Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

Well, it was great while it lasted, but the beautiful weather has drifted east, and we were greeted by clouds and a breeze in Estabrook Park this morning. As I made my way north along the path, I could hear a couple of chipmunks calling, but one sounded pretty close, so I took a look,Continue reading “A mix without rhyme nor reason…”

The beautiful weather continues, and it was another glorious morning in Estabrook Park. The first surprise came at the pond where I didn’t find a single wood duck for the first time since I don’t know when. Instead, I found about a dozen on the river around the northern island, and here are two hensContinue reading “Summer in October!”

The weather was just perfect in Estabrook Park again this morning. The skies were so clear that there was already enough light a full 20 minutes before sunrise for me to head out, and I was treated to the waning moon high in the west and still looking pretty close to full, plus Jupiter justContinue reading “October keeps the show going…”

Welp, I finally did it. After passing on the roseate spoonbill in Green Bay and the pink flamingos in Port Washington, I succumbed to exotic bird fever this morning and rode my bicycle up to Kletzsch Park to look for a limpkin (Aramus guarauna) that was reported there just yesterday. Their usual natural range justContinue reading “An October Surprise!”

It was an absolutely gorgeous morning in Estabrook Park, at long last, with blue skies, a warm sun, mild temps, and calm winds. Despite my exuberance, however, it was pretty quiet in the park. I counted 15 wood ducks, 5 on the pond and 10 on the river, but the most photogenic ducks in theContinue reading “The weather finally breaks our way…”

The weather is finally improving, but it was still pretty cloudy in Estabrook Park this morning. At least the clouds weren’t leaking today. I counted five wood ducks on the pond, but no herons, and the prettiest sight was this female northern cardinal sipping from a puddle on the path. At the river, my wayContinue reading “See ’em while they’re here!”

Despite the improved forecast, the weather this morning in Estabrook Park was not much better than it has been over the last few days. The skies were plenty dark and still leaking enough that I had to drape my hat over my camera at times to keep it dry, but at least it wasn’t pouringContinue reading “No new critters, but several new sights”

Well, my whining about the weather has somehow failed to improve the situation, and the radar forecast suggests that it will be raining all morning. Sure, I could go to Estabrook Park, because I won’t melt, but if I see a bird, and I can’t take a picture of it to show you, did theContinue reading “Staying dry on a soupy morning…”

Man, if this dreary weather pattern ever moves on, and blue skies ever return, I will never complain about them again! The weather this morning was actually better than the forecast I checked before going to bed last evening, and even though it was raining during breakfast, the radar suggested that we might get aContinue reading “A morning better than expected…”

The grey morning skies over Estabrook Park continue, but at least the temps were mild, so I stopped in to see who was around today now that the crowds of moved on. There were eight wood ducks on the pond, and their late summer molt appears to be wrapping up, so here’s a hen andContinue reading “Back to Estabrook for some peace and quite…”