Its been a long time since my last post. Things have happened, of course, and so now I’m finally going to sit down and write about it. First of all, shortly after I put together the photo quiz, I broke my scope at hammo. It’s a long story, but I am now scopeless and waiting [...]
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Catching Up
Posted in CT fall on December 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
11/20- Western Kingbird
Posted in CT fall, Rarities on November 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today Dad and I went for the Western Kingbird at the Tree Farm in Westport. The Bird was discovered a week ago by an anonymous birder who posted the sighting on ebird. When we arrived we waited about 5 minutes before dad spotted the bird in the grass. For about 15 minutes we watched the [...]
10/30- After the snow
Posted in CT fall on October 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last night the snow was still falling, blanketing the ground. Happy Halloween! Yeah, I know, crazy. Snow in October. Around here, even snow in November is unusual, so this storm was very rare for us. What made it even more weird was the fact that leaves are still on most trees, and some of the [...]
10/23: CTYBC- Wild Goose Chase
Posted in CT fall, Rarities on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today young birders Alex Burdo, Zach Smart, and I, along with my dad and Fabian Rosing, a German young birder who is an exchange student here, ventured to Wallingford for 2 unusual geese in CT- Greater white-fronted and Cackling geese. We started at Mckenzie Resevoir, where the Greater-white Fronted had been seen the last few [...]
10/9- CYBC: Pine Creek, Tree Farm, etc.
Posted in CT fall on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today, young birders Alex Burdo, Zach Smart, and I birded a couple of spots around Westport and Fairfield, searching for unusual fall birds. We met at the Richardson Tree Farm in Westport where Dickcissel and Blue Grosbeak had recently been reported. Starting down the main path we noticed tons of sparrows flying around in the [...]
