Month: June 2008

  • BOOK REVIEW: The Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America

    Last week I received my copy of Ted Floyd’s Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America and after spending some time reading it through, I have finally sat down to write a review. Below I give you my “In a nutshell” which is basically a summary of my thoughts regarding the book. Following […]

  • The Dawn Chorus

    If you’re like me, you don’t have air conditioning in your house. Therefore, you’ve probably noticed the dawn chorus outside your window well before you’re fully awake. It usually begins around 30 minutes before sunrise, and continues for about 45 minutes after the sun breaks the horizon. Several theories have been proposed to explain the […]

  • Musical inspiration…

    … N’awlin’s music, to be specific. Do you love it? Does it make you tap your feet, or get you out of your seat and make you dance spontaneously? Well it does to me… and I’m totally getting my fix on http://www.radiofreeneworleans.com. In a time when very little comes cheap, this online station is a […]

  • Light migration, crappy radar

    Migration was light last night, with some birds taking flight after sunset, and heading in a northeasterly direction. Scattered thunderstorms made their way across the region overnight, but not enough to cause any major fallouts (not enough birds, either). Unfortunately both radars went down overnight (only for a couple of hours) which adds enough difficulty […]

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