Monthly Archives: December 2006

Sometimes it’s just not fair

Posted on 12/30/2006 by David La Puma

courtship antics Originally uploaded by north2AK. Caleb, a good friend of Blake’s from Ohio, had been working in Alaska for the past several years (we were envious then). He’s now on Midway atoll doing who-knows-what with Albatross…geesh. Here’s a photo … Continue reading →

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The Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)

Posted on 12/15/2006 by David La Puma

Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. This Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus) is a member of the maritima subspecies, which breeds in the coastal tidal marshes of the northeastern US, from Massachusetts to Virginia. This one in particular was digiscoped at Jake’s Landing, … Continue reading →

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Just thinking about the Gray Silky-flycatcher again…

Posted on 12/12/2006 by David La Puma

Gray Silky-flycatcher (Ptilogonys cinereus) Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. and getting giddy about teaching Field Ornithology this coming Spring… What will it be? Nice and cold and frozen over so Shark River estuary is full of birds? or maybe warm, melted, … Continue reading →

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