The tender green of fresh leaves is now covering the land, with warmth and sun bringing growth and renewal. And tropical birds are arriving, flying long distances from their winter homes in Central or South America or the Caribbean. The …
Now that we are in the merry, merry month of May, we hope for, and are getting, some blue skies, following a long and dreary stretch of overcast conditions experienced 14 of the 16 days between April 17 and May …
Weather in the past week was mostly cloudy and cold, with episodes of rain from time to time. There were not many movements of songbirds during this week with few if any new species detected and very few captures in …
On April 15th, as dictated by protocol, a new spring bird migration monitoring began once more at the Cabot Head Research Station, the 22nd since the first year in 2002 – the 18th season for your humble bander and blog writer. It …
This more than remarkable season didn’t end in a whisper but with more remarkable sightings and banding. On October 27, while watching a distant bird on the bay through the scope (Loon? Grebe? Duck? I don’t recall), white ghosts appeared …
Another season has come to an end. And what a season! Read more »
In this most unusual of fall seasons, we have broken another record by banding over 2700 birds. A young female Downy Woodpecker was the lucky 2700th on October 25, a little ironic given its sedentary habits (see pics on Instagram and …
2700!!! More precisely and exactly, 2774 birds banded (and counting) Read more »
I have used the word “tsunami” before in the search of an image to describe how it feels to be hit (metaphorically) by incredible numbers of kinglets. Well, it happened again! On October 18, kinglets were everywhere and flew in …
One of the great joys and privileges of living at Cabot Head for weeks on end is to experience the slow change of the seasons, the timeless cycles of summer turning into fall turning into winter turning into spring turning …
After a seemingly long stretch of five days of overcast conditions, clear skies and bright sun returned on September 29 and have been with us ever since. The return of good weather brought a lot – and I mean, A …
There is definitely a shift in temperatures, birds, and mood: autumn has arrived. The days are shorter, the skies often obscured by clouds, cooler temperatures prevail. And the assemblage of bird species has shifted from long-distance, early migrants to short-distance, …