Even though the calendar reads spring, we still have quite a few pine siskins around. Today, we had our first snow of spring, I’m sure we have a bit more coming. For those in the Indianapolis area, don’t forget that this Sunday, I’ll be doing a Digiscoping Workshop at Eagle Creek Park (it’s free, but [ Read More ]
Hello all, NBB here. Just a quick word on commenting with the new blog: the very first time you leave a comment, it won’t be posted right away. It’ll go into a moderation area until either Sharon or I approve it, which we’ll try to do as quickly as possible. Once you’ve had a comment [ Read More ]
A quick word about the next Birds and Beers: we’re going to try and combine it with watching woodcocks in April. We have a lekking spot south of the Cities in Dakota County and then one on the west side of the Twin Cities in Carver. All I need to do now is find a [ Read More ]
Here’s a video from ScienCentral on Cornell’s Project NestWatch. What’s interesting is that the video talks about how birds like tree swallows are nesting 9 days earlier than previous records indicate. I always thought that bird migration was more influenced by how long daylight lasts as opposed to weather. If daylight is the case, then [ Read More ]
Hey, do you notice anything different? We’ve changed from blogger to word press for blogging software. All the are there and hopefully in the next few weeks as I get used to this we’ll be able to organize things so you can find answers to bird questions easier. If you think of a category [ Read More ]
Hello, all, NBB here. We’re going to be transferring Sharon’s blog over to WordPress this weekend, so you may experience some difficulty getting to it. It should all be resolved shortly.
Well, yesterday started the media onslaught of the State of the Birds Report. I feel like I’m supposed to be super excited about this big report,but I find myself cautiously optimistic. I think part of it is that every few years, you see a bunch of high profile birders and organizations get together, create a [ Read More ]
In case you missed it, here’s the link to the video on and info about the state of the birds in the US.
Don’t forget, tonight is Birds and Beers at Merlin’s Rest at 6pm. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of people of level of interest in birds to get together and talk some birds. Also, I’m getting excited about the Indianapolis Digiscoping Workshop that will be held at Eagle Creek Park, Sunday, March 29. We’ll [ Read More ]
I’ve kind of hesitated blogging this for a few reasons. One being that whenever the ivory-billed woodpecker is mentioned in a blog post (mine or other blogs), it brings out arguments. You can’t even bring it up without someone launching into some off beat augment, sometimes it isn’t even about whether the bird is alive [ Read More ]
