Tag Archives: local songbirds

Spring Break (2014)

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mark Zeiger

We’ve been watching carefully, and have finally seen it: Spring Break. The moment when spring, slowly building from its wintry birth in February, tilts the scale toward summer. It came Saturday afternoon, when a humpback whale, the first one we’ve … Continue reading →

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For the Birds

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

We have positively identified our hummingbird feeder raiders as Wilson’s warblers. The two that had been hanging around our dooryard are immature and/or female. A male joined them a day or two later, confirming our guess. [WRONG! I discovered My … Continue reading →

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