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A Bird’s View from Winds Way

A Bird’s View from Winds Way is a monthly column by one of our board members and avid birder, Nancy Gilbert — with photos from her husband Richard Wines — on our local birds. Nancy’s columns appear on our blog, so please tune in each month for more from Winds Way

About the Author

Nancy Gilbert is a board member and a conservation easement donor — as well as avid bird enthusiast and master gardener. In December 2001, Nancy and her husband Richard Wines, donated a conservation easement to the Trust on their property, Winds Way, in Jamesport. This easement protects 9.9 acres of agricultural land as well as 1.7 acres of scenic beachfront woodlands and wetlands on Great Peconic Bay. Also protected by the easement are the facades of the historic buildings located within the 3.2-acre development area, including a Greek-Revival residence, an historic barn, and a mid-19th century one-room schoolhouse. You can learn more about Winds Way and its history on their website: windswayfarm.com

Blog Posts

turkey poults and mother

Photo Credit: Richard Wines

Yellow rumped warbler

Photo Credit: Richard Wines

Osprey sitting on an oak eating a Menhaden
Red bellied Woodpecker Female on suet feeder

Photo by Richard Wines

Mocking bird 2

Photo by Richard Wines

Common sparrow male

Photo by Richard Wines

Great Horned Owl

Photo by Richard Wines

A heron spreading their wings while standing in water

Photo by Richard Wines

Barn Swallows

Photo by Richard Wines

Freedom sitting with mom on the nest -- a day before Freedom fledged

Freedom sitting with mom on the nest -- a day before Freedom fledged

Photo by Richard Wines

Catbird on next chair deciding which cookie crumb to eat 5

Photo by Richard Wines

House wren

Photo by Richard Wines

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