Only 88 more days until spring. I am so not a winter person and I countdown the days to spring every year. But I celebrate the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year, because from now until...
https://undermyappletree.net/2017/12/21/celebrating-the-winter-solstice/
Celebrate Birds Today is International Migratory Bird Day, an annual event that highlights and celebrates the migration of nearly 350 species of migratory birds between nesting habitats in North ...
https://undermyappletree.net/2017/05/13/weekend-birding-international-migratory-bird-day-2/
A Rapid Review The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal about Being Human Publisher: Tantor Audio | January 2017 Format: Audio CD: 8½ hours | Rating: 4 stars Audio Listening Level: Eas...
https://undermyappletree.net/2017/05/06/the-thing-with-feathers-by-noah-strycker/
I ask this question every year. It seems like the minute the calendar says it’s spring, the cold, and sometimes even snow, returns. So I take my cues from the local wildlife. Yesterday I saw a ...
The Great Backyard Bird Count takes place this weekend, February 17 – 20. The event was started in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society. It was the first online ...
https://undermyappletree.net/2017/02/18/2017-great-backyard-bird-count/
Last week, while walking in the park, I spotted a female scarlet tanager. This was the first time I have seen one in the park. I usually find them in the wooded area of the forest preserve. Unlik...
https://undermyappletree.net/2016/10/01/weekend-birding-scarlet-tanager-2/
One of the birding activities I’m involved in is Project Nestwatch, a citizen science program. It is a nationwide monitoring project designed to track status and trends of nesting birds. I try ...
https://undermyappletree.net/2016/07/02/weekend-birding-robin-fledglings/
Celebrate Birds Today is International Migratory Bird Day, an annual event that highlights and celebrates the migration of nearly 350 species of migratory birds between nesting habitats in North ...
https://undermyappletree.net/2016/05/14/weekend-birding-international-migratory-bird-day/
It has been a while since I’ve gone on a bird walk. While we didn’t have a lot of snow this winter, it had been too cold and too icy for me to want to spend more than an hour outside, so most...
https://undermyappletree.net/2016/03/26/weekend-birding-the-emergence-of-spring/
The annual Great Backyard Bird Count has begun. Counting takes place this weekend, February 12 – 15. The event was started in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Socie...
https://undermyappletree.net/2016/02/13/2016-great-backyard-bird-count/