I and the Bird

I and the Bird #51

June 14, 2007 by Mike No Comments

They call Rob Fergus the Birdchaser. Actually, he calls himself that, but with good reason. He’ll hop in the car to twitch an Ivory Gull or Yellow-billed Loon at the drop of a hat. But this Birdchaser does more than just run down rarities. Rob is a Senior Scientist with National Audubon Society involved with important backyard and community bird-conservation programs like the Great Backyard Bird Count. Cool!

Last but not least, Rob is one of our most seasoned I and the Bird hosts. Last time around, he brought us back to the future in I and the Bird #18. This time, he’s tempting us with prizes. Readers of Rob’s proud presentation of bird blogging goodness are invited to answer 20 questions about the posts themselves. E-mail your answers in and if you get them all correct, you’ll be in the running for a copy of National Audubon Society: The Bird Garden: A Comprehensive Guide to Attracting Birds to Your Backyard Throughout the Year, signed by the author, Steve Kress. So run, don’t walk to the engaging I and the Bird #51.

Is the adulation of an audience appreciative of your observations on avifauna the prize you truly seek? Then I and the Bird is the forum you’re looking for. Send a link to your best blog post about wild birds or birding to me or our next excellent host, Paul (pjollig AT gmail DOT com) of The Wandering Tattler by 6/26 for the 6/28 edition.

Written by Mike

Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but he's also a traveler who fully expects to see every bird in the world. Besides founding 10,000 Birds in 2003, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining but now extirpated nature blog resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network and I and the Bird.