Category: outdoor-activities

Chipping sparrows are with us only in the spring and summer months By Bob Confer, One of the joys of being a birder or gardener

 Timing the Green Drake hatch is very much like timing the Whitetail Rut By Oak Duke The peak of the Green Drake emergence on the

Take time to enjoy the march toward the longest day of the year Column by Andrew Harris, photo by Oak Duke This is it kids,

Learn more about the “dominant warbler of the woods” By Bob Confer, In the lowlands of Allegany County, and especially around the rivers and streams

 “A whitetail doe’s pregnancy is always 200 days, give or take a few” By Oak Duke,      Turkey hunters sometimes find thoughts of the upcoming

Learn more about the bird who inspired “Woody Woodpecker” By Bob Confer, Everyone is familiar with the common backyard woodpeckers like the downy woodpecker and

PHOTOS: The reclusive bird caught crossing the road with chicks From Tim Lunn and Candy Lunn It’s funny how things happen sometimes. It was only 24 days

Flyfishing, swallows eating spinners, and laughing water By Oak Duke,     The Genesee River was in a glum mood.     Didn’t want to talk.    

A chance to see dozens of species, sample wines, meet Braddock Bay Raptors in Branchport, NY From Alyssa D Johnson, In just a few weeks

“Think how our native, indigenous trout must feel, having to deal with this invasion” By Oak Duke,    Should we stock deer, just prior to

By CHUCK POLLOCK, Sun Senior Sports Columnist Last Thursday afternoon, Bills’ general manager Brandon Beane held his seventh annual pre-draft sit-down meeting with the media.

Whitetail deer kill trilliums at an amazing pace By Bob Confer, For generations of rural Western New Yorkers the white trillium was one of the

Get ready to lace up your running shoes! Bath Kiwanis is hosting their annual 5K event, promising a scenic route and community support.

Photo Gallery and Story by Photographer Dan Jordan Usually, we speak of favorite birds by species, not by individual birds.   Myself, being a bald eagle