A little over a year ago, in February 2020, I signed up for what promised to be the adventure of a lifetime. “Travel to Costa…
Monk Parakeets
Grackles
Grackles. They’re a bird you know, even if you don’t know birds. Remember back when you learned about robins and cardinals and blue jays? Grackles…
Departure of the Dark Eyed Juncos
Well, it’s here. Can you feel it? Spring snuck in at 4:37 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, and with it came a host of spring…
Song Sparrows
“Sweet, sweet, sweet…blah blah blah yada yada.” “Sweet, sweet, sweet…blah blah blah yada yada.” “Sweet, sweet, sweet…blah blah blah yada yada.” Sound familiar? No, it’s…
Robins — In Winter?!
Okay folks, show of hands. How many of you were raised to believe that robins are the first signs of spring? I know I was.…
Snowy Owls
It’s snowy owl season once again. Look for this regal visitor from the north in farm country, atop fence posts and utility poles. Good Natured: Snowy Owls January 8, 2021 Not only do I remember where I saw my first white owl, I also remember when. I was four years old, poking around my
Young Redtail Hawks
Certain signs of fall are unmistakable. The changing colors of the leaves, the masses of migratory geese. And the persistent, almost petulant, calls of young…
Cedar Waxwings
Whether we realize it or not, we all have hidden talents – a special skill or talent we trot out from time to time to…
Woodcocks
In these uncertain times, a little reassurance can go a long way. And nothing’s more reassuring than knowing that (sorry for the forthcoming earworm) ob…
COVID – CORVID?
Okay folks, show of hands. How many of you have spent the past several weeks thinking of crows and blue jays every time you hear…