Field Notes – New Hope Bird Alliance Blog

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

Over the weekend of February 9-11, 2018, the New Hope Audubon Society organized a group of 17 birders and nature lovers to go to the Pine Island Sanctuary in Corolla, North Carolina, on the Outer Banks. – By Norm Budnitz

The Jordan Lake Christmas Bird Count was held on December 31, 2017. The temperature stayed below freezing all day . . . – By Norm Budnitz

Our winter visitors including Dark-eyed Juncos, White-throated Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and other migrants from the north have been here for six weeks now, and they are hungry, especially with the very cold weather. – By Tom Driscoll

Each winter, Ring-billed Gulls gather by the tens of thousands at Jordan Lake – by Norm Budnitz

Many invasive plants are spread by birds after they eat their fruit. – by Johnny Randall

Using leaf litter is a vital part of restoring native habitat for birds and other wildlife. – by Jim George

New Hope Audubon takes action to restore a chimney swift roosting site. -By Tommy Richey