Before church on Sunday, a parishioner ran in and asked me, “Did you see the flock of robins in your yard?”Yes, I had. The day before, sometime between lunch and dinnertime, about a dozen robins arrived in my front yard. The berries on the tree that fed the Cedar Waxwings all winter was the lure.…
Well, I have to finish my story about the first camping trip before I can share all the wonderful birding adventures I have had since then. This place is unreal, and the bird peak is not really here. But first, a week ago, on my second night camping, I experienced 25-degree temps. I have a…
The northern migration along the central fly way is proceeding con gusto. I downloaded lists of which birds are in the area, which are moving on, and which are about to arrive. But, more fun than the lists: driving around Kidder County for a “look see”! Kidder County is a top ten North American birding…
The carpet guy will finish the 3 bedrooms today. Tonight I will be in my bedroom. Living room next week, and perhaps all the floor planking (which is not in yet) next week. At the feeders this morning I found a Northern Flicker (no photo, though), a large group of House Sparrows (finch-like) and the…