Monthly Archive: June 2016

This is a little juvenile lady finch that her parents bring to us for baby sitting. Every morning her mom and dad drop her off in our backyard and then pick her up in...

This is a Chipping Sparrow that joined the flock of jolly little fellas at the birdfeeder on our place. See the bright rufous cap, the gray face, the white throat and eyebrow, the clear...

A little willow flycatcher observing the Belle Isle area in East Boston. For the record , its the first willow flycatcher to appear in our publications. Congrats and thank you! It’s also the second...

“Warbler?” I can hear a response to the title from an experienced birdwatcher.”There are 50+ species of warblers here. What kind is this one?” Birdwatchers are usually right. We clarify – this is a...

This is a Baltimore Oriole fella spotted in the Winthrop side of the Belle Isle reservation area. Orioles are mostly more often heard than seen. They spend their time high in the trees behind...

It was hot and sunny today in Boston. Here goes an American Robin enjoying the coolness of the trees’ shadows. Not a bad idea, huh? Save

Unlike any other North American birds, bobolinks wear so called “tuxedo backwards”. Male bobolinks wear their breeding plumage upside down. They have white rump and scapulars and black underparts. It looks very different to...