Freeport Wild Bird Supply3 days agoNO BIRDWALK, MAY 28th.There will not be a birdwalk on Saturday, May 28th as I'll be on Monhegan with our annual Monhegan Spring Migration Weekend tour.
Freeport Wild Bird Supply3 days agoBirdwalk Highlights for 5/21: Florida Lake Park, Freeport.Well, that was fun. Again. After a relatively slow start, focusing mostly on birding-by-ear, we ended with a bang! In fact, we ended with...
Freeport Wild Bird Supply4 days agoPhotos from Feathers Over FreeportWe had another very successful Feathers Over Freeport weekend on April 30th and May 1st at Bradbury Mountain and Wolfe's Neck Woods State...
Freeport Wild Bird Supply4 days agoFeeder Birds This Week: 5/20A female RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD joined our yard on 5/18. 24 species visited the feeding station this week. American Goldfinch: 19 Rock...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 17Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 9And so ends the 2022 Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch season. The last 5 days of the count were a continuation of the pattern we had been...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 15Down East Adventures Spring Songbird Workshop 2022 Trip Report.Our third annual Spring Songbird Workshop with our partners, Down East Adventures, took place in Portland’s Evergreen Cemetery on the...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 13Feeder Birds This Week: 5/13A male RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD arrived at the feeders on 5/7. 26 species visited the feeding station this week. American Goldfinch: 19...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 10Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 8This was one of those weeks that hawk watchers dread. The positioning of the weather systems over us pulled in an easterly flow for much...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 7NO BIRDWALK: 5/14Unfortunately, there will not be a Saturday Morning Birdwalk on May 14th. I really need to stop raising my hand for things!
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 7Birdwalk Highlights for 5/7: Florida Lake Park, Freeport.Today was the definition of a "strong finish." Even with such a large group, I just HAD to go to the FLP today - it's the first weekend...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 6Feeder Birds This Week: 5/6Our first GRAY CATBIRD of the year showed up at the feeders on 5/5. 26 species visited the feeding station this week. Rock Pigeon: 24...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 4Birdwalk Highlights for Feathers Over FreeportSaturday, April 30: Bradbury Mountain State Park. With migration at a standstill, there were few migrants in the early-spring woods this...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyMay 3Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 7A strong beginning and strong end to the week bookended a stretch of frustratingly windy and gusty days. On days when conditions were not...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 29Feeder Birds This Week: 4/29Migrants are picking up in the yard. A SAVANNAH SPARROW showed up at the feeders on 4/23, not a bird we see all that often. And, on the...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 26Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 6Not what we would normally hope for at this peak time of raptor migration. The week’s total of 467 birds was not ideal. Weather...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 23Birdwalk Highlights for 4/23: Winslow Park, Freeport.A lovely spring day brought out a huge turnout of birders...and birds. Luckily, entry into Winslow is still free and there's no better...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 22Feeder Birds This Week: 4/22A YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER joined the festivities at the feeders by feeding on the seed cylinder on 4/21. 24 species visited the feeding...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 19Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 5The middle of this week had some favorable winds that gave us 2 days of over 400 hawks, even though they were accompanied by cloudless...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 16Birdwalk Highlights for 4/16: Florida Lake Park, Freeport'Tis the season! We'll be here a lot this spring, group size and parking lot space permitting, and today was a good introduction to this...
Freeport Wild Bird SupplyApr 15Feeder Birds This Week: 4/15The first CHIPPING SPARROW of the season appeared in our Millet platform on 4/13. 23 species visited the feeding station this week. Rock...