Will this be an “irruption” year?

Will this be an “irruption” year?

Join us Thursday night for dazzling pictures of the special birds which might visit us this winter!

A Northern Saw-Whet Owl Visited the Garden this Week

A Northern Saw-Whet Owl Visited the Garden this Week

A major snowstorm and a Northern Saw-whet Owl arrived this week

A Sharp-shinned Hawk and a horde of Wild Turkeys visit the garden this week

A Sharp-shinned Hawk and a horde of Wild Turkeys visit the garden this week

A Sharp-shinned Hawk, Wild Turkeys and Bohemian Waxwings at Story Land

New Hampshire’s state bird, the Purple Finch, and Evening Grosbeaks visit the Garden this week

New Hampshire’s state bird, the Purple Finch, and Evening Grosbeaks visit the Garden this week

A Purple Finch and Evening Grosbeaks brought vibrant color to the snowy garden this week!

Who needs a weather forecast when you’ve got birds in your garden?

Who needs a weather forecast when you’ve got birds in your garden?

Checking the weather apps is fine, bu all you need to do is watch the Pine Siskins!

Dozens of Pine Siskins join a few other hearty species to feed in the snow covered Garden

Dozens of Pine Siskins join a few other hearty species to feed in the snow covered Garden

The snow covered garden attracts dozens of delightful, twittering Pine Siskins!

Goldfinches, Juncos and Chickadees

Goldfinches, Juncos and Chickadees

Juncos, goldfinche and chickadees find lots to eat in the garden these days!

The Rewards of Less Clean-Up

The Rewards of Less Clean-Up

Three migrating Hermit Thrushes visited this week as we scrambled to get more than 300 plants in the ground!

Serviceberry Attracts Cedar Waxwings to Nest in Garden

Serviceberry Attracts Cedar Waxwings to Nest in Garden

The fruit of our Serviceberry attracted a group of Cedar Waxwings to feed and nest in the garden!

Delightfully Acrobatic Tree Swallows Nest in our Garden

Delightfully Acrobatic Tree Swallows Nest in our Garden

Tree Swallows delight us with their aerial maneuvers at the nest box we put up for Eastern Bluebirds.