Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

We were sitting outside on a cool fall evening enjoying the beautiful night sky when we heard a series of short, whistled notes that accelerated at the end. Looking at a nearby juniper, we spied a ...

There are three types of strange noises. 1. The ones you can figure out right away. Example: When the lawn sprinkler system kicks on, it bangs the pipes. "What is that?" Wife asked the first time this ...

It doesn’t feel like it has been four years since we moved into our Essex home. We are blessed with a wooded backyard with a stream running through it. It is no surprise that we have added bird ...

And frights the School-boy from his play. - Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Precision formations of Canada geese and ragged skeins of snow geese riding the turbulence of a northern gale skedaddled across ...

Merely balls of fire far, far away, stars may roar as they burn; but they have no gentle sound that gives them voice. Autumn can make it seem otherwise. Like its companion seasons, autumn invokes ...

Introduction. Wide-angle birding: be the bird, see the bird ; Becoming a "good birder": understanding the basics ; Birding mentors ; Why birding is cool -- Waterbirds. Loons ; Swans ; Mallard and ...