The New Jersey coastline from Sandy Hook to Cape May, or the "Jersey Shore" as it's commonly referred to, is renowned for its variety of beautiful beaches, unique boardwalks and quaint towns. During the summer months, the sands are packed with sun worshipers and surf lovers. The restaurants are filled with the noise of crowds dining on fresh seafood or...Read More
A couple of weeks before Christmas, I decided to visit Florida to see an old friend and his lovely wife for a few days. Sal DiBella was my father's dearest friend throughout his life and he is now 85 years old, living in Port Orange in the Daytona Beach area with his wife Rosemarie. I love Sal like an uncle...Read More
Here's a question for all of you birders in the northeast USA who haven't visited Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville, New Jersey - What are you waiting for?!! With more than 47,000 acres of coastal habitats and wetlands, and at least 322 species of birds reported observed, Forsythe is a true mecca for serious birders and a...Read More
Oct 5, 2017 Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey 6:52am: I am standing on the famous Cape May Bird Observation Deck (also known as the Hawkwatch Platform) waiting for the sun to rise over the tree line on the far side of Bunker Pond. Aside from Eric Bruhnke, the Cape May Bird Observatory staff naturalist and ornithologist in charge...Read More
In April 2017, my wife and I set up a basic bird feeder in our Staten Island backyard. We wanted to attract the many birds that were passing through the region during their northward spring migration. We expected to see a variety of Sparrows, Thrushes, Finches, Warblers, Nuthatches, Chickadees and Titmice. What we didn't expect to see was a very...Read More
Earlier this year in mid-February 2017, my wife Doreen and I took a winter getaway week to Southwest Florida and rented a beach condo in Bonita Beach just north of Naples. We had spent a week in Bonita Beach the prior winter, meeting my sister Audrey and her husband Peter who were visiting their snowbird friends Joan and Dan who...Read More