Simon Thompson 10/2/25 Simon Thompson 10/2/25

England: East Anglia Trip Report September 17-28, 2025

Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire

Trip Report - East Anglia trip: September 17-28, 2025

September 17

After a couple of days exploring London; seeing the highlights, enjoying pub lunches and watching demonstrations we left our house in Hayes (West London) and started north. Thankfully the traffic along the dreaded M25 wasn’t too bad as we circled around North London and headed towards Cambridge. After our first (of many) pub lunch in Buckden, we made our first birding stop at Grafham Water, England’s third largest reservoir. The water was carpeted with Eurasian Coots, Tufted Duck and Pochard, along with Graylag Geese and a large number of gulls.

Mike Resch 9/30/25 Mike Resch 9/30/25

Mondays with Mike, 9/29/25 - 2 more Mourning Warblers

This is definitely turning out to be the “Year of the Mourning Warbler”. We had 2 more on the 9/29 Mondays with Mike walk, with one giving us close-range extended views.

Mike Resch 9/23/25 Mike Resch 9/23/25

Spectacular Mondays with Mike Walk #3, 9/22/25

The third “Mondays with Mike” walk at Jackson Park on 9/22 was one for the record books. Despite a forecast of limited migration the night before, we found an outstanding 18 warbler species among 55 total species. And that included an exceptional list of rarities

Vicky Burke 9/16/25 Vicky Burke 9/16/25

Mt Pisgah Hawkwatch, Blue Ridge Parkway, NC - Fall 2025

The Mt Pisgah Hawkwatch is run by Ventures leader, Vicky Burke, and many volunteers - if you would like to join Vicky, please contact the office and we will put you in touch with her.

Mike Resch 9/16/25 Mike Resch 9/16/25

Mondays with Mike - Walk #2, 9/15/25

The second Monday’s with Mike walk at Jackson Park on 9/15 was most successful, with the group tallying 56 species.

Mike Resch 9/12/25 Mike Resch 9/12/25

Mondays with Mike Kickoff, 9/8/25

We kicked off the Jackson Park “Mondays with Mike” (Resch) series with an excellent morning of birding featuring 55 species, including 13 warbler species.

Vicky Burke 9/2/25 Vicky Burke 9/2/25

Lake Julian Walk: Aug. 30, 2025

Hello Fellow Birders!

We had a great time at Lake Julian yesterday, although the Pontoon boat rides have been temporarily suspended. We simply extended our time within the park and enjoyed the more common birds. There were not a lot of fall migrants around, although at this time of year this changes from day to day! Our best bird was the Osprey that we saw from across the lake near the Osprey nest location. Several Brown-headed Nuthatches also gave us a show. Surprisingly, the local Bald Eagle was not to be seen. Maybe he's moved on for the season.