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Wild Life Exhibition
Join Bwana Jim from Old Red Schoolhouse Wildlife Sanctuary for an up close and personal learning experience and discussion!
18 birders – how many birds?
Birders can be a funny lot. By that I mean humorous – although they can be a bit eccentric, too. Have you seen The Big Year with Owen Wilson, Jack Black, & Steve Martin? The warm days of glorious summer have arrived and the…
More on Birding 101
Pop Quiz: How high up in the trees do scarlet tanagers like to perch? (Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer – we’re not grading you!) Beautiful glorious spring has finally arrived! That means we get to wake up in the morning to…
Naturalist 101: Intro to Birding
“Hey Sweetie!” That’s how my friend identifies the call of the Black-capped Chickadee, one of our common, year-round birds. The Chickadee is visually appealing, with clear colors and a rounded body and head. He’s also not a particularly shy bird, likely be easy to…
They’re Almost Here!
The Birds are Coming! The Birds are Coming! This has been a long, cold, snowy winter. We are ready for signs of Spring! Birds are one of the first signs that Spring is coming and now is the time to prepare for their arrival….
Birds On The Move Day
I hereby declare today Birds On The Move Day. I just (4:00PM) went out with my dog to get the mail, and was extremely fortunate. There in the trees at the bottom of my driveway was a small flock – I’d guess about 20…
Call & Response
Many birds play a little call & response game. A chickadee in the maple will call “chicka-dee-dee-dee” and one in the pine will respond in kind. Barred owls often ask, “who cooks for you?” only to hear the reply, “who cooks for y’all?” (By…
It’s Your Call Challenge
Springtime brings us lots of sounds that we don’t hear the rest of the year. Geese honk overhead, peepers peep and wood frogs chortle in the wetlands. Barred owls mating calls range from their typical “Who cooks for you” to something that sounds (to…
Winter Birds
Black-capped Chickadee Members of the titmouse family, small, plump, & aggressive chickadees are full of personality. They are acrobatic as they dance around tree branches, never staying in one place for long. Their black bib & cap, combined with their white cheeks, gives their…
Pfeiffer Nature Center Slideshow
I recently took Rick Miller, reporter for the Olean Times Herald, on a walk through part of our Lillibridge Road property. He took many photos, and posted them as a slide show on YouTube. Check it out!
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