Last night at the end of the Sports Show shift, I was waiting outside of the convention center for Non Birding Bill to pick me up. It was around 10pm. I noticed a large pile of bird poop under a lamp that was lighting the area and instantly thought, “Someone is nesting there.” I then [ Read More ]
Population: Birders I’m struggling today. The Northwest Sports Show is a big fun outdoors experience and I thought it was a great opportunity when the organizers asked for help in creating a bird watching room. Several bird clubs came together to put together what we thought would be a fun and interesting booth set up, [ Read More ]
The proposed new Youth Birding Club will meet on April 15th at 9:00 at Wood Lake Nature Center in Richfield for a field trip. The group is for 12-16 year olds. If you know any such young birders who might benefit from such a group, please provide me with names and e-mail addresses. Parents are [ Read More ]
Quick correction from the last post from J. Marty Paige:Hi Sharon, Birders as you have mentioned are often thought of as Geeks. ( Geeks do rule the world, Bill Gates for instance). I just wanted to make a comment on your “chainsaw” post on Birdchick. I believe it is a Circular Saw and not a [ Read More ]
Signs of spring continue to be evident in my neighborhood. As water collects on the tops of all the apartment buildings on our block, mallards show up and take advantage of them. The first year we lived here it was very odd to see mallards floating by on the building across the ally. Every now [ Read More ]
Non Birding Bill and I went out today to enjoy the sun and had the best intentions to install several bird houses for a friend and document it via video, but we just did not get that far. I fell into that clever trap that mother nature seems to set for us every March, by [ Read More ]
Tundra Swans are on the move. Keep your ears open and eyes to the sky in Minnesota and Wisconsin for large flocks of these birds.
If you can’t get to an ivory-billed woodpecker, bring an ivory-bill to you. I give you, the Ivory-bill Cocktail developed by Non Birding Bill: 1 1/2 oz blended whiskey (I used Jameson)1 oz. gin (Beefeater)Splash of Grenadine Mix over ice in a tumbler. Stir. Garnish with “ivory bills” (almond slivers) I think we should all [ Read More ]
Warning, this is a bummer of a post and not bird related. If you don’t want to be bummed out, wait for the next post. Today, we lost Hazel, our oldest disapproving rabbit. Apparently, El-ahrairah needed her to join his owsla. We got Hazel in 1996 when we first moved to Minnesota as a companion [ Read More ]
Okay, here is the whole recipe for the cockatiel muffins: 1 box Jiffy Cornbread6 eggs, shells included1/3 cup milk1 cup bird pellets1 jar of Gerber Baby Food in the form of carrots, sweet potatoes or squash1/2 cup applesauce1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, cooked1 cup sunflower hearts And I follow the bake time instructions on the [ Read More ]
