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The Brownstone Birding Blog
18.08.2024
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...
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...
13.08.2024
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 ...
24.07.2024
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...
13.07.2024
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...
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...
02.07.2024
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...
04.06.2024
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...
01.06.2024
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...
11.05.2024
I visited a local nature preserve the other day It had nice habitat with a stream surrounded by thickets, steep hillsides with mature trees,...
05.05.2024
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...
03.05.2024
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...
01.05.2024
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...
11.04.2024
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...
02.04.2024
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...
21.03.2024
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 ...
04.03.2024
Life is full off potential addictions. There are obvious ones like food, drugs, and alcohol but when you break one addiction another less ob...
27.02.2024
Sometimes, I can't get withing a 1000 feet of a bird but this turkey was right in the middle of the road! I know you might be thinking that ...
20.02.2024
Birders learn about birding at their own pace. Some learn quickly and are experts in no time. Others take years to graduate from identifying...
19.02.2024
I took several trips down to the shore in January and not once did I see a Brant. Other people were reporting them and I even went to a loca...
11.02.2024
Last month I was able to spice up January birding by trying to see as many species in my county as possible within the month. This month I ...
20.01.2024
One of the ways I've tried to make the winter pass by more quickly is by keeping track of how many bird species in can find in the month of ...
The rarest breeding bird in Connecticut is the Red-headed Woodpecker. The birder who saw the most species in Middlesex County last year (Dan...
18.01.2024
I looked out the back door this morning and admired the view of ice glistening from the tallest treetops.
14.01.2024
I would have to admit that being flexible does not come naturally to me. I like to analyze, strategize, and follow a plan. For example, when...
25.12.2023
So far, the temperatures have been moderate during the day with temperatures reaching the 40's. I've been taking advantage of this weather t...
15.12.2023
It's strange how you can go to a place that is loaded with songbirds one morning and then it's completely silent the next day. I looked ever...
04.12.2023
I was sitting near the dock of the bay after the clouds had already rolled away and to my surprise, some Snow Buntings came my way! I've se...
15.11.2023
Lyman's Orchard is known for their fruit orchards, golf course, restaurant/market, corn maze, and other activities but one of their unadvert...
09.11.2023
Red-shouldered Hawks are the noisiest hawks I have ever heard. Their calls might shatter glass if they were on a loudspeaker! Kee-yer! Ke...
It wasn't the greatest fall for viewing foliage in Connecticut this year but I stopped my car as I was driving through the hills of Lyman's ...
28.10.2023
I'm always looking for new places around town to check out. You just never know if a spot is going to be any good for birding unless you try...
21.10.2023
There are a lot of house chores I put off in the spring so I could enjoy chasing warblers but when fall arrives you start to realize you are...
I went for a morning walk at Highland Pond in Middletown. The foliage season has been lagging this year, probably due to the excessive amoun...
13.10.2023
There's been a mix of things going on this time of year. I stopped by the shoreline the other day and the weather felt like perfect fall wea...
07.09.2023
I avoid chasing rare birds unless they show up near where I live. I even shut off the rare birds alert outside of my county so I wouldn't be...
30.08.2023
I didn't do a whole of of birding in August. I read so much about killer worms, mosquitoes, ticks and amoebas that I was torn between just s...
13.08.2023
By August I am a little burned out on birding and just looking forward to fall weather. I struggle to come up with places I would like to ch...
11.08.2023
Unfortunately, I learned first hand about the Woolly Adelgid this year. It is a tiny aphid-like insect that clings to the underside of pine ...
02.08.2023
We had quite a heatwave going towards the end of July. temperatures in the 90's and oppressive humidity for many days on end. I know some pa...