Two new scientific studies recently released by Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) and Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station (SSPRS) have detected continuing patterns of decline in boreal birds in the Adirondacks, possibly the result of impacts … [Read more...] about Climate Change Impacting Boreal Birds in the Adirondacks
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Beauty Out of Destruction
(Click an image to enlarge.) This, our first real storm of the year, dumped inches of heavy, wet snow all over this area. And it hit hard. Many of us lost trees and endured power outages. But we all pull through in the end. I had several trees snap in half, but they were … [Read more...] about Beauty Out of Destruction
Essex Farm: Bird Scaring
Read the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY directly from Kristin Kimball's blog: "The sweet corn is at the stage I call beak-ready. Birds love to use the sweet tender greens to pull up the remnants of the succulent buried corn kernel. We have scare balloons and flashy CDs hung … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: Bird Scaring
Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Kristin Kimball shares the news from Essex Farm in Essex, NY: "No complaints about the weather this week. The rain left the fields steaming in yesterday’s late-afternoon sun. The grass is taller and greener every time I cross the pasture. The farm feels young and fecund. We have … [Read more...] about Essex Farm: The Farm Feels Young
Whallonsburg Grange: Bird Language Lecture & Field Workshop
Friday, May 3 at 7pm "Bird Language" lecture, with Connor Stedman Additional field workshops Saturday May 4 (full) and Sunday, May 5 At Whallonsburg Grange Hall Attend, learn, and then perhaps the next birdsong you hear will have meaning! Do you know what that bird is … [Read more...] about Whallonsburg Grange: Bird Language Lecture & Field Workshop