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 …
Category: Birding
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge serves primarily as a nesting, feeding, resting and staging area for migratory waterfowl. The varied habitats support approximately 266 species of birds – making it an excellent location for birders.
You can read our articles on birding below, or check out some of our birding tools like:
INWR Bird Finder – Trying to see a specific species? Pick a bird and see where other birders have sighted it!
INWR Birding Hotspots – See where on the refuge birders have been seeing the most birds.
INWR Bird Cam – During nesting season, we manage cameras in some of the nesting sites.
Does the Early Bird Really Exist?
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 …
The Red Baron
Featured photo: Cardinal in evergreens by Brian Serafin. 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 …