Robert A. Culbert

Songbird Passage

I associate the arrival of a northern waterthrush with the start of the southward songbird migration.

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Documenting Patterns

An estimated 2,800 birds were migrating over the Vineyard on the night of August 14, with a peak of 800 birds flying at dawn on August 15.

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Avian Abundance

Mourning doves are seldom mentioned in this column because they are common.

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Migration Miracles

In late July adult shorebirds that nested successfully arrive, having left their fledglings alone on the Arctic tundra.

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Diminishing Chorus

I do not normally get up at 5:30 on a Saturday morning.

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Looney Serenade

It was a peaceful scene as I sat on a deck overlooking a lake in the northern Adirondacks, with spruce trees along the shoreline reflecting on the calm waters.

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Southbound Sojourn

Last week the southbound migration of shorebirds started with a few sightings of spotted sandpipers, glossy ibis, black-bellied plovers and lesser yellowlegs.

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No Complaints

The weather is getting hot as I write this on July 4.

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Beach Bird Babies

The Fourth of July, which can be called the peak of the nesting season for beach-nesting birds is this weekend.

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Shearwater Show

This is the time of year for shearwaters. They are never common near us; generally we have to go offshore to see them.

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