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After getting to work at 6 this morning, I was rewarded with my first Baltimore oriole sighting this morning (having heard them the past two evenings). Then, about an hour later, over the heads of a crowd of disinterested parties, my first catbird of the year! Alexis rejoices for catbirds with the same passion that she reviles juncos. And then, ( Read more... )

I heard this peeping from the bushes in front of my house. I investigated, and it kept going, and didn't even move away from me. It's a baby catbird. It's at the stage where it can't quite fly, but it can get around pretty well, and it's parents will still feed it. It may have left the nest too early. This is the age of the birds that people ( Read more... )

I'd like to welcome the sudden burst of new friends who have added this journal. I hope you like reading about pigeons and rats and poison ivy and such. I also write about my life, complain about my job, review movies and music (usually obsolete) and ask for advice. Just thought I'd warn you. Nature abhors a text-only post, so please enjoy this ( Read more... )

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