backyard birds
Where: just around the complex When: 7:25 am Bird Species: house sparrow, European starling, American robin. Heard but not seen: blue jay, Carolina wren Things I Thought About: * Oh, huh, my weather app said “Dense Fog” but this is, in fact, a dense fog. I will not be able
cardinal
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:35 am Bird Species: house sparrow, American robin, blue jay, Cooper's hawk, European starling, white-throated sparrow, northern cardinal, mourning dove, white-breasted nuthatch Things I Thought About: * A triple miss last night on Jeopardy! when all three players incorrectly pronounced “orecchiette,” and
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:35 am Bird Species: house sparrow, mourning dove, tufted titmouse, American robin, Canada goose, blue jay Things I Thought About: * [internal cackling] * eat shit, Susan Collins * What a beautiful morning, * If you do not think it is a beautiful morning I assume you are my
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
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
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
mourning dove
Where: the neighborhood When: 1:47 pm - 2:10 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, northern mockingbird, mourning dove, European starling Things I Thought About: * Ah, yes, the ideal and perfect conditions for a bird walk: fleeing my desk in the middle of the work day before I say “motherfucker” in
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 5:25 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, downy woodpecker, gray catbird, mourning dove, European starling, northern cardinal Things I Thought About: * Some private stuff, of a pleasant variety, for once. * Around noon, the tree outside my window was an absolute hive of bird activity,
backyard birds
Where: around my complex and the one next door When: 4:50 pm Bird Species: house sparrow, blue jay, gray catbird, American robin, American crow, European starling, northern mockingbird Things I Thought About: * Looking at a mockingbird and thinking about the lullaby when they buy a mockingbird for a baby
backyard birds
Where: balcony, my parking lot, and the trees across the street When: 1:00 pm Bird Species: gray catbird, downy woodpecker, house sparrow, mourning dove, house finch, red-bellied woodpecker Things I Thought About: * Resident Evil ripped. I highly recommend seeing a movie with jump scares with a Very Cool
backyard birds
Where: Up to the brushy hedgerow! Like a city block and a half! When: 5:35 pm Bird Species: gray catbird, downy woodpecker, house sparrow, mourning dove, house finch, red-bellied woodpecker Things I Thought About: * Walking boots are made for walking. I've been too whiny this week.
backyard birds
Where: tree by my balcony When: 7:36 am Bird Species: this house sparrow Things I Thought About: * All of my favorite people are fans of a baseball team I hate with my life. For two weeks I have watched them hate their own team with a vitriol I reserve