Last year my husband surprised me with snowshoes for Christmas. At first I wasn’t sure I cared for this gift. I don’t know why, after all I used to cross country ski. But after trying them out I knew it was just what I needed to hit the trails at Presque Isle in winter after [...]

The alarm went off at 5:30AM and I slowly dragged myself from the warm covers thinking I must be crazy getting up to go count birds. I could see fresh fallen snow glistening in the street light as I peered out my window. It was going to be cold and the visibility was poor as [...]

Saturday, December 19th is the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Presque Isle State Park. This will be my first time participating in this 110th annual event. You can read more here at Audubon.org
I will be missing my sidekick, Michele, who will be in Cleveland for the Trans Siberian Orchestra Show. So if there is any [...]

As I watched the sun come up from my dining room window blue skies began to appear crystal clear and not one cloud to mar its beauty. I could hear Presque Isle beckon me to its shore. I called Michele and made arrangements to catch up with her later mid morning at the park.
What a [...]

Hmmm, white throats and yellow rumps, almost sounds like an affliction.  Much to my dismay, I haven’t had the opportunity to get to the park much this month.  People have been reporting that it’s pretty slow as far as fall migration this year compared to most, including the banders and that was my experience when [...]

The first time I held a bird my heart was just as excited as the bird. What an awesome experience I never would have dreamed of years ago. I had read in our Presque Isle Audubon newsletter that Dr. Sarah Sargent was looking for volunteers to help with bird banding. She had just taken over [...]

The Blue Heron is more common here at Presque Isle State Park than the Green Heron, but that doesn’t mean she’s easier to get pictures of.  You just have to be at the right place , at the right time, in the right light and get close enough to get decent pictures. Twice last week [...]

OK, so it was a warm beautiful day, so far so good for a nice relaxing day of bird watching at Presque Isle; sunny and in the 70s, very little wind,  sweet!  We, Jerry and Linda, Judy, Joao, Terry, Julie and yours truly, met at our usual  spot on Vista 2 at Presque Isle.  We [...]

Well it’s about that time of the year when the Purple Martins decide to bunch together in preparation for their journey down south…..way down south to South America into Brazil.  It wasn’t that long ago that the Martin’s were feeding  their young ones at the Martin Roost at the Waterworks Ponds at Presque Isle State Park. [...]