10,000 Birds

JUNE 10, 2020

But I would never have imagined how important it would be to my emotional well-being to have a bird-friendly garden during lockdown. And while Dogwoods and Eastern Redbuds may be great options in Massachusetts, they won’t grow for me in Morelia, Mexico. Those who follow my posts know by now that I love gardening.

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Birds Woodpeckers Madagascar Nashville 165

10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2013

It is a bird of the Pacific coast of North and South America, breeding in western Mexico and southern California. I had, after all, seen quite a few just a couple of weeks ago in southern California. Roseate Terns making more Roseate Terns. Let me pause for a moment and discuss the Elegant Tern.

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New York South America 2013 New Jersey 150

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The 26 essays in When Birds Are Near are all about the real-life and emotional spaces where people overlap with birds.

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New York City Birds Owls Fox 217

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 15, 2012

This bird spent the 2011-2012 winter at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in northern California, migrated someplace exotic and distant in February, and returned to the same pond at the beginning of this month. However, I am in a fierce and highly emotional year list competition with Corey, and it looks like I will lose against him.

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2012 Birds Guatemala Florida 168