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I and the Bird

I and the Bird #10

November 10, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Back before I discovered the pleasures of birding, I used to hike. The Core Team loved nothing more than embarking on wilderness excursions of...

Trips

Presenting Patuxent

November 9, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Work has brought me to Maryland this week, so I decided to drop in on the renowned Patuxent Research Refuge. The Patuxent Research Refuge,...

Inspiration

One Of The Old Gods

November 8, 2005 by Mike 1 Comment

Slate did a great piece on one of my favorite comic strips ever, Calvin and Hobbes. The article bears the apt subtitle, “The last...

Food

Caramelized Onions and Chestnuts

November 5, 2005 by Mike 1 Comment

Overindulgence in the cornucopia of Thanksgiving delights has rendered me unable, for the time being, to continue my seemingly endless treatise on how to...

Birding

Seeing Birds Better

November 2, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Fall introduces a cornucopia of sparrows and sparrow look-alikes. Juncos are easy enough to identify but the rest of the cryptic North American crew...

Reviews

Secret Lives Of Common Birds

September 27, 2005 by Mike No Comments

Many birders, present company included, give the impression that only uncommon birds matter to us, the rarer the better. Yet, while we are admittedly...

Trips