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Many, many thanks to Dr. Mark, who sent me several photos with text to have in reserve; necessary since today I am low on both physical reserve and inspiration. He has also been kind enough to allow me to interrupt his piece to grind my own axe about bird identification.
Guest Birder
SKW BOTD Behind the Scenes: So the bursa sac in my Achilles that ruptured two years ago is immensely inflamed, but not yet leaking, according to the emergency ortho visit that happened today. Ice and walking boot and rest. But I have a recovery plan. Stay tuned for a nice
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Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 7:30 am Bird Species: eastern bluebird, northern cardinal, Carolina wren, ruby-throated hummingbird, American crow, red-bellied woodpecker, northern rough-winged swallow, downy woodpecker, American goldfinch, red-headed woodpecker, American robin, Carolina chickadee, osprey, eastern phoebe, northern flicker, blue-gray gnatcatcher, solitary sandpiper, killdeer,
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Rabbit Rabbit Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: December 18, 2023 Things I Am Thinking About: * As you are reading this, I am likely to be on my way home, praise the Lord. I have been watching my face and hair (and body and mood) deteriorate day by day while I’
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Where: Cross County Trail between Tobin Road and King Arthur When: February 4, 2024 BOTD: the barred owl. * The above is the first owl I ever spotted on my own. At the time I took that photo I had listed 11 birds. Every bird still sounded the same to me,
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Where: Wakefield Park When: 6:20pm Bird Species: American robin, northern cardinal, red-bellied woodpecker, blue-gray gnatcatcher, white-throated sparrow, house sparrow, house finch, osprey, house finch Things I Thought About: * I feel like I am coming down with something, and I am, as always, attacking it with complete
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Where: Hidden Oaks Nature Center When: 3:35 pm Bird Species: American crow, pileated woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-throated sparrow, white-breasted nuthatch, myrtle warbler, American robin, northern cardinal, downy woodpecker, red-shouldered hawk, blue jay Things I Thought About: * A friend's IG story looked like they had
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Where: the neighborhood When: 5:45pm Bird Species: house sparrow, house finch, tufted titmouse, northern cardinal, European starling, common grackle, song sparrow, mourning dove, blue jay, dark-eyed junco, Carolina wren, American robin, Cooper's hawk Things I Thought About: * Ugh, it is NOISY out this evening. A child
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Where: around the complex When: 12:20pm Bird Species: Cooper's hawk, American robin, mourning dove, house sparrow, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, house finch, northern flicker, blue jay Things I Thought About: * It has been one full week at my new job, and I am frustrated by the fact
swamp friends
Where: Huntley Meadows Park When: 10:20am - 1:40pm Bird Species: song sparrow, swamp sparrow, red-bellied woodpecker, Carolina chickadee, Canada goose, mallard, northern pintail, green-winged teal, hooded merganser, red-winged blackbird, northern shoveler, ring-billed gull, red-headed woodpecker, downy woodpecker, great horned owl, eastern bluebird, white-throated
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Where: the brushy hedgerow When: 9:26 am Bird Species: northern mockingbird, northern cardinal, house sparrow, mourning dove, American robin, sharp-shinned hawk, blue jay Things I Thought About: * Work, and my job, and the job market, and how a project I’m trying to wrap up is stretching like
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Where: my parking lot When: 8:12am Bird Species: house sparrow, Cooper's hawk Things I Thought About: * Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold, cold. * Also, I am late, late, late, late, LATE. There better be a bird around here. * There are not any birds around here. * Maybe they