3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (517+ words) If you are a birder at any level, just paying a little attention to the sights and sounds of the birds will tell you that migration is gearing up, and in many cases well under way. This gives us opportunities…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (489+ words) August has arrived! Yes, the summer is flying by. Supposedly we are past the traditional hottest days of the summer. July was a pretty comfortable month, and the first half of August looks the same, though late summer can certainly…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (675+ words) Once the Fourth of July has passed, I often get a wakeup call that summer truly is flying by. It’s a reminder for us to take in as much of summer’s fun and beauty as possible. The recent stretch of…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (32+ words) The Batavian This login for commenting on stories or submitting stories, and is not associated with Early Access Pass or Deal of the Day...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (494+ words) As we start the month of May, I can’t tell you how excited I am about the burst of spring’s bird activity and all of the beautiful flora that we will be seeing in our gardens and in the wild....

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (627+ words) Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge members, along with a wider swath of spectators through a streaming cam, have been keeping tabs on a special family of eagles -- mom, dad, and the remaining of three eaglets born the first week…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (554+ words) Wow! What a winter we are having here in New York State! Are we halfway through the winter yet? Considering that it started in mid-November, it seems like we may be over the hump and spring may be in our…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (686+ words) Over many of the past several years, it seems as though winter really gets started around early January. Well, that’s not the case this year, as we have been in full winter mode since mid-November. Last year’s winter also put…...