womp womp
Where: Eakin Community Park When: 6:15pm Bird Species: bald eagle, northern cardinal, downy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, red-headed woodpecker, some other fucking birds but your guess is a good as mine. Heard but not seen: flicker, chickadee, robin, red-shouldered hawk, goldfinch, titmouse, at least two sparrows. The pits.
urban birds
Where: District of Columbia, around 14th and F When: 12:35pm - 1:00pm Bird Species: house sparrow, American robin, European starling, mallard Things I Thought About: * Even if I don’t have a chance to download pics until after trivia (note: we won) I will still be happy to report
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 5:20pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, American robin times a billion, blue jay, mourning dove, song sparrow, Carolina chickadee, common grackle, European starling, northern mockingbird, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * My word, I am beat. I forgot how much of a first day
woodpeckers
Where: the neighborhood When: 10:30am Bird Species: house finch, house sparrow, northern cardinal, American crow, common grackle, European starling, American robin, northern mockingbird, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, song sparrow, red-bellied woodpecker Things I Thought About: * I have to stop opening my phone and scrolling when I wake
water birds
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,