Back in early October we went for a hike to Blue Hills and I snuck in a little bit of birding. I'm not sure I've mentioned this before, but Steve and I set a goal a few years back to hike every trail at Blue Hills. When we go, Steve is very serious,...

Have you signed up for Project FeederWatch yet? I mailed in my renewal a few weeks ago. Better stock up on black-oil sunflower seed and nijer seed/thistle! Here's the press release from Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Help Project FeederWatch Track...

I squeezed in some birding while I was in New York last weekend. I was there for a "Girls Weekend" with two of my best friends from college- Kristin and Lori. Lori just moved there in January, which is very exciting. I forgot my binoculars, and we...

Here is some interesting news I just came across—the first traces of color in a bird feather were discovered in a 47 million year-old fossil. Image Source: ScientificComputing.com Here is an excerpt from the New York Times article: To find...