What We Can Do for the Birds
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Book Review: Birding for Everyone
posted about 1 year ago, updated 1 minute later | 0 comments
One reason birdwatching is fascinating is that there are so many different kinds of birds. By current reckoning there are over 10,000 species of birds on Earth, about 925 of which have been seen in the US and Canada. Birds are irrefutable, living ...
Index to My 2+ Years of Blog Entries
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
I’ve been the Eons “birding mentor” since the website was first launched over two years ago. Since that time I’ve been blogging faithfully on behalf of this ever-changing online community of birders. There are, like, 70 entries in my blog!
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Winter Solstice Bird-feeding Tips
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 minutes later | 2 comments
In many parts of the US and Canada, especially in temperate areas, backyard birdwatchers reported that fewer birds than usual were coming to their feeders. While it raises concerns for some people that “something might be wrong” with the birds, a ...
Species Profile: California Condor
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
Since I just returned from a trip to southern California, I’m inspired to blog about the majestic California Condor -- the largest bird (wingspan-wise) in North America. I’d sure like to see one of these giants on the wing someday. Meanwhile, the ...
Reverse Migration
posted about 1 year ago, updated 2 minutes later | 1 comment
For a couple of hours the other day I got to be what I refer to as “the birding hero” -- someone who finds a terrific rare bird and is able to share the right information quickly so that fellow birders can see it, too. The species in question was ...
Rare Bird Alert!
posted about 1 year ago | 4 comments
Fall is a great time to spot rare birds. And I recently saw the rarest bird I’ve ever seen in Maine! A European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria). Wow! It’s the first one ever spotted anywhere in the US except for one identified an...
The Big Sit!
posted about 1 year ago, updated 3 minutes later | 2 comments
Back on Sunday, October 12, I tried a new kind of birding for the first time: a Big Sit! And contrary to my expectations, it was really a lot of fun!
What’s a “Big Sit?” It’s the birding equivalent of a tailgate party -- except that the sporting...
What’s a “Big Sit?” It’s the birding equivalent of a tailgate party -- except that the sporting...
Night Flight
posted about 1 year ago | 2 comments
Most of us never consider going birding at night -- why bother? You can’t see the birds, they’re not singing, and except for owls (and a few others) they’re not active anyhow. Birds pretty much sleep at night and fly during the day, right?
Wrong...
Wrong...
The Great and Powerful BirdJam
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Pay no attention to that binocular-toting man behind the bush! Like Dorothy in the Land of Oz, birds can be fooled (usually briefly) by imposters. Play their calls and songs and up they pop to see who’s there! That’s what makes the BirdJam so grea...
