by finwr | Aug 25, 2024 | Blog, Homepage Feed
By Emma DeLeon Summer is winding down here in Western New York. At Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, the mornings are starting to be crisp and cool. You can see hints of reds and yellows in the trees, but there are still long warm afternoons with the drone of...
by finwr | May 15, 2024 | Birding
By Emma DeLeon 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...
by finwr | Mar 27, 2024 | Events, FINWR, Uncategorized
Eagle Watch 2024 Come join as at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge’s Cayuga Overlook every Saturday March 30th-May 11th from 10am – 2pm for our Eagle Watch program! Talk with our volunteer eagle experts and learn about these majestic birds, and better yet – see...
by finwr | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Melissa Mance Rough-legged Hawk photo by Melissa Mance Fierce and fully adapted to being a predator on the wing, raptors or birds of prey rule the skies. Diurnal raptors hunt during daylight hours and consist of hawks, falcons and eagles. Nocturnal raptors...
by finwr | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Emma DeLeon Wood Duck Pair by Sandy Geschwender It was a gray but unusually warm February day as I followed refuge biologist Paul Hess through the winter woodlands at Iroquois National Wildlife refuge. We were headed for a row of wood duck boxes along the...
