STOKES BIRDING BLOG

Red Squirrel has a home under the now buried brush pile that was originally for the birds. It did not come out during the storm. Red Squirre...

                     American Goldfinches and Pine Siskin on lower right  Dark-eyed Junco in snow Severe winter weather with below 0 degrees...

Cold. Windy. Car birding. That's what it's been like. A Northern Mockingbird warms up on the roadside near its treasured winter food...

  What was your first bird of 2026? Mine was 25 juncos with a Fox Sparrow mixed in! Happy New Year and good birding in 2026!

MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL 2026 FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL BIRDS AND MANY LIFERS!  

Happy Winter Solstice! Enjoy the birds, get out in nature and celebrate the return of increasing daylight hours!  

This beautiful male Pine Grosbeak is in Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada along with the story of how I came to find ...