Ralph Hoffmann News Today

German wind turbine manufacturer has launched a pilot project at the V&A Waterfront and Atlantis Special Economic Zone...

The first breeding pair of turkey vultures in Massachusetts were recorded in Tyringham in 1954. The species is now a nearly year-round resident.

Here it is the beginning of July and swallows are gathering already, a bit early for forming flocks for migration south. A swooning, swooping pair of barn swallows dive at

Whenever possible, curious birders wander field and forest to observe the natural world around them, taking particular interest in avians. Some birders are species counters; some record the number of

Is it time for another black squirrel count? Thom Smith thinks so.

Clatter, rattle and snap! The wood stork telegraph system crackles with the news of good feeding grounds up north for young adolescents wandering about now after leaving their southern nests.

— Michael W. This year, NatureWatch welcomes reports of the first sightings of ruby-throated hummingbirds with the number seen, date, location and your name. Please email Naturewatch41@gmail.com. In 1900, according to "Birds of Berkshire County, Mass.," Walter Faxon and Ralph Hoffmann (our local bird club is named after this gentleman) listed this bird’s earliest arrival as May 3. In 1999, the earliest was only one day earlier, according to "Birds of Berkshire County" by Bartlett Hen...

Toward the end of a day making multiple store stops, Danny and I watch a bald eagle majestically soaring overhead in Nassau, N.Y. “Let’s,” I say, “head over to where the eagles nest on the Hudson River.” It’s fairly late in the day, but will still be light enough on this gloomy, gray day to bird for a least a couple of hours. Instead of taking the fastest route, we meander by fields and farms and along the back roads to Route 9J, the road that parallels the river. ...