My Blog

Welcome to My Blog!

This blog is where I will share with you what I am seeing in our yard, in our gardens, what is happening on our small lake – anything at all related to birds and gardens.  And I would like to hear from you!  The purpose of this website is for all of us who are interested in birds, to share what we are seeing and thinking.  Please use the Public Forum to post what you are observing and to ask and answer questions.  I do not have a rigid schedule as to when I blog, but I generally post every 4-7 days – occasionally more often.  I will use this blog – you can use the Public Forum – and let’s learn about birds together!  If you need to contact me personally, please email me at lindahendricksspence@birdingbeyondthefieldguide.com.

  • 24
    Jan

    Enormous Alcid flight along the New Jersey coast!

    Earlier this week, there was a huge Alcid flight all along the New Jersey coast.  I received texts and photos from Cleon’s cousin, Rick Radis.  I asked him why he thought this had occurred and he said this is most often because of a food issue in their normal wintering grounds on the North Atlantic.  […]

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  • 20
    Jan

    New heated bird bath!

    It took some time, but Cleon finally found a new heated bird bath – most stores were sold out.  Our 18 year old one had stopped working.  It has been so cold that we felt it was necessary to get a new one although we do watch the Juncos eat snow right off our deck.  […]

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  • 16
    Jan

    If you are driving on an interstate or a divided 4-lane highway, dont forget to look for raptors!

    As I have written in past blogs, winter is a great time to look for raptors.  With no leaves on the trees it is so much easier to see them when they are perched on a branch.  And interstates and divided highways are great places to look – as long as someone else is driving. […]

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  • 14
    Jan

    I have added e-books to this website

    If you look at the website menu, you will now see ‘e-books’ has been added.  Click on it and you will get a new screen with all the information.  I have written these two e-books – one is a free download which I hope all of you will try.  In this e-book, I use the […]

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  • 13
    Jan

    Golden-crowned Kinglet

    I am sitting here at my desk in our workroom which is on the second floor of our house.  My desk is right at the double windows which overlook the backyard and bird feeders.  Our yard is somewhat of a savanna.  It has full grown oaks, hickories, cherries, and sassafras.  The tree closest to my […]

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