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The Joys of June

Posted on June 5, 2017 by timhealz

We’re approaching the halfway point of 2017, which means that spring migration is behind us and the end of the school year is drawing near. In a few short weeks, I’ll be finished with teaching for the season. If all … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged animals, beach, binoculars, bird, birding, bittern, blackbird, camera, cormorant, cow meadow, crab, cuckoo, deer, dovekie, duck, earth, ecology, egret, environment, fire island, fox, goose, grackle, gull, heron, ibis, jamaica bay, june, kings, life, Long Island, mallard, marsh, nassau, NATURE, New York, OCEAN, osprey, owl, photography, pond, queens, rail, research, robert moses, school, science, scope, seawatch, shearwater, sparrow, spring, suffolk, summer, swallow, USA, warbler, WILDLIFE | Leave a comment

Be That As It May

Posted on May 14, 2017 by timhealz

Migration has gotten a slow start in New York this year. Prolonged periods of cool weather, overnight precipitation, and unfavorable winds have stalled the return of many Neotropical migrants. Birds continue to trickle through, and there have been some nice … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged albatross, animals, banding, bird, birding, blackbird, captree, chelsea, cormorant, dowitcher, earth, egret, environment, flicker, forest park, grackle, heron, jamaica bay, Jones Beach, knot, life, Manhattan, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, photography, queens, research, robert moses, sanderling, sandpiper, science, skimmer, tern, thrush, tobay, USA, veery, warbler, WILDLIFE, willet, yellowthroat | 1 Comment

Oh Me, Oh Miami

Posted on April 20, 2017 by timhealz

Miami is a fairly popular destination for spring break adventures. My much-needed vacation brought me to Florida late on a Monday night, and I crashed in my hotel bed shortly after picking up a rental car. When I awoke bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged aba, anhinga, animals, anole, binoculars, bird, birding, bulbul, camera, coot, Cornell, crandon park, dove, earth, ecology, egret, environment, everglades, exotic, Florida, frigatebird, gallinule, goose, grackle, grebe, gull, ibis, jungle-runner, kendallwood, key biscayne, kingbird, kings creek, life, lizard, miami, miami springs, miami-dade, myna, NATURE, oriole, owl, parakeet, parula, peacock, peafowl, pelican, photography, pigeon, pinellas, research, science, seaquarium, shrike, swamphen, swift, USA, WILDLIFE, yellowthroat | 1 Comment

Spring It On!

Posted on April 9, 2017 by timhealz

With March behind me, I had only a few obligations for work and grad school standing in the way of Spring Break. I needed to complete and submit the edTPA before April 13th, which meant that it had to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged animals, battery park, bird, birding, blackbird, Brooklyn, bryant park, cardinal, duck, earth, environment, forest, gnatcatcher, grackle, grebe, hawk, hempstead lake, hendrickson, kinglet, life, Long Island, Manhattan, nassau, NATURE, New York, osprey, owl, photography, research, robin, school, science, sparrow, statue of liberty, sunset, thrush, twilight, warbler, WILDLIFE, woodpecker, woods, world trade center, wren | Leave a comment

Songs of Summer in Suffolk

Posted on July 5, 2016 by timhealz

With school over until fall and temperatures rising to seasonal highs, it’s easy to give into laziness at this time of year. My first academic cycle as a full-time teacher is complete, and it feels great to have that achievement under … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged adventure, animal, Audubon, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, bush, butterfly, cedar, conservation, crow, cuckoo, deer, ebird, ecology, EDUCATION, epcal, field, forest, grackle, grassland, grosbeak, grumman, herp, herpetology, insect, INTERPRETATION, kingbird, lepidopteran, Long Island, meadow, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, ornithology, photography, pine, research, riverhead, science, shrub, shrubbery, sparrow, suffolk, summer, thrasher, turtle, WILDLIFE, wood-nymph | 2 Comments

Commuter Birding

Posted on May 22, 2016 by timhealz

Birding is a constant, lifelong treasure hunt. When you become fully immersed in the pastime, the off-switch ceases to exist. As you learn various songs and field marks, you start to pick them out more readily. Common species become familiar friends, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged adventure, animal, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, boy scout, central park, conservation, eagle scout, ebird, ecology, EDUCATION, grackle, greis park, grosbeak, Long Island, lynbrook, Manhattan, migration, nassau, NATURE, New York, nyc, parula, pewee, photography, research, robin, science, sparrow, spring, starling, summer, tanager, vireo, warbler, waxwing, WILDLIFE | 3 Comments

Border Birders

Posted on February 21, 2016 by timhealz

The first morning birding a new area is accompanied by an air of anticipation and excitement. The habitat and its inhabitants are unknown to the visitor, full of surprises, and waiting to be explored. Col and I departed our motel … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged adventure, animals, Bentsen, biology, birding, BIRDS, chachalaca, conservation, duck, ecology, grackle, grebe, jacana, javelina, kingfisher, kiskadee, laguna atascosa, McAllen, NATURE, New York, oriole, peccary, rio grande, roadrunner, Santa Ana, science, shorebird, snake, sora, squirrel, texas, thrush, titmouse, waterfowl, weslaco, WILDLIFE, woodpecker | 3 Comments

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