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Category Archives: Birding
The chase is on!
We’re still in the grips of winter with far below average temperatures. While the February average is in the high 30’s here in Chicagoland, we’re still experiencing bone-chilling minus-zero air temperatures with wind chills in the -20’s. Snow mountains from the blizzard … Continue reading
My mini-refuge or, what to do with an old broomstick handle
I promised to post a photo once I placed the Certified Wildlife Habitat sign in my yard. It’s taken a while, I know. It languished in the “things to do” pile on my desk. As it rose slowly to the … Continue reading
Hummingbird Soup and Hummingbird Cupcakes
It happened this evening. I had returned from monitoring my Eastern Bluebird route and was relaxing on the deck. I was pleased to see the Cat Bird and Downy Woodpecker come to feed on the suet cake I hung from a low-hanging … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, bird watching, birders, birdfeeder, Birding, birds, birdwatching, Cat Bird, chickadee nest box, Downy Woodpecker, Hummingbird, ruby throated hummingbird migration, ruby throated hummingbirds, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, suet feeder
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Happy Mother’s Day Mom, Caroline, Carol … and you, too, Lucy
It’s Mother’s Day. A day to celebrate our moms and recall what they’ve meant to us. I’m celebrating the day here by updating the “About” page. Carol G. in Georgia … it’s our day to remember our mothers’ friendship. Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, bird watching, Birding, birdwatching, Black-Capped Chickadee, calliope hummingbird
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Happy International Migratory Bird Day!
Happy Bird Day to you! May 12th! No, I didn’t know there was such a thing as International Migratory Bird Day either until very recently. It’s celebrated on the second Saturday of May in the United States and Canada. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird Day, Bird migration, bird watching, Birding, Wild Bird Watching, wild birds
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Houston, we have lift-off.
You’ve heard those words, uttered with calm confidence while travel to a strange, new world never seen, and from which there may be no return, looms dead ahead. FIVE This past week was nerve-wracking awaiting chickadee baby fledging day. Ricky … Continue reading
Posted in Bird House, bird watching, Birding, Wild Birds
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I can see Russia from my home office!
Yes, I’m poking fun. But, it’s true! I got an email with this link on the computer in my home office today and I thought the video at the other end of this link was worth taking three minutes to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird, bird watching, Birding, birds, wild birds, Yellow-billed Loon
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A second bluebird route for Annie.
Last season I was asked to take over a second bluebird monitor route from another volunteer who was unable to complete the season. It’s happened again this season. So, if you hop over to my bluebird journal – you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Bird House, Birding, Bluebirds, Wild Birds
Tagged bluebird, bluebird eggs, eastern bluebird, nest boxes
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I’ve been published and I got a star!
When you were a kid, did your teachers reward you with those little paper gold and silver stars pasted on the top of your essay? You know – the one you wrote on a sheet of paper? Do they even give gold … Continue reading
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Sh-h-h-h-h-h-h. The babies are sleeping.
I decided to check up on Lucy and the kids this afternoon. At times it’s very quiet around the nest box. At other times Ricky and Lucy are visible flying about and in and out. At this point, Lucy is brooding … Continue reading
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Tagged Black-Capped Chickadee, Nest box
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How To Spy On Birds 