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Migration over Jerze
Some birds were on the move last night, with southerly winds predominating along the approaching cold front. Here’s the radar from last night: Frames represent 1/2 hour intervals As for the next few days, the winds should turn northerly as the front makes its slow passage over our area, shutting down migration completely. Keep your […]
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American Woodcock
American Woodcock Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. With the rise in evening temperature over the last two weeks, the Woodcocks have made their presence known. A very secretive and well camouflaged resident and migrant of New Jersey, the American Woodcock blends in easily with the under-story and can go unnoticed save for its explosive flight from […]
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Winter Finching
Male Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. Inga, Diane, Sandra and I headed north last week in search of the winter finches that have been invading Algonquin Provincial Park in response to the bumper cone crop this winter. This trip was steeped in significance for me; as I’m sure it was for everyone, […]
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Frosty sparrow
Frosty sparrow Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. I took some members of the Rutgers Ornithology class along with some members of the Rutgers Field ID course (a graduate ‘birding’ course) to Barnegat Light and the surrounding salt marshes yesterday. The trip was great, with really pleasant (for February) weather on the jetty. 4 Ipswich Savannah Sparrows […]
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Making Noise
I swear I must have adult-onset A.D.D. So after reading Donald Kroodsma’s book, the Singing Life of Birds, my desire to record birdsong has been totally rekindled. The result is that I’ve assigned our ornithology class a field recording project, and in preparation I’ve been spending any free time recording bird sounds and producing sonograms. […]