finches
Where: the neighborhood When: 12:45 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, house finch, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, ruby-crowned kinglet, mourning dove, white-breasted nuthatch Things I Thought About: * Trying to maintain some cautious optimism about the election tomorrow, which is helped by knowing I get
corvids
Rabbit Rabbit Where: Wakefield Park When: 12:35 pm Bird Species: tufted titmouse, northern cardinal, blue jay, ruby-crowned kinglet, dark-eyed junco, red-shouldered hawk, American crow, eastern bluebird Things I Thought About: * I dunno, man, I was crying for most of today’s walk. As good a mood
bluejay
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 12:15 pm Bird Species: downy woodpecker, tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, Carolina wren, white-breasted nuthatch, black-capped chickadee, yellow-rumped warbler, yellow-bellied sapsucker, red-bellied woodpecker, blue jay, northern cardinal, pileated woodpecker, mourning dove, American crow Things I Thought About: * I got
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 1:50 pm Bird Species: Carolina chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, tufted titmouse, downy woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, wood duck, mallard, great egret, ruby-crowned kinglet, eastern bluebird, Carolina wren, northern cardinal, song sparrow, red-winged blackbird, white-throated sparrow, swamp sparrow, great blue heron, greater
Where: Eakin Park for the walk, Hidden Oaks for the photo When: 5:45 pm and yesterday afternoon, respectively Bird Species: this evening, entirely heard but not seen: red-bellied woodpecker, house sparrow, tufted titmouse, American robin Things I Thought About: * If your boss lives and works in another state,
backyard birds
Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 2:00 pm Bird Species: tufted titmouse, Carolina chickadee, blue jay, northern cardinal, white-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker, American robin, pileated woodpecker, mourning dove, red-bellied woodpecker, American crow Things I Thought About: * Today I had one call on my schedule following my midday
Where: Metro Center, DC When: 8:22 am Bird Species: this pigeon Things I Thought About: * This has been one of the most annoying, teeth-grinding, fucking stupid days at work in my entire seven-month tenure there, which has not been unmarked by them. I hate databases, I hate
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 12:00 pm Bird Species: blue jay, house finch, house sparrow, downy woodpecker, white-breasted nuthatch, Carolina chickadee, European starling Things I Thought About: * My terrible calendar this week, my boss in town from Chicago this week, my annual gynecologist visit this week, key deadlines this
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 6:56 am Bird Species: eastern bluebird, northern cardinal, white-throated sparrow, song sparrow, house finch, red-headed woodpecker, northern flicker, Carolina chickadee, tufted titmouse, swamp sparrow, red-winged blackbird, American crow, eastern towhee, red-bellied woodpecker, great blue heron, ruby-crowned kinglet, eastern phoebe,
songbirds
Where: Lake Accotink Marina When: 12:45 pm Bird Species: (includes morning walk at Eakin and late day neighborhood) Eastern bluebird, white-breasted nuthatch, house finch, ruby-crowned kinglet, blue jay, black vulture, American robin, downy woodpecker, great blue heron, Canada goose, red-winged blackbird, double-crested cormorant, golden-crowned
woodpeckers
Where: the neighborhood When: 11:18 pm Bird Species: black vulture (flyover), American robin, northern mockingbird, house sparrow, mourning dove, northern flicker, European starling, blue jay, white-breasted nuthatch, northern cardinal Things I Thought About It: * I have been and continue to be swamped at work, but also I have
Back Up Bird
Where: Ranger Road Park Cardinal Park!!?! When: 6:42 pm Bird Species: Seen but not heard: northern cardinal, gray catbird Things I Thought About: * FRIENDS, I cannot believe what has happened. * Do you remember the old guy who harangued me about this park being named Cardinal Park? And how much