Today is “For the Birds”
Truly. Song sparrow, Hay Harbor Club Golf Course, Fishers Island. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 20, 2019
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Entries by Betty Ann Rubinow
Eider Down-Time
South Beach, Fishers Island. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 20, 2019
Common Yellow Throat
From the wood-warbler family, adult male with broad black mask and bright yellow throat singing, “wichety wichety wichety”. Today’s Hay Harbor Club golf course, Fishers Island. From the Field, Field […]
Tails You Win
Juvenile red-tailed hawk feather. Piney shade, Duck Pond Road. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 20, 2019
On a Clear Day
Tree swallow. Hay Harbor Golf Course, Fishers Island. From the Field, Field Note, Justine Kibbe, May 20, 2019
Least Tern
Sanctuary of Sands, Fishers Island. Note the distinct yellow beak, white forehead and dark primaries (wing feathers) during this adult breeding time: March thru August. PLEASE continue to kindly leash […]
Blue Jay Migration!
I’ve never seen anything like it! An actual blue jay migration! It all started Saturday May 11 at 10:45 a.m. Just a trickle at first, bright and bold Blue jays coursing over Silver Eel Cove. Then a steady stream of at least 40 noisy migrants flooded into the woods.
Turning Up
The Common tern.* You’ll see “courting” as these birds dive, fish and feed prospective mates. The breeding adult has a dark wedge of primary wing feathers (barely seen here) that […]