These are a couple of snippets from the Rockstar Storyteller show I did in January 2011. That’s my neighbor Zoe reading along with me. This is a piece about a woman who used to call the bird store I worked for who claimed she could psychically communicate with birds.
Lang Elliot is one of the coolest guys out there. You may not have heard the name before, but chances are good that if you have listed to any North American bird, mammal, insect or amphibian id CD or tape, you’ve heard his work (and very likely his voice narrating the tracks). He’s got a [ Read More ]
For the second time in my life, I have questioned how much I love birds and wondered if I need an intervention. The first time with the Horned Guan Death March , especially in Part 2 of that epic hike up a volcano to see one of the rarest birds in the Americas. But the [ Read More ]
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Bird Like Me www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog</a> The Daily Show on Facebook Hilarious clip from the Daily Show about a small Mississippi town called Turkey Creek. It was founded by former slaves and was slowly disappearing until [ Read More ]
Mark your calendar now for February 18 – 21, 2011! Are you seeing pine siskins this winter? You need to report them! The Great Backyard Bird Count is coming up and is an easy way for you to help track winter bird populations in your yard. Anyone with a remote interest in birds can participate. [ Read More ]
I knew it was going to be below zero this morning. But I woke up to -18 degrees Fahrenheit this morning. I’m supposed to lead a Moonlight Snow Shoe tonight at 7pm. If it’s this cold then, I wonder if I should take a squirt bottle with me? This is what I did 2 winters [ Read More ]
Non Birding Bill and I drove by Loring Park tonight and expected to find this: But when we arrived there, the crow roost was bare! The roost has moved. As I let loose a stream of profanity as to how this affects Birds and Beers, NBB said, “You know what happened, they arrived around Thanksgiving [ Read More ]
RiffTrax (some of the dudes who were part of Mystery Science Theater 3000) have added their special brand of humor to an Attwater’s Prairie Chicken short. I must admit that I bristled a bit when I saw this. I mean, it’s one thing for them to make fun of shorts that warned of the dangers [ Read More ]
Man, that is a bleak landscape. I went out the other day with Non Birding Bill to look for golden eagles. I know, NBB going birding? What?? Well, we’ve both been busy doing shows, he went to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show and then I went to Atlanta for AmericasMart We’re basically just [ Read More ]
Tuesday, January 18th at 4:oo pm, the National Eagle Center and Audubon Minnesota will release a golden eagle with a satellite-linked tracking device. The release will take place outside Wabasha, MN (along Wabasha County highway 32), near where the bird was captured. This release is part of an on-going project investigating golden eagles that winter [ Read More ]
