by Seth Good, 8 | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Nuthatches, Pigeons & Doves, Sparrows, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers, Wrens
Sunday dawned a beautiful morning. The first birds I saw were cardinals—male and female. There were Chipping, English, and House Sparrows at the feeder. Out the kitchen window I saw a Junco and a Mourning Dove. At the feeder there were now starlings and Brown-headed...
by Kevin Shank | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill
This was a fun issue to compile. To begin with, content came from an assortment of activities that you readers participated in. They included Birding With Friends, Nature Night, Creative Writing Contest, and a “Learning by Doing” going back to a Flower Planter contest...
by Marcia Schrock, 15 | Mar 1, 2022 | 2022, 03 March, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Chickadees & Titmice, Crows, Jays, & Magpies, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Kinglets, Nuthatches, The Birders' Trail, Thrushes, Vultures, Woodpeckers
As I went about my morning work on November 17, the lovely day beckoned me outdoors. Why not do the Nature Friend bird circle project today? The thought niggled at the back of my mind. Why not? So it was that I launched into a day of bird watching.A flock of black...
by Eugene Martin | Feb 8, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Birds, Chickadees & Titmice, Contest, Finches, Crossbills, & Grosbeaks, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, Vireos
Sharp-shinned Hawk. Photo © Kevin Shank. Slowly I walked down beside the row of trees—binoculars, field guide, pen, and paper in my hand, drinking in the beauty of the predawn morning. A killdeer called even before I got to my secluded little circle beside the placid...
by Kevin Shank | Feb 1, 2022 | 2022, 02 February, Articles & Stories, Contest, From the Editor's Quill
Snow is gently falling outside my window tonight as I write this. I enjoy seeing snow fall in the glow of a yard light after dark. It makes a fun backdrop for sipping hot chocolate and munching a fresh homemade doughnut. But that was a while ago. Now I’m back to my...
