Category Archives: MA Birding
Cherry Hill – Part 2
As we walked a couple of miles alongside the reservoir, there was a quite a mix of birds. Here are more — some of the images are poor because of the grey skies. The first was this American Kestrel which … Continue reading
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Tagged American Kestrel, American Robin, Birding with Ginger, Eastern Bluebird, Killdeer, Red-breasted Merganser
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Cherry Hill – Part 1
When I visit my daughter in Massachusetts, I often try to go birding with Ginger at Cherry Hill Reservoir. We spent a few good hours on a chilly morning last Thursday. Here are a few of the waterfowl we saw. … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Buffleheads, Ruddy Duck, Scaup, waterfowl
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Seals and Gulls
We recently spent a nice week on Cape Cod, avoiding crowds and taking long walks along the National Seashore beaches. We saw a lot of gulls, Herring, Greater Black-backed, and likely others. Each day, we also saw dozens of Harbor … Continue reading
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Whitewater Draw
One of the amazing sites, and sights, of birding Southern Arizona is Whitewater Draw, the winter home of thousands of Sandhill Cranes. I’ll just let these pictures tell you of our visit. We were enthralled by the way the cranes … Continue reading
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Some MA Birding
Penny and I took took a road trip yesterday down to Merrimac to see Jen and her gang – and to do a little birding. Things are several weeks ahead down here and being further south, we hear Tufted Titmice, … Continue reading
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The Usual Suspects
Down in Massachusetts for a few days visit, I decided to take Penny birding yesterday morning at one of my favorite spots, Salisbury Beach State Reservation. If you get there early, even on a weekend, there are few people around. … Continue reading
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Paddling Lake Attitash
After four days of rain showers with some thunderstorms, we finally are getting a day or two of muggy but cloudy weather. Yesterday morning, I asked our grandson Mac if he wanted to paddle for a bit and when Mary … Continue reading
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Cape Cod Bird Festival
CAPE COD BIRD FESTIVAL September 18 20, 2015 Hyannis, Massachusetts Guest speakers are: Field Guide author Richard Crossley and Miyoko Chu, author of SONGBIRD JOURNEY, a compelling tale on the miracles of bird migration. Join us for the third annual Cape Cod … Continue reading
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A Couple of Nice Saturday Morning Birds
We are in Merrimac, MA for a while and enjoyed a wonderful Christmas. This morning, I took the dog and went looking for birds for a few hours on a brisk, but sunny Saturday morning. One of my favorite places to … Continue reading
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This Year’s Harbor Seal Fix
We are in Massachusetts for Thanksgiving, arriving here before the Nor’Easter, and settling in for a snowy day or two. We are just inside the snow line and will likely get 3-6 inches of heavy wet snow. This morning, I … Continue reading