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Charges against the white woman who called the cops on a Black birdwatcher in Central Park were dismissed Tuesday after she completed a restorative justice program.

Young author joins Heritage expedition to subantarctic Islands 9 Feb, 2021 11:23 PM 3 minutes to read Oscar joins the Enderby for a 'dream encounter' with New Zealand's Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied Oscar joins the Enderby for a 'dream encounter' with New Zealand's Subantarctic wildlife. Photo / Supplied NZ Herald New Zealand's only oceangoing cruise line has drafted a fresh-faced birdwatcher for a unique expedition to the Subantarctic Islands. Oscar Thomas, a 20-year-old ecology student and naturalist, has joining Heritage Expeditions ship Spirit of Enderby, currently on a 7-day ...

Words on Birds Steve Grinley Jan 1, 2021 Jan 1, 2021 As I was reflecting back on this birding year of social distancing and no travel, I thought about the year ahead and the hope of the vaccine helping to bring our experiences back to, at least, a new “normal.” We spent the past year birding close to home and as rewarding as that was, we drooled over reports of all the rare birds being seen in Arizona, Texas and Florida. I went back and looked at some of my reports of years past and came across a look at 2006 when we traveled some of these places and added a lot of new b...

cbleck@miningjournal.net Jerry Maynard, left, and Bob Jensen, cofounders of the Chocolay Raptor Center, release a snowy owl at Gentz’s Homestead Golf Course in Chocolay Township on Thursday. The center had rehabilitated the bird, which it received from Munising. (Journal photo by Christie Mastric) BEAVER GROVE — Gentz’s Homestead Golf Course got a bit snowier on Thursday afternoon, but not in the way most people would imagine. Jerry Maynard and Bob Jensen, cofounders of the Harvey-based Chocolay Raptor Center, released a snowy owl they had been rehabilitating at the center. Jensen said ...

Words on Birds Steve Grinley Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 The winter finch invasion continues as more and more backyard birders are witnessing Siskins and Redpolls at their finch feeders and Evening Grosbeaks at their sunflower feeders. Those with a tray or platform feeder are having the best luck. Katrina, who works part-time at the store, sent me a text message last Monday: “Picked up a tray for my tube feeder yesterday and it got the Evening Grosbeak stamp of approval.” The text was accompanied by a photo of two male Evening Grosbeaks on the feeder’s new tray! Many ...