Goldbird Variations » Black and White Warbler

It’s difficult to come to this page after the events of the past week. The Covid-19 depression cycle was insidious enough, but the pain from reopening the festering societal wounds that never h...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2020/06/03/walking-in-the-hood/

I’ve been trying to write this next post with photos from Kouchibouguac National Park taken on August 19, with the thought in mind that I might get around to more recent photos before I go on m...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2019/12/15/in-between/

I’ve been trying to get back to this page for a long time, but between busy weekends and even more hectic workdays, it’s been difficult to even imagine a blog post. Good intentions being what...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2019/09/28/a-few-fall-warblers-2/

As we climb back out of yet another spell of wintry, inclement weather, I have to wonder what effect this fitful spring is having on the migrants we are all too happy to observe. I have had a Swa...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2019/05/22/on-again-spring-migration/

Last Friday after some rain and wind, I was called down to the front of our office building by a coworker who had gone down for a cigarette. She said there was a little bird in distress. As it tu...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2018/09/15/fall-warbler-fall-out/

I almost could have called it “Suddenly This Summer” because on May 1 we skipped spring and went straight into summer temperatures by noon. But along with the sudden push of warm air from the...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2018/05/09/suddenly-spring/

There was no time for birding last weekend. So I decided to visit the Chicago Portage two days in a row this weekend. It’s not a difficult decision to make this time of year. I took my chances ...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2017/09/04/fall-migration-begins/

I’ve had hummingbird feeders up since May. Three feeders in the backyard, and a couple weeks ago after a hummingbird hovered in my front yard, I added another feeder for the front porch. The be...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2017/08/22/wish-fulfillment/

If I’d been thinking clearly I probably would have postponed the cataract removal until after fall migration, but I ventured anyway into the wilds of downtown Chicago after I convinced myself...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2016/10/03/city-migrants-fall-migration-2016/

Well, the Spring Warbler Migration has been in some kind of full swing, in fits and starts, depending on the weather and, for me, my work schedule… I have more photos of more birds to process b...

https://musicbirdblog.com/2016/05/20/gems-of-spring/