Snowy Owls are turning up along the south shore of Long Island. I was lucky enough to get some nice shots of several owls at both sunrise and sunset, including some interesting flight shots. Also out on the beach I got some shots of a Peregrine Falcon devouring a Dovekie. I know it was a Dovekie because the falcon left the head behind after finishing its meal. The Dovekie must have been blown ashore by the recent storms.

Flocks of White-winged Crossbills have been roaming Sullivan County this Fall and Winter. I expect they will stay through the winter as this species is know to breed throughout the year when there is a steady food supply.

It was a very slow fall migration and an even slower October and November. A Connecticut Warbler lingered in the park for several weeks and this Black-throated Gray Warbler that David Speiser and I discovered at Tanner's Spring was the highlight of the season. There were a lot of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds throughout the park. Here are some of my photos of them.

Western Sandpipers and two Wilson's Phalaropes were the highlights at Jamaica Bay over the Labor Day weekend. Stilt Sandpipers and Short-billed Dowitchers were also present in decent numbers.

National Wildlife, the magazine of the National Wildlife Federation, featured my work in their August/September 2007 issue. You can view the issue online.