Tag: bird migration

Still hanging out

While I don’t usually do it as a routine, sometimes I go to http://www.eBird.org where I fill in a checklist of birds I’ve observed on a specific date. That organization uses the data from hobby birders when evaluating the populations of birds around the… Continue Reading “Still hanging out”

Four and Twenty Blackbirds

There’s a Mother Goose nursery rhyme that starts with the words: Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. A few weeks ago, I realized that our resident Red-wing blackbirds had all “flown the… Continue Reading “Four and Twenty Blackbirds”

Palms In Illinois

A month ago I didn’t know there was a little bird called the Palm Warbler. And, if I had, I wouldn’t have thought a bird with that name would visit my neck of the woods! Palm sounds so tropical! In the past few days… Continue Reading “Palms In Illinois”