Chipping Sparrow

16
Jun

Birding Around Dayton, OH Part 3

Englewood Metro Park.   Dayton, OH     https://www.metroparks.org/places-to-go/englewood/ There are 4 separate areas that make up Englewood Metro Park.  We only had time to visit one of areas:  the East Park.  And we hit a bonanza of birds – the mother lode.  You can get the addresses for each of the entrances from the above website.  […]

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24
May

Orioles and catbirds – grape jelly addicts!!!!!

If you have been watching the bird bath cam livestream, you will have noticed that I moved the oriole feeder lower and closer to the bird bath.  When I moved it, I was uncertain if the new location would work as it is now quite close to the bird bath which many birds besides the […]

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01
May

More birds arriving safely from migration!

You may not see all these birds on the livestream cams.  Some do not come to the feeders at all.  Most will use the birdbaths – at least to drink – but they are often there and gone almost faster than you can blink an eye.  But I wanted you to know they are here […]

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27
Nov

Birding in The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

Beautiful day with only a slight breeze.  Sunny.  45 – brisk! To begin, just where is The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and what is it like? The Alligator River NWR is on the easternmost point of the mainland of North Carolina.  The Alligator River is the western border of this refuge. What is this […]

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15
Jul

Dawn chorus

We are in the midst of hot and humid weather here in central Illinois.  July and August are always for heat lovers – and that is definitely not me. Give me long underwear, a heavy coat and hat, and I am in heaven! I love working outside and have gardens all around our house and […]

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