Protecting the Declining Cerulean Warbler

Protecting the Declining Cerulean Warbler

It’s late May and the forest is fresh with new leaves. Deep in the woods everything takes on a pale, spring-green tint. The forest echoes with a cacophony of birdsong.  Amid the jumble, biologists at Iroquois National Refuge are searching for the sound of the elusive...
Does the Early Bird Really Exist?

Does the Early Bird Really Exist?

Hooded Warbler photo by USFWS Like most Western New Yorkers, I’ve been monitoring the arrival of spring with great interest.  One day it’s sunny and 75°; the next, I’m wondering if I put the snowblower away too soon!  Despite the usual weather whiplash, we...
The Red Baron

The Red Baron

Featured photo: Cardinal in evergreens by Brian Serafin. Photo by James Monteleone Cardinals are the flashy gift to birdwatchers in the eastern United States. While male cardinalsare as brightly colored as a tropical bird, they are anything but. These beloved birds...