White-throated Sparrow

Pete Dunne, a well known birder and author of many books on birds once said, “White-throated Sparrows come in two plumages – stunning and shabby.” In the fall one is more apt to see the shabby variety, but chances are … Continue reading
Summer Birding at Mount Auburn
Summer is a great time to come birding at Mount Auburn at a more relaxed pace. There is less diversity of species which allows for you to spend more time really studying the birds rather than just checking them off. … Continue reading
The Hooded Merganser
Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) are small, fish-eating diving ducks with a long thin bill serrated on the sides. This striking beauty can be seen in the autumn spending time on Halcyon and Auburn Lakes. The male is unmistakable with his puffy, … Continue reading
The Wood Duck
Loveliest of all waterfowl, the Wood Duck stands supreme, wrote Edward Howe Forbush in Birds of Massachusetts and other New England States (1925). He writes “The male glides along proudly, his head ruffled and his crest distended, his scapular feathers … Continue reading