The reason this bird caught their eye was because it is, I think, one of the coolest-looking water ducks around; a red-breasted merganser. Maybe because my formative years were in the 70s ...

Sooty grouse are very vocal at this time of year but are found at mid-elevations requiring a trip up a logging road. Listen ...

Several notable highlights this week featured a ruff and a prothonotary warbler in Marshfield ... the Horn Pond Recreation Area in Woburn, a red-breasted merganserat Eel Pond in Melrose, two ...