Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

I got stiffed in Estabrook Park this morning, and I even tried the lakefront in hopes of showing you one of the loons that folks have been seeing there, but they were much too far from shore for my equipment. Instead, let me show you a couple of pictures from this day last year whenContinue reading “One year ago…”

Donna’s Sunday morning birding group was visiting the South Shore Yacht Club again this morning, so I stopped by to see who might be out on the lake. We could see a few coots out by the breakwater, and someone saw a goldeneye or two, but the big surprise for me were the dozens andContinue reading “Plenty of reds, but no gold today…”

Sure it’s snowing lightly this morning in Estabrook Park and even sticking to the grass and branches a bit, but the big news is that a Mr. Danny Fritz reported “2 GHO in the radio tower structure (WITI TV Tower) up pretty high singing a duet” last evening and even posted a recording for us.Continue reading “Possible signs of a winter romance…”

Well, it’s now official. According to an article in today’s paper, “Great Lakes ice cover was at record low on Jan. 1.” Hence the lack of birds on the river, such as goldeneyes and buffleheads, that I believe only come south in search of open water when they have to. Ice was forming on theContinue reading “Waiting for the snow…”

It was nice to be back in Estabrook Park this morning, even if the skies were cloudier than forecast, and here are a few of the critters who came out to welcome me back. Our surprise gray catbird continues to hang out by the pond, well north of its usual winter range, and poked itsContinue reading “Back among familiar faces…”

Anne and I are back home safe and sound and thank you for all your well wishes. The weather forecast looks wonderful for tomorrow, so I can’t wait to get back into Estabrook Park to see what all the critters have been up to. Meanwhile, here are a few more pictures from yesterday in ConnecticutContinue reading “A few more sights from Connecticut.”

My schedule is a little discombobulated here out east, but the rain finally stopped, and I did get to see this darling male eastern bluebird this morning. Let’s hope he’s a good omen for the year to come.

I’m still in Connecticut, and the skies are still dark and a little leaky. Nevertheless, I did get a couple of images that you might enjoy. Here’s a tufted titmouse, a blurry Carolina wren, and finally, a northern mockingbird.

Well, the fog seems to have followed me to Connecticut, and I don’t have any new pictures for you yet, although my sister and I did spot some cool birds this morning on our walk. Instead, here’s one of my very favorite pictures from Estabrook Park this year. I’d been dreaming of a nice ruby-throatedContinue reading “Can’t escape this fog…”

Since we’re not having a white Christmas in southeastern Wisconsin, and I’m traveling today anyway, let me show you some recent images that evoke the season for me.