Coopers Hawk captured at Gunnison Chapel released
The Coopers hawk that was trapped in Gunnison Chapel on the St. Lawrence University for a whole week was released today. We caught the bird on 21 January 2013 and she was released today (3 February). The bird was taken to the Adirondack Wildlife…
Deep snow with a hard crust is not a good combination for raptors
Deep snow with a hard crust is not a good combination for raptors because the birds cannot reach the prey in their subnivian tunnels. In desperation the owls come to feeders in the hope of catching mice collecting the seeds below the feeder.
Adirondack Raptors Amherst Island Raptor Excursion
Amherst Island is located on Lake Ontario just south of Kingston, Ontario and it is a paradise for wintering raptors. Adirondack Raptors Inc. is pleased to announce the first outing of the New Year to Amherst Island on Monday, February 18, 2013. Amherst Island…
Deep Snow and Raptors
The snow is very deep up here in the north…over 3 feet deep. This makes it difficult for many raptors to ontain mice. This is the time you see Barred Owls hanging out near feeders a lot. If you catch mice in your house,…
Clean Potable Water
Clean, healthy drinking water is something that we take for granted in our country, but it is a precious commodity. We need to take every step we can to protect the health of our drinking water. It is a huge factor that affects all…
John J. Elliott Award for the best Kingbird article of the year
Just found out that the article that was published in 2011 on the first 8 years of my kestrel nest box study won the John J. Elliott Award for the best Kingbird article of the year.
November is buteo month
November has finally arrived. The leaves are off the trees and the cold north winds are beginning to blow. We have actually had a few dustings of snow already.
Saw Whet Owl Banding Station
We banded 35 saw whets this season. It was a pretty wet season and we probably would have banded quite a few more if it did not rain all the time, but it was very successful.
The first week of the saw whet owl banding station
The nets openned on 14 September for the first full season of the Paul Smiths Saw Whet Owl Banding Station. We caught 3 owls in the first 4 days. One day we were rained out and one day we closed very early.
The Paul Smiths College Visitor Interpretive Center’s Saw Whet Owl Banding Station
The Paul Smiths College Visitor Interpretive Center Saw Whet Owl Banding Station will begin on 14th of September and run through to the 4th of November. The station will be open to the public on a first come first serve basis starting 1 October…