Category Archives: Birds

Spring in the Backlands 24Apr2024

Posted on April 24, 2024 by admin

By Joshua Barss Donham, Apr 21, 2024. April is such a wonderful time of year with the broom crowberry and Mayflowers in bloom, the spring peepers calling, and migrant birds returning from the south (should see Yellow-rumped Warblers, Palm warblers, … Continue reading →

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Staying on the trail protects ground-nesting Dark-eyed Junco 18Apr2024

Posted on April 18, 2024 by admin

This cutie is a juvenile Dark-eyed Junco – you can help ensure they grow into an adult by staying on trails when you’re hiking in the Backlands & other wilderness areas. How does keeping your feet (& your pet’s feet) … Continue reading →

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Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: American Woodcock 1Apr2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

This funny little feathered friend would like to thank you for sticking to the trails while they’re nesting – contrary to what we often think about birds, the American Woodcock makes its nests right on the ground. Woodcocks are secretive … Continue reading →

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Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: Dark Eyed Junco 1Apr 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

Its nesting season for the Dark-eyed Junco & you can help… With nests at ground level rather than in trees, Dark-eyed Juncos could really use a bit of cooperation from us 2-legged visitors to the wilderness – from March 20th … Continue reading →

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Ground-Nesting Birds 2024: Intro 1Apr2024

Posted on April 1, 2024 by admin

INTRO (Apr 1, 2024) Spring is in the air… and underfoot That’s right, we said “underfoot” and we’re not talking about a budding crocus… Over the next few months, we will be sharing profiles of four ground-nesting bird species found … Continue reading →

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A misty walk at East Pine Island Pond on Canada Day 2023

Posted on July 5, 2023 by admin

Photos by Joshua Barss Donham and Rosa Barss Donham at East Pine Island Pond in the Purcells Cove Backlands on Canada Day

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A Retrospective of Winter Birding in the Backlands

Posted on April 1, 2023 by admin

Joshua Barss Donham  produced a 9 minute YouTube video highlighting some of his winter birding sights in the Backlands over the winter of  2022/2023. It features some really beautiful Backlands scenery, in the air, on trees, on the water and … Continue reading →

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It’s time for the Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 17-21, 2023

Posted on February 14, 2023 by admin

By Martha Leary It’s February and time for the Great Backyard Bird Count. Sponsored by the Audubon Society, this bird count is easy peasy. Watch in your own backyard for as little 15 minutes or take a short winter hike … Continue reading →

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Bald Eagle in the Backlands 1Jan2023

Posted on January 4, 2023 by admin

Wrote birder Joshua Barss Donham on New Years Day: Happy New Year to all! Majesty in the Backlands! Watched this magnificent Bald Eagle dry its wings and preen while perched in a pine overlooking the lower Macintosh Run this afternoon. … Continue reading →

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