backyard birds
Where: Lake Accotink Marina When: 6:00 pm Bird Species: Carolina wren, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, American robin, house sparrow, Carolina chickadee, northern flicker, blue-gray-gnatcatcher, Canada goose, barn swallow, red-winged blackbird, European starling Things I Thought About: * [drumroll] I had an okay day at work. * Carolina wrens
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:47 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, Carolina chickadee, gray catbird, fish crow, American robin, house finch, song sparrow, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Oops. I fell asleep on the couch for 35 minutes and I might have lost the light. * Definitely need
wren
Where: Ranger Road Park When: 5:48 pm Bird Species: Carolina wren, eastern bluebird, northern cardinal, house finch, American robin. Heard but not seen: eastern phoebe, acadian flycatcher Things I Thought About: * Some personal bullshit. No one is having a full on "What's it all for? What
backyard birds
Where: around the complex When: 5:25 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, mourning dove, fish crow, European starling, song sparrow, gray catbird, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * shits himself to death in white golf shorts in front of 100 cameras I hope Some pretty redacted things, like every other
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 6:40 am Bird Species: northern cardinal, eastern bluebird, red-headed woodpecker, common yellowthroat, indigo bunting, American goldfinch, blue-gray gnatcatcher, prothonotary warbler, European starling, red-winged blackbird, eastern kingbird, green heron, great egret, wood duck, Canada goose, mallard, great blue heron, osprey, barn swallow,
woodpeckers
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 11:15 am Bird Species: tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, northern cardinal, American crow, downy woodpecker, blue jay Things I Thought About: * I was feeling recovered and got up and went to the farmer's market with my sister and ran
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 5:35 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, European starling, American robin, American crow, gray catbird, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * TGIF, amirite??? * I picked up my new eyeglasses yesterday and I can see through walls, but I could use some practice, because we
backyard birds
Where: my parking lot When: 5:30 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, American robin, northern cardinal, gray catbird, European starling, common grackle, mourning dove Things I Thought About: * I am feeling much better, but by the time I showered and dressed and fixed myself up and drove to the metro
songbirds
Where: Eakin Community Park When: 5:45 pm Bird Species: European starling, eastern bluebird, house sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch Things I Thought About: * I have been fully out of my mind this week. We won't discuss it. * What a nice little bluebird family! I bet they'll
exotics
Where: the condo complex next door to mine When: 1:30 pm Bird Species: American robin, house sparrow, song sparrow, gray catbird, mourning dove, blue budgerigar (captive/cultivated) Things I Thought About: * The low background hum of “welp, I've ruined my life,“ that I’ve been fighting off
backyard birds
Rabbit Rabbit Where: around the complex When: 6:00 pm Bird Species: gray catbird, American robin, northern cardinal, house sparrow, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Neither my new glasses nor my new contact lenses have arrived yet. I got the exam Friday a week ago. I am
warblers
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 6:00 am Bird Species: titmouse, northern cardinal, brown-headed cowbird, mourning dove, American robin, prothonotary warbler, blue-gray gnatcatcher, eastern kingbird, European starling, common grackle, red-winged blackbird, ruby-throated hummingbird, green heron, great egret, osprey, barn swallow, great blue heron, indigo bunting, common