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"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." ~ William Yeats

Friday, October 23, 2026

Surf Scoters in Winter Plumage

- October 23, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: autumn, birds, brding, migration, waterfowl

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Bald Eagle

- October 20, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: autumn, birding, birds, raptor

Monday, October 19, 2026

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Day 51 of this vagrant being seen at the Dunkirk Airport in Sheridan, New York. This is also the last day it was seen there.

- October 19, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: autumn, birding, birds, migration, neotropical, rare bird alert, vagrant

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler

- October 18, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: autumn, birding, birds, migration, warbler

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Downy Woodpeckers

- October 17, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: autumn, backyard, birding, birds

Friday, September 25, 2026

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

- September 25, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, neotropical, rare bird alert, vagrant

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Luna 2012-2026

- September 17, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: luna, pets

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Olive-sided Flycatcher

- September 05, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, migration, summer

Friday, September 4, 2026

White-tailed Deer

- September 04, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: animals, deer, summer

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

- September 02, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, rare bird alert, summer, vagrant

Saturday, August 29, 2026

Hudsonian Whimbrel

- August 29, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: beach, birding, birds, migration, shorebird, summer

Friday, August 28, 2026

Lunar Eclipse

- August 28, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: luna, lunar eclipse, moon, summer

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Green Heron

- August 23, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, summer

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Indigo Bunting

- August 11, 2026 No comments:

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Saturday, August 1, 2026

Belted Kingfisher

- August 01, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, summer

Friday, July 31, 2026

Caspian Tern

- July 31, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: beach, birding, birds, summer

Monday, July 27, 2026

Bobolinks

- July 27, 2026 No comments:

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Friday, July 24, 2026

Hooded Warbler

- July 24, 2026 No comments:

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Red-tailed Hawk

- July 23, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, raptor, summer

Thursday, July 9, 2026

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

- July 09, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: backyard, birding, birds, neotropical, summer

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Eastern Black Bear

- July 08, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: summer, wildlife

Sunday, July 5, 2026

White-tailed Deer Fawns

- July 05, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: animals, summer, wildlife

Friday, July 3, 2026

Eastern Kingbird

- July 03, 2026 No comments:

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Green Heron

- July 02, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, summer

Monday, June 29, 2026

Caspian Tern

- June 29, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: beach, birding, birds, summer

Friday, June 26, 2026

Willow Ptarmigan

- June 26, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, pennsylvania, rare bird alert, vagrant

Monday, June 22, 2026

Summer Tanager

- June 22, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, neotropical, north carolina

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Yellow-breasted Chat

- June 21, 2026 No comments:

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Monday, June 15, 2026

Gray Catbird

- June 15, 2026 No comments:

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

American Toad

- June 11, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: amphibians, spring

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Osprey

- June 10, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, spring

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Painted Turtles

- June 09, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: reptiles, spring, turtles

Sunday, June 7, 2026

Polyphemus Moth

- June 07, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: insects, moth, spring

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow collecting nesting material.

- June 04, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: birding, birds, migration, spring

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Acadian Flycatcher

- June 03, 2026 No comments:

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Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Juvenile American Beaver

- June 02, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: animals

Monday, June 1, 2026

Least Flycatcher

- June 01, 2026 No comments:

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

- May 31, 2026 No comments:

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Labels: butterfly, insects, spring

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Orchard Oriole

- May 30, 2026 No comments:

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