Wingin’ It: Museum reveals vast array of species
You can see scientific specimens of nearly 400,000 birds at Harvard University's Museum of Comparative Zoology.…
Wingin’ It: The birds of Maine and summer in Harvard
An invitation to spend a few days at a camp on Round Pond on the Allagash River gave us an opportunity to search for…
Birding in your own backyard
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to go birding. It is the closest wildlife refuge and is readily accessible on Still River…
Wingin’ It: Just passing through, spring migrants
Red-winged Blackbirds are among the first migrants to arrive in the spring. Several arrived here at the farm on March 7, a little earlier…
Wingin’ It: Getting started with birding
“How do I get into birding?” is a question I am frequently asked. To start, you need a decent pair of binoculars and a…
Wingin’ It: Birding through Costa Rica
Leaving behind three feet of snow in Harvard, Pam and I and a group of friends set off for a long-planned trip to Costa…
Wingin’ It: Taking a winter head count
Early winter is a slow time for birding, but we do look forward to the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). In December…
Wingin’ It: A welcoming habitat helps backyard birding
One of the first things we did when we moved to the farm was to clear and fence the fields for sheep. These pastures…
Wingin’ It: Wings over water
Although most of the land birds have migrated through by now, this is a good time of year to see migrating sea birds on…
Wingin’ It: Tracking fall migrants
The migration that started in August is now almost over.…
