waterfowl
Where: Cross County Trail at Eakin Community Park When: 12:45pm Bird Species: downy woodpecker, northern cardinal, mallard, fish crow, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, red-shouldered hawk, red-bellied woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, American crow Things I Thought About: * I am thinking about my terrible niece, who just jacked me up for another
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 11:20am -2:45pm Bird Species: downy woodpecker, mourning dove, northern cardinal, tufted titmouse, pileated woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, red-headed woodpecker, Canada geese, mallard, red-shouldered hawk, green-winged teal, northern shoveler, gadwall, hooded merganser, ring-billed gull, swamp sparrow, song sparrow, white-throated sparrow, osprey, American coot, great horned
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:44am Bird Species: European starling, American robin, mourning dove, northern cardinal, white-throated sparrow, house sparrow. Seen but not heard: almost everybody. Things I Thought About: * Oh, good. Perfect conditions, for photos. * Well, I predict the bird of the day will be a mourning dove or
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:30am Bird Species: American robin, house sparrow, downy woodpecker, northern mockingbird, European starling, common grackle, blue jay, northern cardinal, mourning dove, red-bellied woodpecker Things I Thought About: * 44 degrees but 71% humidity is the devil’s weather. How is my hairline sweaty. * We almost tanked
backyard birds
Where: the row of trees across the street When: 2:12 -2:35pm Bird Species: northern mockingbird, mourning dove, northern cardinal, house sparrow. Things I Thought About: * A whole new emotion I have unlocked is “I don’t really have time to look for a bird today, this feels awful.
backyard birds
Where: close to home When: 11:15am Bird Species: house sparrow, dark-eyed junco, tufted titmouse, red-bellied woodpecker, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, Carolina wren, white-throated sparrow, house finch, Carolina chickadee Things I Thought About: * All I do is bitch about my knees and the weather, but it is 34 degrees again
special guest star
Rabbit Rabbit Where: Lake Accotink Park (full loop) When: 10:00am Bird Species: House sparrow, ring-billed gull, downy woodpecker, northern flicker, yellow-bellied sapsucker, Canada geese, hooded merganser, double-crested cormorant, blue jay, red-bellied woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, northern cardinal, American robin, fish crow, mourning dove, belted kingfisher, Carolina chickadees, common
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 7:47am Bird Species: downy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, brown creeper, white-breasted nuthatch, red-headed woodpecker, tufted titmouse, eastern bluebird, mallard, northern pintail, swamp sparrow, song sparrow, Canada geese, redwing blackbird, American coot, hooded merganser, green-winged teal, gadwall, American black duck, hairy woodpecker, bald eagle, turkey vulture,
special guest star
Where: Lake Accotink Park When: 1:30pm Bird Species: downy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina chickadee, ring-billed gull, Canada geese, double-crested cormorant, great blue heron, hooded merganser, common merganser (lifer), red-bellied woodpecker, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, hermit thrush, hairy woodpecker, house sparrow Things I Thought About: * It is very important to
mourning dove
Where: the neighborhood When: 9:00am Bird Species: mourning dove, American crow, blue jay, Carolina wren, house sparrow, Pinky, house finch, European starling, northern cardinal (other), song sparrow, downy woodpecker. Heard but not seen: northern fucking flicker. Things I Thought About: * All my shoes are falling apart, and when I
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 9:30am Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, song sparrow, American crow, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, mourning dove, American robin. The usual suspects. Things I Thought About: * In this audiobook a man is teaching a woman how to drive a manual transmission, and I am struck
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 11:30 am Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, American robin, turkey vulture (flyover), European starling, American crow, mourning dove, yellow-bellied sapsucker, Cooper's hawk, dark-eyed junco, downy woodpecker, Carolina wren Things I Thought About: * I will be changing jobs soon, so lately I spend