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Birder Watching at Magee Marsh
Someone’s lost bird list Chestnut Sided Warbler A year or two ago I saw a tweet by a fellow twitter birder / accessibility advocate about her trip to Magee Marsh in Ohio. I kept it in the back of my...
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The Scent of a Book
Before last May, more than one person was surprised to hear that I didn’t own a Kindle or any other kind of e-reader. They knew about my love of gadgets and couldn’t imagine why I’d not bought an...
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Christmas Tree Bird Count
Yeah, we got snow. Lots and lots of snow, but that didn’t stop me from birding this afternoon. I saw a surprising number of rarities for this time of year and for this area — must have been the...
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A cold looking American Robin perched high in the ginkgo tree which is next to a holly tree — so probably thinking about getting a bite to eat.
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Winter & Birds
I actually started this post last December but was so astonished and disappointed in my memory I didn’t finish it. I wrote it after hearing birds sing one December morning last year and remembering the...
View ArticleA bald eagle story
Yesterday, on the way to a wrestling tournament, I looked up and saw a bald eagle soaring high above the strip malls along Norbeck Road in Montgomery County. I immediately thought it was a bald eagle...
View ArticleMy first Owl
The first owl I ever saw was in Southern California. (You do have them, Storyteller…) My not-yet-husband had a summer job at the RAND Corp. and we got to stay in various homes of RAND employees while...
View ArticleOwl Story
A recent post on Birdchick’s blog about people mistaking a fake owl for the real thing reminded me of the time it happened to me. I was 8 months pregnant with Clare and sound asleep one night....
View ArticleNew Yard Bird
So the other day I heard the blue jays making their jay noises. I hear them sometimes, but not enough to consider it normal, so I often check on what’s going on when they start their calling. Not long...
View ArticleNo ghosts, few birds, but lots of people
We spent the weekend camping at Point Lookout State Park in St. Mary’s County Maryland. The area is quite pretty and has an interesting, if somewhat depressing, history. Just after the battle of...
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