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Migrants on the Move

Posted on September 13, 2017 by timhealz

Despite the increased responsibilities and reduced free time resulting from a new academic year, I’ve managed to make good use of my breaks from lesson planning in the initial half of September. When I checked the weather projections at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged animals, autumn, biology, birding, BIRDS, bobolink, cape may, deer, earth, ecology, environment, fall, fox, gulls, Jones Beach, kestrel, kingbird, life, Long Island, Manhattan, merlin, migration, nassau, NATURE, neotropical migrant, New York, nighthawk, photography, research, robert moses, science, september, sparrow, suffolk, tern, tribute in light, USA, warbler, WILDLIFE | 1 Comment

Going Off the Deep End

Posted on August 28, 2017 by timhealz

I have been eagerly anticipating the August overnight trip to the continental shelf with See Life Paulagics since I signed up at the end of the January expedition. The final few days of waiting turned out to be a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged adventure, animals, Atlantic, august, beer, binoculars, biology, birding, blue, boat, boating, Brooklyn, camera, cetacean, continental shelf, deep, earth, ecology, environment, fall, gulf stream, gull, hudson canyon, humpback, life, Long Island, migration, NATURE, New York, OCEAN, paulagics, pelagic, petrel, phalarope, photography, research, salt, science, sea, SEABIRD, shearwater, ship, storm, storm petrel, suffolk, summer, tern, tubenose, USA, wave, whale | 1 Comment

ShelduckTales

Posted on August 23, 2017 by timhealz

I love impromptu adventures, and I welcome the opportunity to just head out and go somewhere with only a rough sketch of a plan and enjoy the ride. Miriam and I have had pretty successful summer on the exploration front, … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged aba, animals, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, camera, cape cod, chatham, cormorant, dowitcher, earth, ecology, egret, eider, environment, fall, godwit, kittery, life, MAINE, massachusetts, morris island, NATURE, New England, new hampshire, odiorne, photography, plover, portsmouth, rare, research, rye, sandpiper, science, scope, shelduck, stint, storm, summer, tadorna, tern, USA, vagrant, waterfowl, WILDLIFE, willet, yellowlegs | Leave a comment

An Act of Godwit

Posted on August 19, 2017 by timhealz

I was a little slow to start shorebirding in earnest this year, perhaps because seeking out southbound migrants meant admitting that the seasons are changing. On one hand, I welcome the end of the doldrums and eagerly anticipate the excitement … Continue reading →

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South Shore Surprises

Posted on June 18, 2017 by timhealz

It’s been a busy couple of weeks here on Long Island. The post-migration season this year has seen a number of unexpected discoveries as non-breeders and off-course travelers wander up and down the East Coast. Most of the noteworthy action … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged aba, animals, arctic, beach, binoculars, bird, birding, black, blackbird, booby, camera, earth, ecology, egret, environment, falcon, flock, gull, Jones Beach, lido beach, life, Long Island, marina, marsh, Martin, muskrat, nassau, NATURE, New York, Nickerson, night-heron, OCEAN, osprey, oystercatcher, peregrine, photography, plover, rare, rba, research, robin, roseate, royal, sandpiper, science, skimmer, spring, stilt, summer, tern, USA, WILDLIFE, willet | 2 Comments

Tern It Up

Posted on June 12, 2017 by timhealz

As the school year draws to a close and the official beginning of summer approaches, my thoughts turn to terns. These elegant little seabirds nest in large numbers along the south shore of Long Island, and early June is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged animals, arctic, backstreet boys, beach, binoculars, biology, bird, birding, black, breeding, camera, common, earth, Eastern Egg Rock, ecology, environment, evening, forster's, gull, gull-billed, least, life, long beach, Long Island, MAINE, nassau, NATURE, New York, Nickerson, OCEAN, osprey, photography, plover, Project Puffin, research, roseate, royal, science, scope, sea, shore, skimmer, summer, sunset, tern, USA, whose line is it anyway, WILDLIFE | 2 Comments

Eye-to-Ibis

Posted on May 31, 2017 by timhealz

Bird every bird. Bird every bird. Bird every goddamned bird! This short phrase is a strange one at first glance. A single word takes up two-thirds of the sentence, acting as both the verb and the direct object. “Bird every bird” is … Continue reading →

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	Bunting Hunting \| St… on Whoop, There It Is
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