backyard birds

October 26, 2026

Sara Kate Wilkinson

Sara Kate Wilkinson

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October 26, 2026
Bird of the Day: Carolina chickadee, year-round buzzy buddy

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 week, how much PTO I’m going to give up at the end of the year if I don’t start burning it off.
  • The impossibility of mid-weight jackets for fall.
White-breasted nuthatch, just for fun. I like this bird.
  • White sangria. Why did I not discover that I love this and love making this until after Labor Day, completely out of season? Cruel.
  • Do I know what brown butter is? Can it possibly be as easy as it sounds? I guess I’ll find out later today.
  • Zoom yahtzee tonight!
  • My brain is all over the place today.

BOTD: Carolina chickadee. That weird tree with the thick, gnarled stumpy branches is always full of small birds. It's a weird tree that is extremely reliable for photos. The nuthatch, a downy, and the sparrows were all sharing today.

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