Long Island Wildlife Bird of the Week: Great Horned Owl
By Dianne Taggart GREAT HORNED OWL The Great Horned Owl is Long Island’s largest resident owl. Being able to adapt to almost any environment, the…
By Dianne Taggart GREAT HORNED OWL The Great Horned Owl is Long Island’s largest resident owl. Being able to adapt to almost any environment, the…
By Dianne Taggart NORTHERN PARULA As spring approaches the early mornings are filled with the calls of Tufted Titmice and Black-capped Chickadees…
By Dianne Taggart Bald Eagle Majestic … that seems to describe the Bald Eagle. With a wing span up to 89 inches it is not a bird to be ignored. A…
By Dianne Taggart BLUE JAY OK, so it may be either too cold or too hot for some of us to brave the elements and go outside to bir…
By Dianne Taggart NORTHERN “YELLOW-SHAFTED” FLICKER Hear that “wicka, wicka, wicka” jungle-like sound? That’s one of the six woodpeckers that we …
By Dianne Taggart HORNED GREBE The Horned Grebe gets its name from the golden-yellow patches of feathers behind its eyes, which looks like short …
By Dianne Taggart NORTHERN PINTAIL Northern Pintails (called “sprigs” by hunters) are truly elegant m…
By Dianne Taggart NORTHERN BOBWHITE When strolling through the woods or even taking a walk on your block you may hear the once familiar call of “…
By Dianne Taggart NORTHERN GANNET Watching Northern Gannets feeding offshore is one of the …
By Dianne Taggart LONG-TAILED DUCK The deepest diving duck, the Long-tailed Duck, is found wintering in Long Island waters. A beautiful duck, Lon…