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Tag Archives: Birds
Male Common Merganser Mourns Dead Mate
The waters of Lake Michigan are calm tonight, so calm they barely ripple and our pup can drink without wetting his paws. We walked south along the shore towards Whaleback and away from the Leland harbor. I spotted a white … Continue reading
Mrytle Warbler and Louisiana Thrush, the first two warblers of Spring
A first-year male sat on a small branch in the sycamore at Route 66 State Park a few dozen miles west of my home. It flew out and caught an insect that was invisible to me. Then flew out again, … Continue reading
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Very short TV video for Slow Birding
At 9 AM I met the camera person and the reporter at the visitor’s center in Forest Park. We were going to talk about Slow Birding for a local educational channel. I wondered how it would go and who these … Continue reading
Is that a House Finch or a Purple Finch?
On this cold but sunny mid-March day, House Finches dominate the sunflower seeds I scattered in my back garden. I know their chatter very well. It is a happy sound, and when they sing, my husband says it might be … Continue reading
Slow Birding as a book is published!
At last there is a book Slow Birding and it has a lot of birds in it! Don’t you wonder about your local birds? When I see the White-throated Sparrows that have arrived from their northern breeding grounds only recently … Continue reading
Why grasshoppers cannot poison Loggerhead Shrikes
I did a double take when a Loggerhead Shrike appeared before me on the barbed wire separating the parking lot from train tracks since I had just seen a pair of Northern Mockingbirds in a nearby live oak. Of course … Continue reading
Student-written bird blogs tie experience to scientific literature
The point of the assignment is for you to tie field observations of one species of bird to refereed scientific literature on that bird and write an engaging and scientifically accurate entry that people will enjoy reading. … A couple of hours would be better, but we won’t necessarily have time for that on the field trips, so watch less time if that is your only opportunity to watch. Continue reading
Rock Pigeons: Rats with Wings or Thoroughbreds of the Air?
The rock pigeon (Columba livia) is one of the most common sights in cities around America. Toward the end of February, I sat in the shuttle pick-up area of the Orlando International Airport in Florida for what seemed like hours, … Continue reading
The Amazing Red Shield: A Look at Common Moorhens
I watched the moorhens circulate about on the water surface of a pond at Brazos Bend State Park for quite some time, generally staying in the same place for some minutes and casually swimming to a spot within a few … Continue reading
The secret and baffling life of the blue jay
I wake every morning to a few birds swooping around the oak tree and shrubs lining the fence in my backyard. One of the most common residents is Cyanocitta cristata, or the blue jay. It may well be that these … Continue reading
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