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September 17, 2026

Sara Kate Wilkinson

Sara Kate Wilkinson

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September 17, 2026
Bird of the (Yester)day: hawks, I guess? I don't even know, guys. I am neither crushing nor slaying nor girlbossing of late. This is a sharp-shinned hawk, Chincoteague VA, 10/17/2024.

Where: n/a

When: n/a

Bird Species: n/a

Things I Thought About:

  • The central premise of my "Of the Day" blog is breaking down very severely here at the end of Q3. Good thing it is free.
  • Surely it's not too obvious and I should not feel bad about it. People love getting bullshit, contentless emails.
  • I did not see a single bird today. I did not leave the office from 8:12 am until 6:17 pm, and I don't know if you've noticed, but the daylight is basically gone by 7:30 pm now. The evening commute was an hour and twenty minutes, door to door.
  • The man going through the turnstile next to mine this morning had $1457.10 on his Metro account and I have not stopped thinking about it for fifteen hours.
  • Someday this blog will be cited in clinical literature, "The self-reported and observable effects of decreased personal outdoor time reflected in diminished stamina and poorer mental health." And whatnot.
  • I haven't seen a hawk or an owl in ages. The only raptors I've seen all summer are ospreys, admittedly fabulous, and bald eagles, which generally suck. Help me manifest a hawk this weekend.

Back Up BOTD: hawks. Here are some hawks I have seen.

Cooper's Hawk, Wakefield Park, 4/5/2024.
Red-shouldered hawk being shy, Huntley Meadows Park, 1/5/2024.
Red-shouldered hawk doing unspeakable things to a frog, Huntley Meadows Park, 12/30/2024.

Boy, 2024 was really the Year of the Hawk, huh? I miss them.

Thanks for hanging in there, pals. I will do some birding this weekend, never fear.

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