Election day has come and gone and I did it again. I voted at the last minute. Even though I receive a mail-in ballot weeks before the election, I never fill my ballot out early. It's always an election day event. I always think "this year, I'm voting early" and I always spend election day... Continue Reading →
An Embarassing Birding Mistake Reminds Me That There’s Always More To Learn
I've been interested in birds since the 1990s and started keeping a life list in 2016. My outdoor time is spent with binoculars around my neck and a field guide in my pocket. When my friends want help identifying some bird they saw, I'm the one they ask. So it's not surprising that I got... Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Bird Without Leaving the House
My health has held me back lately, keeping me indoors when I'd like to be getting outside. We've also had some intensely windy days plus the usual bitter winter weather. I wrote about birding indoors in 2018 and decided to update my suggestion list to help myself keep birding despite these limitations. 1) Watch from... Continue Reading →
