Category Archives: LA birds

Birding in the City of New Orleans

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Richard

I’ve had Arlo Guthrie’s song in my head for the last day because yesterday, after a nice trip into the city to visit the Museum of Art, we birded part of City Park (Coutuerie Forest) where we saw some nice … Continue reading →

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Some Afternoon Birds

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Richard

After a weather front passage, the temperatures dropped to near-freezing and the wind picked up but we got a little blue sky and sun. Here are a few shots I got this afternoon while out enjoying the crisp conditions. Returning … Continue reading →

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Red-Headed Woodpeckers

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Richard

There are dozens of Red-Headed Woodpeckers here at Fontainebleau State Park but most of them seem to be high in the trees resulting in photos like these. Yesterday, we saw several down lower and this one feeding on the ground … Continue reading →

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Hunkering Down

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Richard

After a few days at Fontainbleau State Park and a nice reunion in New Orleans with Vermont friends, we headed northward and endured a long trip on busy but dry roads back home. The van ran well and aside from … Continue reading →

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Some Louisiana Critters

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Richard

Fontainbleau State Park, on an old sugar plantation on Lake Ponchratrain, is filled with wildlife. Deer, relatively tame, watch us as we tend to the van or walk the camp roads. It is great to see our northern birds, such … Continue reading →

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Au Revoir Louisiana

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Richard

After thawing ourselves and the rig out at Fontainbleau State Park where we took a long walk and saw this Bald Eagle along with a number of American Coots, some Common Gallinules, and numerous kinglets and warblers. Here are a … Continue reading →

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Some Louisiana Birds

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Richard

We took a leisurely walk yesterday and saw dozens of birds, including this shy Yellow-rumped Warbler who along with his cousins, was foraging with the underbrush. Not that easy to spot until he moved. Can you spot him? Fontainebleau State … Continue reading →

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A Cold and Windy Trip

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Richard

January is always a dicey month, weather-wise and we took an extra day to better prepare and to give me a chance to check Grow Compost for the other rare gull that has been hanging out there. Sure enough, driving in … Continue reading →

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