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23.06.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: First Look At A Grasshopper Sparrow In Years!

There's only a few select areas where you regularly see Grasshopper Sparrows in Connecticut. Years ago their was a large area of land in Eas...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

30.05.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Watch Those Birds And Watch Your Step!

When I'm out watching birds I try to watch out for other creatures like snakes! I almost stepped on this one which I think is a Northern Wat...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

30.05.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Tommy Turtle Works Security For Young Herons

I decided to brave my way through a tick infested foliage forest to see how the herons were doing. On my way down the main trail I ran into ...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

12.05.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Spring Migrants Are Flooding In!

In my last couple of outings new spring migrants have been pouring in! These are just a few that I was able to get photos of with my point a...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

29.04.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: 5 Ways To Prevent Restless Birder Syndrome

Birding or birdwatching should be a pleasant and enjoyable activity but in order to get the most out of it you have to be in the right frame...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

26.04.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Checking On The Great Blue Heron Nests

We are fortunate to have a heron rookery in the area with dozens of nests. They are quite a distance across a flooded area high up in the tr...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

26.04.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Red-headed Woodpecker Close To Home

For the longest time the only Red-headed Woodpecker we've had close to home was a fake one we put on an old fencepost as a gag. It fooled a ...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

29.03.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Always Scouting For New Places

I'm always looking for new places to find birds as the heart of spring migration approaches. This is one place I checked out called Westfiel...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

21.03.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Secret River Path And Early Sign Of Spring

The Connecticut River has many areas with great habitat for birds and other wildlife. The key is trying to find places to access it. There a...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

28.02.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: How We Can Inadvertently Kill Owls

I love seeing owls! Any day I see one is a good day. The Great-horned Owl is one of the most common owls in our area. I've been fortunate en...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

19.02.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Searching For The Smallest Ponds And Brooks

I've always had an interest in maps, especially local ones. Sometimes If I find a small pond or stream on a map that is unfamiliar it igni...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

19.02.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Convenient Birding On Cold Snowy Days

I wasn't motivated to crunch through snowy woods on this very cold morning so I looked for the most convenient birding spot I could find. Cr...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

01.02.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Less Birding And More Birdwatching

I never plan to stop watching birds but my level of interest in it changes along with the ebb and flow of life. This year I plan to break al...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

21.01.2025

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Nature Before Birds

This month I decide to step away from trying to count birds and chase after rare birds. Instead, I've focused on trying to immerse myself in...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

20.12.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Thanks For Hanging A Bag Of Seed!

During the Christmas count we covered a section near the state forest. Someone had set a feeder in the middle of the woods which allowed us ...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

20.12.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: 15 Minute Pink-footed Goose

A birding friend alerted me that there was a Pink-footed Goose spotted near Lyman's Orchard which is right down the road from me. I only had...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

15.12.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Birder Hibernation Ends On Sunday

I've been in a state of birder hibernation for the last month. Life decided that other things needed to take priority. I decided to at least...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

11.11.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: A Bee Or A Fly? A Bug Or A Moth?

I've been paying more attention this year to insects and butterflies that visit the flower garden. At first glance I thought it looked a lit...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

01.11.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Ross's Goose Was A First For Me

It's not often I add a new species to my life list these days. I try not to follow the reports because I don't want to be obsessed with chas...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

25.10.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Bridges, Birds, And Bumblebees

I've been trying to make use of my bike lately and to keep my birdwatching local. I took a ride down to this bridge and walked along both si...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

20.10.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Foliage, Flowers, And Sparrows

I haven't heard much about fall color this year in the news. I was happy to see there's some around. I liked the way this flower looked w...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

27.09.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Came Across A Kestrel At The Fairgrounds

Fall migration is in full swing so I've been keeping my eyes open for migrating hawks and increasing numbers of sparrows. I found a few but ...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

27.09.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: A Camping Firepit Backyard Birding Sit!

Lately, nights have been to busy to find the time to enjoy sitting by the firepit. So why not make one in the morning? I got this one starte...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

24.09.2024

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One of the most peaceful and scenic places in Middletown is the Indian Hill Cemetery . Sowheag, who was a leader of the Wangunks in the 1600...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

18.08.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Green Herons At the Pea Soup Frog Pond

I haven't been birding much lately but I had an interesting outing the other day. There is a little walking area about a 1/2 mile from my ho...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

18.08.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Zinnias Do A Good Job Attracting Butterflies!

I took a break from yardwork the other day and was pleased to see a couple of butterflies show up near the flower gardens which makes planti...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

13.08.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: First Of Year Yellow-crowned Night Heron

During my free time I've been glued to my yard doing general yard maintenance and tending to the gardens. I finally decided to break away ...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

24.07.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: It's Impossible Not To See Birds Near The Shore

I've had little desire to spend time in the woods with the wicked humidity that we've had the last couple of weeks. Fortunately, the shoreli...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

13.07.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Black-bellied Whistling Duck

I got a tip-off from a fellow birder that there was Black-bellied Whistling Ducks down in West Haven. I've never seen on before so didn't mi...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

13.07.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Sidetracked By Raspberries And Snakes

I haven't been motivated to go birding on 90 degree humid days but managed to sneak out to the woods over the weekend. I wore a long-sleeved...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

02.07.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: The Crows And I Are Patrolling The Yard

I've been taking a break from active birding so that I can catch up with the yardwork. There were giant hemlocks in the area you are looking...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

04.06.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Black-necked Stilt Has Distinct Markings

A Black-necked Stilt which is considered a rare sighting in Connecticut showed up at Hammonasset State Park Last week. It was a reminder o...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

01.06.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Sharing Birding With Others Led To 2 Rare Birds

I've been interested in birdwatching for many years. It started when I borrowed my grandfather's world war 2 binoculars to watch birds aroun...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

11.05.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Is Playback To Attract Birds Bad?

I visited a local nature preserve the other day It had nice habitat with a stream surrounded by thickets, steep hillsides with mature trees,...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

05.05.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Put Down That Phone Down And Watch Those Birds!

The Merlin bird sound identification is a great app that can identify birds by sound using your phone but like most good things it does have...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

03.05.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: New Birds Keep On Coming!

It's a crazy time of the year when all the spring migrants start pouring in. There was a little rain and clouds this morning but it didn't s...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

01.05.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: My First Rose-breasted Grosbeak Of The Year!

It was still early in the spring migration when I got my big boots on and started mucking my way through the swampy zone where the Great Blu...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

11.04.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Who Doesn't Love Owls?

Who doesn't love owls? Now that I think about it, probably rodents and other small animals! This is a male Great-horned Owl probably doing...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

02.04.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: California Condor Landed In My Yard!

How about "Belted Kingfisher landed on a branch?" Notice the female is the one with extra color in this species with a chestnut-colored bell...

The Brownstone Birding Blog

21.03.2024

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Calling All Birds! Spring Has Arrived!

Today is officially the first day of spring! There are always some Red-winged Blackbirds around during the winter but it's around this time ...

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The Brownstone Birding Blog: First Look At A Grasshopper Sparrow In Years!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Watch Those Birds And Watch Your Step!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Tommy Turtle Works Security For Young Herons

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Spring Migrants Are Flooding In!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: 5 Ways To Prevent Restless Birder Syndrome

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Checking On The Great Blue Heron Nests

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Red-headed Woodpecker Close To Home

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Always Scouting For New Places

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Secret River Path And Early Sign Of Spring

The Brownstone Birding Blog: How We Can Inadvertently Kill Owls

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Searching For The Smallest Ponds And Brooks

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Convenient Birding On Cold Snowy Days

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Less Birding And More Birdwatching

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Nature Before Birds

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Thanks For Hanging A Bag Of Seed!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: 15 Minute Pink-footed Goose

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Birder Hibernation Ends On Sunday

The Brownstone Birding Blog: A Bee Or A Fly? A Bug Or A Moth?

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Ross's Goose Was A First For Me

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Bridges, Birds, And Bumblebees

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Foliage, Flowers, And Sparrows

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Came Across A Kestrel At The Fairgrounds

The Brownstone Birding Blog: A Camping Firepit Backyard Birding Sit!

The Brownstone Birding Blog

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Green Herons At the Pea Soup Frog Pond

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Zinnias Do A Good Job Attracting Butterflies!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: First Of Year Yellow-crowned Night Heron

The Brownstone Birding Blog: It's Impossible Not To See Birds Near The Shore

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Black-bellied Whistling Duck

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Sidetracked By Raspberries And Snakes

The Brownstone Birding Blog: The Crows And I Are Patrolling The Yard

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Black-necked Stilt Has Distinct Markings

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Sharing Birding With Others Led To 2 Rare Birds

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Is Playback To Attract Birds Bad?

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Put Down That Phone Down And Watch Those Birds!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: New Birds Keep On Coming!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: My First Rose-breasted Grosbeak Of The Year!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Who Doesn't Love Owls?

The Brownstone Birding Blog: California Condor Landed In My Yard!

The Brownstone Birding Blog: Calling All Birds! Spring Has Arrived!

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