Birdchick

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Ah, Prairie Birding…

Posted by Birdchick on May - 20 - 2007

Ah, prairie birding: the thrill of longspurs; the agony of icy high winds, and ticks… …and interfering cattle! Speaking of ticks…ew! As I was driving home today, I had my iPod in my lap so I could easily skip or repeat songs. I had just finished eating a Nut Goody and went to press the  [ Read More ]

And So It Begins

Posted by Birdchick on May - 17 - 2007

Well, I’ve seen some nice purple martin action so far. That’s a male and female above. I can never see and hear enough of these large swallows. They have such a musical song–most swallows have a more click-ish type sound–like little dolphins. Purple martins sing it loud and sing it proud. I did a demo  [ Read More ]

Little Update On The Prairie

Posted by Birdchick on May - 22 - 2006

Boy, you can tell it’s spring migration, blogging updates are few and far between. I had a great time at Detroit Lakes, but boy do I feel like I’ve been rode hard and hung up wet. I think I have a bird hangover. I just plain exploded when I got to the Detroit Lakes Festival.  [ Read More ]

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