THEY'RE BACK! FIRST OF THE YEAR! YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLY! I left work early a few days ago...actually I leave work early everyday...getting ready to retire in October! Woo-hoo!! Anyway, the w...
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THAT'S A VERY DISTANT YELLOW-THROATED (OR BLACK-MANDIBLED, DEPENDING ON YOUR FIELD GUIDE!) YEP, STILL LIVING THE PURA VIDA! I HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES OF GREAT TIMES WITH MY NEW AND OLD FRIEND...
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THE BEACH IN DOMANICALITO...LAND OF EXCELLENT SMOOTHIES! MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE WARMTH OF COSTA RICA... THIS DAY WAS SORT OF A DAY OFF TO REST AND RECUPERATE FROM THE HIKING AND SWEATING I...
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HEY! THAT'S ME ON THE WHALES TAIL! HELLO AGAIN FROM COSTA RICA! WE TOOK A COUPLE TRIP TODAY, WE'LL START WITH A VISIT TO PARQUE NACIONAL MARINO BALLENA. GREAT BEACHES AND SCENERY ABOUND HERE...
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MY NEW BUDDIES AT MANUEL ANTONIO NATIONAL PARK... WOW! WHAT A GREAT VACATION IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER! THANKS TO OUR GREAT FRIEND, BRIAN, WE ALL HAD A WONDERFUL TIME DISCOVERING THE WONDERS ...
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Howard Marsh at sunset... Howard Marsh is an amazing place! Open for the past three years , it was farm land for the last hundred years or so. Donated to the Toledo Metropark system, they...
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A wee lil American Goldfinch... For me, this was a very strange festival. Normally I would be out everyday at Magee looking for them lil warbly things. This year I was asked to be a bird gu...
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Last August a very destructive storm came through the area and took out many of the large cottonwoods and other trees that we were used to seeing loaded with warblies. Well kids, afte...
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Caron and Brian...and me! I had the opportunity to visit my friends Brian and Caron in Asheville, North Carolina last week for a few days. I've worked with Brian for the past 18 years...a...
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This is the view of the new Cleveland Metroparks bridge that will connect to trails going through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park all the way to Akron. You can ride your bike or hike all th...
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FIRST WARBLY OF THE YEAR, GUESS WHO?! AFTER ONE CRAZY YEAR I FINALLY MADE IT OUT TO FIND SOME OF MY BIRDY BUDDIES! I DECIDED TO STAY SOMEWHAT CLOSE TO HOME AND WENT INTO THE CUYAHOGA ...
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HELLO OUT THERE! IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF ABSOLUTE CRAZINESS. BETWEEN COVID AND THE ELECTIONS AND THE BUSINESS OF WORK, I FOUND THAT I LOST MY SENSE OF HUMOR AND DESIRE TO GO OUT INTO THE PARKS TO F...
An uncommon Common Nighthawk snoozin... Yep, it's still May 17th at Magee Marsh in my world...a little "behind?"...why of course! Just as me and my cranky stomach were leaving, s...
YUMMMM...Black-throated Warbly gots a bug! I told you last time...I took A LOT of photos that day! So....here's a few more...for now...a day in the life of a burd nurd... He just...
It was a great day for birds from behind! Yep, still at Magee Marsh...this was a birdathon day for me...another 10 hours out wandering, looking at warblies and talking with friends and s...
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This was the first May at Magee Marsh that I didn't see an American Woodcock. I did see this nest with eggs right next to my car though! Another May of mayhem at Magee Marsh is but a me...
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This is an Eastern Kingbird, very kingly, but not king of the marsh... I had a birdathon day last Friday with trips to Sheldon's Marsh, then Magee Marsh and finally Howard Marsh...10 ho...
This young male American Redstart looks so much like a female that he can sneak around behind the other males backs...and...uh...well you know, do that birds and bees stuff... Another f...
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American Coots are so rude! This butt flashing is a precursor to a rumble... This area of north western Ohio by the great Lake Erie is an amazing place to explore in May...or any other...
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OHHHH....that bug is doomed! Hello again. Guess where I was? No...(or yes, depending on your answer!) MAGEE MARSH for the BIGGEST WEEK IN AMERICAN BIRDING ...and it was the tenth anniver...
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I was at Magee Marsh today(go figure?) and I was told by a friend there was a yellow-headed blackbird at Howard Marsh just a few miles away. Of course he said "It's right near the road, easy!...
(as a co-worker often says..."Like a stick in the eye!") Bald Eagles are nesting once again at Magee. Two nests are visible from the parking lot. Hello again kiddies! Time to get the bl...
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Wandering through my photo files I've discovered a few that I never went through. Oops. This latest assortment of happy burdz is from this past May during the Biggest Week festivities at Mage...