Wingin’ It: The winter watch
It’s a pretty quiet time of year for bird-watching, though Pam and I did participate in the Christmas bird count in December.…
Wingin’ It: Books for the birdlover in your life
Christmas is a great opportunity to give books to your birding friends and relatives. The first place to start is a good field guide…
Wingin’ It: Vacationing with the birds
A visit to South Carolina Thanksgiving week provided us with an opportunity to see some of the birds that have flown south for the…
Wingin’ It: Birding with someone who knows the area
My wife, Pam, and I were looking through the Mass Audubon program brochure recently and thought it would be interesting to take one of…
Wingin’ It: Hawks head south, by way of Mt. Wachusett
This is the time of year when birds start returning to their wintering grounds south of here, after breeding in this area and as…
Wingin’ It: Birding in Maine from the woods to the coast
This summer we had an opportunity to see a lot of Maine. We traveled the entire length of it—and it is big!…
Wingin’ It: Summer serenaders retire for the season
After two weeks away in England in mid-May, we returned to the farm to find most of our summer birds back. Working in the…
Wingin’ It: Joppa Flats walk nets education
One morning last week I played hookey from work and went to Joppa Flats Audubon Center to join a bird walk in the Parker…
Wingin’ It: Emblems of spring
With their spring-brightened feathers and festive mating songs, birds are signaling the arrival of spring in New England.…
Wingin’ It: Bluebirds of happiness
One of the nicest things about winter is watching the bluebirds we have around the farm. These birds are true to their name and…
