Fun Facts about the Downy Woodpeckers may find their hidden prey by sound and/or smell. As the woodpecker strikes the tree, hollow sounds may echo off of the tunnels (galleries) of wood boring insects (like thumping a watermelon.) When feeding...

Thanks to Dan De Federicis for his nice review of The Zen Birdfeeder in his "The Blogs of Saratoga" post on (Albany) timesunion.com. Read his review of all Saratoga-related blogs and check 'em all out while you're there. Dan writes...

We hear about the danger wind turbines present to birds. Here is a shocking video documenting such dangers. As an alternative energy source, we have to find a way to make them safer for birds of all sizes, as well...

Northern Red Oak Leaf

Though both Rose-breasted Grosbeaks and Chipping Sparrows breed in our area, neither have been seen in my yard for weeks. So it was a surprise to have an individual of each of these species pay a visit in mid-October. First,...