sparrows
Where: the brushy hedgerow When: 1:20pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, American crow (flyover), turkey vulture (flyover) Things I Thought About: * It’s gonna be a little embarrassing when I have to post a finch or a sparrow again, but that’s simply all there is around here
backyard birds
Where: around my complex and the one next door When: 3-3:50pm, as blocked on the old Teams calendar Bird Species: house sparrow, white-throated sparrow, mourning dove, house finch, Canada goose (flyover), northern mockingbird. Heard but not seen: blue jay Things I Thought About: * I left my fitness tracker on
cardinal
Where: inside, thank you very much When: all day, except the shoveling, which I did not enjoy and which I'm going to have to do again before sundown Bird Species: around 8am an American crow was systematically picking through and rejecting items from the recycling bin that fell
sparrows
Where: Wakefield Park When: 11:40am-12:20pm Bird Species: northern mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, song sparrow, American crow, Carolina wren, downy woodpecker Things I Thought About: * The upcoming storm, and our unhoused neighbors. I hope everybody took the opportunities they were offered this
finches
Where: Eakin Community Park When: 7:50am-9:12am Bird Species: white-throated sparrow, northern cardinal, downy woodpecker, northern flicker, eastern bluebird, blue jay, Carolina chickadee, American crow, tufted titmouse, purple finch (lifer) SKW BOTD BEHIND THE SCENES: Okay, don't fret, I am going to tell you some Things I
bluejay
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:16am-8:09am Bird Species: mourning dove, northern cardinal, European starling, northern mockingbird, American robin, American crow, Cooper's hawk, house sparrow, house finch, white breasted-nuthatch, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay Things I Thought About: * It is pretty remarkable that they let Thomas Harris name that
raptors
Where: my parking lot When: 8:12am Bird Species: house sparrow, Cooper's hawk Things I Thought About: * Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold. * Also, I am late, late, late, late, LATE. There better be a bird around here. * There are not any birds around here. * Maybe they
sparrows
Where: Wakefield Park The Brushy Hedgerow When: 11:43 am 12:06pm Bird Species: mourning dove, house sparrow, house finch, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, blue jay Things I Thought About: * Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, COLD. I do not want to go for a walk, I want
songbirds
Where: Cross County Trail, Eakin Community Park through Sally Ormsby Park When: 12:00pm Bird Species: white-throated sparrow, dark-eyed junco, northern cardinal, hairy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, ruby-crowned kinglet, red-shouldered hawk, Carolina wren Things I Thought About: * I don’t like how if you don’t do your physical therapy at
songbirds
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 12:00pm Bird Species: tufted titmouse, Carolina wren, Carolina chickadee, house finch, dark-eyed junco, mourning dove, downy woodpecker, brown creeper, red-bellied woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, American crow, turkey vulture (flyover), northern flicker, pileated woodpecker Things I Thought About: * I cannot believe the first thing I
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: around 3pm until sundown Bird Species: Carolina chickadee, northern cardinal, red-headed woodpecker, tufted titmouse, downy woodpecker, eastern bluebird, song sparrow, swamp sparrow, white-throated sparrow, northern mockingbird, Canada goose, mallard, northern shoveler, northern pintail, eastern towhee, great blue heron, fish crow. Heard but not seen: Northern
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 2:40pm Bird Species: house sparrow, northern mockingbird, house finch, European starling, American crow, northern cardinal, Cooper's hawks plural, American robin, blue jay, mourning dove Things I Thought About: * Bridgerton. I have been reading a series of romances set in the same era, and