Notes from Halibut Point

  Blue Jay The Blue Jay is a dependable year-round companion on Halibut Point. Even when things are quiet it makes itself known in a way tha...

What does it take to spend time upside-down? Chickadee It's a combination of leg strength and light weight, such as you find in some sma...

  The Birdcase, Peabody Essex Museum Sandpipers grouped just above the boy's head During a visit to the Peabody Essex Museum this week...

  Cattails have found their wind-blown way to the quarry margins. Cattail Corner They have steadily enlarged their domain in Cattail Corner ...

Herons come in different shapes and sizes. They have long legs that most use for wading in shallow water. They usually capture prey by strik...

Recently a trifecta of herons graced the quarry rim on the same day. A Great Blue Heron on a promontory beside a Double-crested Cormorant ma...

  Northern Mockingbird The gray day that brought swifts and swallows swirling low around the Overlook also stimulated mysterious ups and dow...