Hot Tub Birding
After birding in the wind and rain most of the day, watching this Merlin eat his meal in the hot tub at Mary’s (us in the hot tub, not the merlin) was quite copacetic!!!


After birding in the wind and rain most of the day, watching this Merlin eat his meal in the hot tub at Mary’s (us in the hot tub, not the merlin) was quite copacetic!!!


Amar Ayash is requesting new members for “North American Gulls”– you guys should sign up!!!
I found this list of ABA countable introduced species helpful. Article at ABA
Talk to me Apone”
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Here’s species #129 seen at my place “the dacha”. Any ID discussion needed?
Oddly, I’ve run across 3 different birds this year that appear to be runts of the litter. Ring-billed Gull, Long-billed Dowitcher and White Pelican.