10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

But I have now visited Magee Marsh in autumn, or, technically, the very tail end of summer, but whatever the season might actually have been the birds were not in their breeding finery and they were heading south. I have never been on the boardwalk at Magee Marsh in spring. There were even wood-warblers!

Ohio 179

Ohio Birds 2013 Massachusetts 179

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. See my watercolor of the male we saw at Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia here. This pair was our first of the year though they can be found in Philadelphia most winters. What was your best bird of the weekend? The proposal from U.S.

2011 155

2011 New York Deer Birds 155

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I got to see a beautiful female and owlet on a trip to a secret nest location near Howard Prairie Lake (human-made nest structures have enhanced local breeding for these huge owls whose nest success is boosted to 83% on artificial platforms vs. 66% at natural sites). The experience, the place, and the bird combine to make this my BBOTY.

2014 190

2014 Costa Rica South Africa Birds 190