Walk through Brookside

Walk through Brookside

Walk through Brookside You’re outside, enjoying a sunny day when a shadow at your feet causes you to look up. A large, black bird flies over and lands in a nearby tree. You wonder: is that a Crow or a Raven? These two species, Common Ravens and American Crows, overlap...
Succinct BUT Sufficient

Succinct BUT Sufficient

Succinct BUT Sufficient A small group of stalwart birders attended the Montauk field trip rescheduled to January 11th. Recurrent light snow squalls hindered visibility somewhat, but also added nicely to the winter ambience, without making the roads treacherous. It’s...
Montauk Field Trip Recap

Montauk Field Trip Recap

Montauk Field Trip Recap Weather for the chapter’s Montauk field trip on January 6th was not only relatively benign (around 40°, cloudy skies but no precipitation, and a light easterly wind), but actually advantageous for spotting water birds from the various seaside...
Field Trip to West End Jones Beach Recap

Field Trip to West End Jones Beach Recap

Field Trip to West End Jones Beach Recap Twenty members and friends joined our club outing on Feb 12. The date was rescheduled from the near ZERO temperatures the weekend before and we were rewarding with temperatures around 50 degrees! Among the avian highlights were...