Backyard Naturalist: Go ‘Cats! Weston’s other breed of wildcat
Weston is home to some amazing 'Cats, and Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone is highlighting bobcats (not wildcats) this week.
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Backyard Naturalist: Citizen science at sea at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
A group of Stellwagen Sanctuary Seabird Survey volunteers, including our Backyard Naturalist, collected data on seabirds.
Backyard Naturalist: Come hear it sing – Our scrap of sky with wings
Our indigo buntings arrived back in Weston over the last few weeks after a 2,000-mile journey.
Backyard Naturalist: Land’s Sake Farm: Weston’s shared backyard
How many of you readers consider Land’s Sake Farm to be kind of a second backyard?
Backyard Naturalist: Sitting pretty in the catbird seat
Prowling low in your gnarliest rhododendron – that’s the favorite place for the skulker who goes by the name of the gray catbird.
Backyard Naturalist: The lord of the icterids is back in town
Have you heard an oriole yet this season? Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone is on the lookout for this rare treat.
Backyard Naturalist: Jurassic Park in Weston – a visit to the Rookery
Great blue herons are back in Weston, and Michael Pappone says the birds are our version of Jurassic Park dinos.
Backyard Naturalist: Our harbinger of spring shares some secrets
The American robin, despite living here all year, are Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone's sign of spring.
Backyard Naturalist: One man’s journey from observer to obsessive
The Backyard Naturalist and some friends took a trip beyond their Weston backyards this week in search of Taiwan's native birds.
Backyard Naturalist: Learning to love that messy garden
Backyard Naturalist Michael Pappone is taking time before tending to his garden in hopes of helping his animal neighbors.