the word and many backyard birdwatchers draw a battle line. On one side: amazing agility, determination and cleverness. On the other: ropes, pulleys, baffles, flingers, flippers, zappers, clappers, and much gnashing of teeth. An...
Saving the Red Knot
posted over 2 years ago, updated 2 minutes later | 1 comment
Many Eons birders are probably aware that, in the current (and long-standing) political climate of heedless environmental pillaging, many birds and other species hover at the brink of extinction yet -- despite tireless efforts -- are not yet liste...
My Last Woodpecker
posted over 2 years ago | 0 comments
There he was, moving methodically up the main trunk of a coast live oak in a place called Eaton Canyon in Altadena, California. It was spitting rain so the light wasn’t great, and part of him was obscured by overhanging foliage. But there was no m...
Window Kills and How to Prevent Them
posted over 2 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 0 comments
Everyone knows that birds are often killed or injured by banging into windows -- but you might not be aware of the magnitude of the problem or what you personally can do about it. Researchers now know that windows are among the most deadly thin...
Birding Saint John USVI
posted over 2 years ago, updated 5 days later | 0 comments
After many years between trips I finally made it back to the Caribbean -- woo-hoo! I did some scuba diving here and there in my “pre-birding” days, but I’d never really gone birding in the region before.
We found the US Virgin Island of Saint Jo...
We found the US Virgin Island of Saint Jo...
A Bird in the (Native) Bush
posted over 2 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 0 comments
My gardener friends start getting their seed catalogs in the mail about this time -- so that means it’s time to start thinking about ordering trees and shrubs that benefit birds and wildlife. Here in the Northeast folks who’ve planted hardy, nativ...
Winter Backyard Birdfeeding Tips
posted over 2 years 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 over 2 years 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...
