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Recent Work
Posts about my recent work. They're mostly pictures; so, feel free to take a look inside. There's a little text talking about where I was and what I was up to. I promise to keep it short, though. If you just want to see some of my favorite images from various places, visit my Galleries page.
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Thank God for Friday
A quick workday outing saves the weekend. Connecticut, Canada, Mourning, and Wilson's Warblers. Alder and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, too.
May 23, 20225 min read
Well, That De-escalated Quickly
5/16/2022 Catching up on a couple of weekends, here. Things have been pretty lackluster. The weather was keeping things bottled up...
May 16, 20223 min read
I Hope You Like Grosbeaks
Early migrant birding goes poorly. A pack of Pine Warblers saves the day, and the Rose-breasted Grosbeaks return at home.
May 3, 20224 min read
Seems Early
Warblers have arrived at Morgan-Monroe State Forest, here in Indiana. 14 species seen and heard.
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Spring Fever
4/16/2022 - 4/17/2022 After getting back from vacation, the first thing I wanted to do was to get back out birding. Well, I wanted to,...
Apr 19, 20224 min read
Spring Blossoms
Early migrants, Tree Swallow, Eastern Phoebe, and Louisiana Waterthrush have returned. Spring blossoms welcome familiar backyard birds.
Apr 3, 20223 min read
Pine-terist
First day of Spring, and I am out looking for Pine Warbler in Brown and Monroe counties.
Mar 21, 20222 min read
So This Was Winter?
Winter in Indiana was sparse this year. Winter birding was also sparse. A couple outings for winter sparrows and Winter Wren.
Mar 17, 20222 min read
So....
A year-end wrap-up and a rather unsuccessful trip to see Short-eared Owl near the Lafayette, Indiana area.
Dec 6, 20212 min read
Sparrow Season
10/16/2021 A bit of a retrospective post. Migration died down and immediately bled into one of my other favorite seasons - sparrows. ...
Oct 17, 20212 min read
More Warblers!
It has been a great year for fall warblers at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. After many reports of Golden-winged Warbler, I found one.
Sep 20, 20216 min read
Septdecennial/BOBO 2.0
6/9/2021 Yes, I had to look that word up. You can, too. It's 2021, and that means it's a "brood X" year. With that in mind, I bought a...
Jun 9, 20212 min read
Heading to the Grasslands
Weekends of 5/22/2021 and 5/29/2021 In spite of what I said, I did make another warbler hunt the weekend of 5/22. I did go look for...
Jun 1, 20216 min read
Making the Most of It
5/10/2021 Work - the necessary evil. Well, for me it is. As I worked away the week, I kept peering out the window for something to...
May 10, 20211 min read
Dream Big
5/7/2021 - 5/9/2021 The internet is a funny thing full of dichotomies. Mostly, it is the collective wisdom and crazy ramblings of our...
May 8, 20214 min read
The Boys are Back!
5/3/2021 - 5/7/2021 For the record, I have noted that the title I chose for the post and the cover photo do not quite go together....
May 3, 20212 min read
Down South
5/1/2021 It was time for the annual run south. The migrant breeders had returned in force, and it was time to go see them. Instead of...
May 1, 20211 min read
Sweet! Sweet! Sweet!
4/26/2021 Another catch-up post. I did not have a lot of photos from the previous weekend, but I still managed not to get them posted. ...
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Serendipity
4/9/2021 - 4/11/2021 Sometimes, it is just weird the way things turn out.... If you are here to look at bird pics, skip ahead. This...
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Rock Bottom
4/2/2021 - 4/4/2021 I have not hit rock bottom. It is just where I planned to spend part of my weekend. The weekend started with a quick...
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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