STOKES BIRDING BLOG

Common Redpoll, male Common Redpoll, female, who is about to dive off the perch to go to our feeder. Common Redpolls are seen in flocks and ...

Enjoy your holidays! We wish all of our blog readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year full of wonderful birds in 2011! Thank you so mu...

Lillian and Don We recently had a wonderful time being interviewed on the NPR radio show, The Animal House, WAMU, a great show about wildlif...

Downy Woodpecker, m. (left), Hairy Woodpecker, f. (right) on Stokes Select Deluxe Suet Buffet feeder. Wow, look at the size difference. In t...

One of the highlights of our Christmas Bird Count was a Pileated Woodpecker flying over our heads. Part of the excitement is, you never know...

Some of you have written to us recently expressing surprise and concern that you are seeing bluebirds in northern areas in winter. Here'...

Sometimes, the stars are aligned for a photographer. I went to northern NH on Sat. to try and photograph Bohemian Waxwings. Where hundreds h...

Black-tailed Gull, from The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America. "The thoroughness of the gull account is a major advantag...

We will be doing a talk and book signing, Dec. 9th, Thurs. 7pm at Mass. Audubon Society , Lincoln, MA. Come learn how to fast-forward your...

Our Corgis, Abby (left) Phoebe (right) Looking out at our incredible view of the landscape we manage to attract the maximum birds, we've...

Barred Owl This Barred Owl was recently sitting in back of a neighbor's, warming itself in the morning sun. We have seen it in our west ...

Our new The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America , the number 1 best-selling new bird guide, gives MORE photos and text for hard...