A Great Winter For Bluebirds
PHOTO: An eastern bluebird visits a backyard in New England last winter. Chris Bosak Photo It’s been another great winter for bluebirds. I haven’t been lucky enough to attract them to my new house yet,…
Category: For The Birds
Winter Of The Rarity
PHOTO: Common redpolls visit a feeder in New England one recent winter. Chris Bosak Photo Now the reports of redpolls are coming in.It has been a winter full of rare-bird alerts where the sightings are…
Backyard Winter Bird Survey
PHOTO: Hermit thrushes may show up on winter bird surveys in New Hampshire. Chris Bosak Photo It’s time to help the birds again.As usual, New Hampshire Audubon’s Backyard Winter Bird Survey and the Great Backyard…
More Christmas Bird Count
PHOTO: For the first time, some boreal chickadees were found in southern New Hampshire Christmas Bird Counts. CHRIS BOSAK PHOTO It was a year of firsts and high numbers for many Christmas Bird Counts across…
The Christmas Bird Count
PHOTO: A northern shoveler swims on a river during a Christmas Bird Count in New England. PHOTO BY CHRIS BOSAK I’ve been doing the Christmas Bird Count in coastal Connecticut with my friend Frank for…
Sightings From Readers
PHOTO: A dark-eyed junco eats a berry following a recent snowfall in New England. Photo By Chris Bosak. The first major snowstorm of the year hit New England with a varying degree of impact. Parts…
Holiday Gifts For The Birder
PHOTO: A spotting scope can bring closer birds like this northern pintail. Photo By Chris Bosak Last week I offered some suggestions on donating to conservation organizations to help out these important groups during this…
Bird Feeder Behavior
PHOTO: A blue jay stuffs suet nuggets into its crop and bill during a visit to a New England bird-feeding station. I received an interesting email the other day from a reader who witnessed a…
Talking Turkey Facts & Fiction
PHOTO: Three wild turkeys walk through a field in New England. Photo by Chris Bosak With Thanksgiving upon us, I am going to revisit my turkey fun facts column. I used to do this annually,…
November Birdwatching
PHOTO: A female common merganser swims in a pond in New England. Male common mergansers are white and black with dark green heads. The recent stretch of beautiful weather aside, November can be a tough…
More Feeder Birds
PHOTO: A purple finch visits a backyard in New England last week. Chris Bosak Photo The regular flow of feeder birds continued this past week, but they were joined by a few newcomers.Two weeks ago,…
Autumn Bird Sightings
PHOTO: A red-breasted nuthatch grabs a seed from a feeding station in New England last week. Photo by Chris Bosak. I keep seeing reports of more and more pine siskins and purple finches being seen…
Birdwatching Firsts
PHOTO: A dark-eyed junco perches in a tree in New England. Chris Bosak Photo Birdwatching firsts are always exciting. Whether it is the first time ever seeing a particular bird, seeing a bird for the…
Invasion Of The Feeder Birds
PHOTO: American robins eat lots of berries in the fall throughout New England. Activity at the birdfeeders has been nonstop. I have not seen any of the winter finches or really anything out of the…
The White-Breasted Nuthatch
PHOTO: A white-breasted nuthatch clings to a dead branch in New England, September 2020. Chris Bosak Photo Have you noticed an exceptional number of white-breasted nuthatches at your feeders this fall? If so, you’re not…