By Joseph Albanese     It’s mid-April now and the first shoots of green are starting to push up through woodland lots, deciduous trees have begun to bud and the song of the American Robin is once again a daily treat. The familiar “oggggrrrrrlllllllyyyyyy, oggggrrrrrlllllllyyyyyy” call of Red Wing Blackbirds can be heard throughout local wetlands. Across Long Island spring has […]… Read more »

Bird watching in the dead of winter? Isn’t that usually a warm weather endeavor? Well, maybe for the casual backyard birder, but for those who head outside in search of anything from owls to hawks, mergansers to harlequins or even chickadees to nuthatches, winter is prime time. “Birding is fantastic during the colder months,” said […]… Read more »