backyard birds
Where: around my complex When: a few minutes here and there throughout working hours Bird Species: American robin, house sparrow, blue jay, common grackle, dark-eyed junco, Carolina wren, Carolina chickadee, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird Things I Thought About: * I’m sure this camera would hold up in a light
mockingbird
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:40am Bird Species: northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, European starling, common grackle, American crow, blue jay, red-bellied woodpecker, American robin, house sparrow Things I Thought About: * ♫ All the waiters in your grand café ♬ Leave their tables when you blink ♫ Oh ohhohhhh ♬ * I heard "Summer,
bluejay
Where: around my complex When: 12:16pm Bird Species: house sparrow, song sparrow, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, tufted titmouse, Caroline chickadee, red-bellied woodpecker, white-throated sparrow, downy woodpecker, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, American robin, American crow Things I Thought About: * In Gaudy Night, Lord Peter Wimsey comes home
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 3:00pm and again at 5:30pm Bird Species: northern cardinal, house sparrow, American robin, blue jay, white-breasted nuthatch, dark-eyed junco, red-bellied woodpecker, northern mockingbird, house finch and mourning dove, Things I Thought About: * In the early 80s, TIME Magazine had a commercial
cardinal
Where: the neighborhood When: 7:40am Bird Species: northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, American robin, European starling, house sparrow, song sparrow, red-bellied woodpecker, white-throated sparrow, dark-eyed junco, American crow, common grackle, blue jay, white-breasted nuthatch Things I Thought About: * The song sparrows are singing away this morning.
backyard birds
Where: the brushy hedgerow When: 12:08pm Bird Species: American robin, blue jay, northern mockingbird, northern cardinal, fish crow, house sparrow, house finch, mourning dove Things I Thought About: * Well, I seem to have forgotten my phone at home. This is a relationship with my phone I am deliberately trying
backyard birds
Where: the neighborhood When: 8:45am Bird Species: house sparrow, northern cardinal, American robin, American crow, European starling, Carolina chickadee, dark-eyed junco, tufted titmouse, downy woodpecker, house finch, Carolina wren Things I Thought About: * Thinking about the Zoom summit with my auntie pals last night, and how fun they
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
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.