Great Blue Heron

22
Nov

Great Egret, Snowy Egret, and Tricolored Heron

As I wrote in my previous blogs, it was not the best birding from the beaches and shorelines around Charleston, SC, but we did see these three birds.  The Great Egret is one of the birds that is pushing its range northward a bit.  We now have more of them here in central Illinois in […]

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13
Aug

What is going on here at our house?

Normally from mid-July until mid-September, there is not as much going on in our yard as in the previous spring and summer months, but this year is an exception.  We continue to have a good number of birds at the feeders and bird baths.  I am not sure how many House Finch families we had […]

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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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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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26
Nov

Birding The OBX – Mid-morning …..

Continuing from where I left off on the previous post …… It is the same day, only later in the morning.  After we finished early morning birding in the park that bordered Pamlico Sound, we needed coffee and some sort of quick breakfast.  We turned back on the highway and drove north and saw this […]

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