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Birding on Bringantine

  text and photo by Joe Costanza from Medford Leas Life, December 2015 Not many avocations compel one to rise before dawn and drive 50 miles to a remote destination. However, 23 participants did just that for the Pathways to Learning birding trip to the Edwin B....

How I Became a “Hummingbird Whisperer”

It all started this summer.  But then again, in thinking about it, I suppose it really began last fall. It was a cold and rainy September morning as I sat reading in my sun porch.  Suddenly there was a “thump” against the window and when I ventured out onto my deck to...

Combining Birding and History

  by Miriam Swartz and Joe Costanza Ten birders, including six Pathways guests, participated in the trip. On a sunny and cool day, they identified 30 bird species, enjoyed a quiet lunch in the park, and had a brief history lesson. The group started the morning of...

Winter Bird Census

Four hundred Snow Geese? MLBirders/medford-leas-28th-annual-bird-census reports that on January15 there were 608 birds seen and 24 species.  Of the 608, 400 were Snow Geese.  At the Lumberton Campus MLBirders/lumberton-campus-16th-winter-bird-census/ on January 21...

The Mockingbird on My Roof

  by Pete McCord I suppose my antipathy toward thievery might have had its derivations in my professional career. As a prosecuting attorney I spent over 30 years locking up those who stole the property of others. And so, perhaps, even now in retirement,...

Medford Leas Birders Website

mlra.org/MLBirders/. The site includes a calendar that shows future programs and field trips and a blog with archives since 2012 of annual reports, write-ups of all half-day and full-day trips, and annual censuses on both campuses. It also has a table that summarizes...

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