Field Notes – New Hope Bird Alliance Blog

Gull numbers were down this year on the Jordan Lake Christmas Bird Count. – By Norm Budnitz

Leaves provide nutrients for the trees they came from and also shelter for many insects. – By Barbara Driscoll

Tom is a man with a modest mission. Do good things for the Earth and for all the people who live there. – By Norm Budnitz

Learn how Piedmont Patch is creating habitat for our local wildlife. – By Catherine Bollinger

How can you deal with the mosquitoes in your yard without harming the ecosystem? – by Jim George, Pete Schubert, and Barbara Driscoll

Tom and Vern go on a quest for “life birds” at the Potholes and Prairies Birding Festival in North Dakota and in neighboring states and birding hot spots. – by Tom Driscoll

“Did everyone get on that bird yet?” A familiar refrain heard throughout the weekend on the New Hope Audubon Society Boone Birding trip in the Blue Ridge Mountains. – by Steve Buczynski

As a birder, I am fascinated, enthralled, and even overjoyed by the vocal capabilities of our feathered colleagues on this earth. – By Norm Budnitz

Bees and other pollinators are in trouble.  You can help by providing habitat for pollinators in your own yard. – By Barbara Driscoll

Why alien plants are a problem, which are the most invasive, and what you can do about it. – By Jim George