northeast naturalist

Grassland Bird Surveys at Ganondagan SHS south of Victor, NY (southeast of Rochester) will expand in 2017. Two primary goals of the surv...

White-eyed Vireo -- © Dave Spier The White-eyed Vireo ( Vireo griseus ) has been expanding its range northward, possibly due to global...

[scanned Kodachrome II slide] A Story in the Snow © Dave Spier Birder's journal March 21, 1971: I was following the re...

One of my favorite spring wildflowers, the Pink Lady's-slipper, makes an appearance during the annual Allegany Nature Pilgrimage. Its ...

© Dave Spier With a wingspan of roughly five inches (give or take an inch), the Giant Swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes , syn. He...

Frogbit © Dave Spier Among its many incursions into southeastern Wayne County, New York, European Frogbit ( Hydrocharis morsus...

Beware of tall, attractive wildflowers with prickly leaves growing in fields. Most have beautiful magenta or lavender-colored heads, but ...

Ground-level view of an Ash-tree Bolete cluster on a grassy trail Mushroom species are seasonal in nature, much like wildflower species...

Yummy I have mixed feelings about early July. On the down side are the humidity and the mosquitos (which seem to have reached a new ...

Elder usually has seven sharply-toothed leaflets, but the number can vary from five to 11. © Dave Spier Common Elder,  a.k.a. Blac...

Many warblers have at least some yellow, but I imagine if there's one that deserves the name of the color, it's the Yellow Warble...

Dame’s Rocket ( Hesperis matronalis ) is another invasive alien, albeit an attractive one, in the mustard family. It is now widespread ...

© Dave Spier Celandine , Chelidonium majus , is a somewhat invasive alien with attractive yellow flowers arranged in an umbel (think in...

emerging hickory leaves can sometimes resemble praying hands  © Dave Spier A week of warm weather has created a green paradise in t...