Good evening,
This morning I was joined by Bartels Science Illustrator, Jessica French, for a
birding trip to Hammond Hill State Forest. It was disconcertingly quiet up
there. I probably should not have had such high expectations, given how quiet
this spring has been (a handful of very quiet
My summer feeders do not include suet, so I have been surprised this past week
at the appearance of a male Yellow Bellied Sapsucker at the peanut feeder.
It came by itself for a few days, but last evening at around 8 PM I saw two.
One sat on the top of the pole, and the male repeatedly
