Downy Woodpecker, visiting my feeders
Friday, March 28, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Turn off the lights for an hour
Turn off your lights for an hour on Saturday, March 29th, from 8-9pm.
Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.
This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.
This year, Earth Hour is a global event.
Make a difference. Turn off your lights. Support Earth Hour.
Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.
This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.
On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour. If the greenhouse reduction achieved in the Sydney CBD during Earth Hour was sustained for a year, it would be equivalent to taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.
This year, Earth Hour is a global event.
Make a difference. Turn off your lights. Support Earth Hour.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Duck Story
This is what happens when you sit in one place on the ice for too long:
Hmmm, there seems to be a puddle forming.
QUACK! The ground has dissolved beneath my feet! Get me out of here!
I can haz solid ground now pleez? K thx bye.
Hmmm, there seems to be a puddle forming.
QUACK! The ground has dissolved beneath my feet! Get me out of here!
I can haz solid ground now pleez? K thx bye.
Red-tailed hawk
A red-tailed hawk, perched across the pond. He's (she's?) pretty far away, so it's a bit of a grainy shot, but he didn't sit still long enough for me to get the scope on him. I just love their tails, and their dark faces. Just gorgeous!
Monday, March 17, 2008
FeederWatch Mar 14-15
| Weather and Effort: March 14, 2008 | |
|---|---|
| When did you watch your feeders? | Day 1: morning Day 2: afternoon |
| Estimated cumulative time: | 1 to 4 hours |
| Daylight temperature: | -9 to 0° C (15 to 32° F) low 1 to 10° C (33 to 50° F) high |
| Daylight precipitation: | None - - |
| Total depth of ice/snow cover: | - - |
Checklist for FeederWatch Illinois Birds
| Mallard | 4 |
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 18 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 2 |
| American Robin | 2 |
| European Starling | 38 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 2 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 13 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 8 |
| Common Grackle | 2 |
| House Finch | 5 (0 with eye disease) |
| American Goldfinch | 1 (0 with eye disease) |
| House Sparrow | 10 |
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Why We Need Bird Conservation
Read up: Why We Need Bird Conservation by Birdfreak.com
and pass it on (PDF file - send it to all of your friends, neighbors, co-workers, politicians, etc!)
and pass it on (PDF file - send it to all of your friends, neighbors, co-workers, politicians, etc!)
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Rumblings of Spring
The red-winged blackbirds came back March 2nd. The robins came back March 6th.
On March 10th, their grackle buddies showed up, and on March 11th, the mourning doves started cooing again.
Spring is in the air!
On March 10th, their grackle buddies showed up, and on March 11th, the mourning doves started cooing again.
Spring is in the air!
Saturday, March 8, 2008
FeederWatch Mar 7-8
| Weather and Effort: March 7, 2008 | |
|---|---|
| When did you watch your feeders? | Day 1: morning Day 2: afternoon |
| Estimated cumulative time: | 1 to 4 hours |
| Daylight temperature: | -9 to 0° C (15 to 32° F) low 1 to 10° C (33 to 50° F) high |
| Daylight precipitation: | None - - |
| Total depth of ice/snow cover: | Under 5 cm (under 2") |
Checklist for FeederWatch Illinois Birds
| Red-tailed Hawk | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 20 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| American Robin | 8 |
| European Starling | 4 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 5 |
| Song Sparrow | 1 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 12 |
| Northern Cardinal | 1 |
| Red-winged Blackbird | 4 |
| House Finch | 5 (1 with eye disease) |
| American Goldfinch | 1 (0 with eye disease) |
| House Sparrow | 10 |
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Look who stopped by
Look who stopped by today!
Woohooooo!! C'mon, spring!!!
The first robins of 2008!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Red-winged Blackbirds Return
The red-winged blackbirds have returned! They arrived in my yard on March 2, 2008.
I finally pulled the pictures off of my camera, and holy cow, I'm in love! I'm so glad they're back!! I swear it's the same one that came back first last spring. They're my "spark bird" - the bird that got me into birding. He's so handsome!!!
Click the photo to see more - there are a handful of pics of him up on my Flickr.
I heart the red-winged blackbird!!
Please, spring, come soon!
I finally pulled the pictures off of my camera, and holy cow, I'm in love! I'm so glad they're back!! I swear it's the same one that came back first last spring. They're my "spark bird" - the bird that got me into birding. He's so handsome!!!
Click the photo to see more - there are a handful of pics of him up on my Flickr.
I heart the red-winged blackbird!!
Please, spring, come soon!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Project FeederWatch Feb 29 - Mar 1
| Weather and Effort: February 29, 2008 | |
|---|---|
| When did you watch your feeders? | Day 1: morning Day 2: afternoon |
| Estimated cumulative time: | Less than 1 hour |
| Daylight temperature: | -9 to 0° C (15 to 32° F) low 1 to 10° C (33 to 50° F) high |
| Daylight precipitation: | None - - |
| Total depth of ice/snow cover: | Under 5 cm (under 2") Snow cover is patchy (less than 50% cover). |
Checklist for FeederWatch Illinois Birds
| Cooper's Hawk | 1 |
| Mourning Dove | 12 |
| Downy Woodpecker | 1 |
| European Starling | 8 |
| American Tree Sparrow | 3 |
| Dark-eyed Junco | 12 |
| Northern Cardinal | 3 |
| House Finch | 4 (0 with eye disease) |
| American Goldfinch | 1 (0 with eye disease) |
| House Sparrow | 8 |
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