Durand Eastman Park – Year List Jump-Start Field Trip
Get started on your 2016 list! We’ll look for winter finches, waxwings, and resident birds.
Get started on your 2016 list! We’ll look for winter finches, waxwings, and resident birds.
It doesn't get any better than this. This is what Rochesterians live for! In fact, more species are reported in May than any other month. On average 68 new species arrive, and 230 are seen overall this month...
Waxwings, winter finches, and lingering migrants are possible as well as Snowy Owl. We may visit Irondequoit Bay to look for waterfowl.
Durand can be surprising this time of year. Just when you thought the birding was quieting down, you run into a pocket of birds here that boggle the mind.
Get started on your 2014 list! We’ll look for winter finches, waxwings, and resident birds.
Short-eared Owl on Posson Road, New York (Melissa Groo) [...]
Will it be a finch winter? A Snowy Owl winter? November usually provides the clues. The first wintry weather arrives, and with it the birds of the season. Ducks, swans, late shorebirds and other migrants continue to move through the area...
Durand Eastman Park, with its abundance of cone-bearing trees, orchard and other food supplies, is a prime fall and winter birding spot. Webster Park also has good stands of conifers and a good view of the lake.
A bit like May in reverse, this is the height [...]
Durand can be surprising this time of year. Just when you thought the birding was quieting down, you run into a pocket of birds here that boggle the mind.