JR: 2014-2015 Toledo area Christmas Bird Counts - Christmas and New Year's Day are on Thursdays. Toledo Christmas Bird Count Sun, Dec 14, 2014 Rudolph Christmas Count Sun, Dec 21, 2014 Fremont Christmas Count Sat, Dec 27, 2014 Gypsum Count Fri, Jan 2, 2015 Grand Rapids/Waterville Christmas ... more>>
- Dec 10, 2014 - #nature #bird #event

JR: Up to a Billion Birds Die in the U.S. Annually Crashing into Windows - A new report finds that between 365 and 988 million birds die annually from crashing into windows in the United States alone. That's 10 percent of the bird population of the entire country, according to the Washington Post. While domestic and feral ... more>> 1 min read
- Dec 02, 2014 - #nature #bird #pets #moronism

JR: Solar energy is frying birds - The alternative energy sources are quite destructive to flying things. Turbines whacking birds is well-known, but I was unaware of large solar installations frying birds in mid-air. Some of the 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, at the Ivanpah ... more>>
- Aug 18, 2014 - #solar #energy #technology #moronism #environment #bird

JR: Cooper's Hawk Hunting Technique February 2004 - (my Feb 21, 2004 blog post) On Monday of this week, the snow depth in the front yard was still 2-3 inches. We've had snowcover since Jan 4. By Thu the temps were around 50. On Fri, it was 40-50 and it rained, wiping out the remaining snow. It got wi... more>> 2 min read
- Aug 14, 2014 - #home #bird #nature #weather

JR: Birding Stuff - nearby birding trip tips - - (my april 24, 2003 blog post) I walked the boardwalk at Magee last Saturday afternoon with a guy I've seen on the tower in the past. He told me that he and a birding group always go to Hocking Hills on the last weekend of April. They bird the Shawne... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 13, 2014 - #bird

JR: Birdfeeder update - January 2003 - (Thursday, January 23, 2003 blog post) Yesterday morning, 22-Jan-2003, a Red-bellied Woodpecker and a Northern Flicker were on the suet feeder at the same time. The Flicker stayed for about 10 minutes. The Flicker is on the suet feeder right this se... more>>
- Jul 24, 2014 - #home #bird

JR: Michigan birdwatching - August 2002 - 08/09/2002 Archived Entry: "Oscoda and Tawas Pt." On Sunday, 8/4, we visited Tawas Pt along Lake Huron. I saw my first Black Tern while there. We saw a family of American Kestrels, and some other birds. We visited the town of Oscoda for a bit. ... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 08, 2014 - #bird #michigan

JR: 03/26/2002 Archived Entry "Snowfall" - Our winter season is packed into these last two days. Yesterday it snowed four inches, bringing the official snowfall total for Toledo to 14.3 inches for the 01/02 season. About half of that has occurred this month. Today, the forecast was for 2-4 mo... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 03, 2014 - #toledo #weather #home #bird

JR: 02/26/2002 Archived Entry "Red-Winged Blackbirds" - Things are obviously slow bird-wise when the discussion on the listserver is focused on red-winged blackbirds. I don't understand it. I wonder if I should make a posting about starlings in my yard? A grackle was at our feeder over the weekend, how ab... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 03, 2014 - #bird #home #toledo

JR: 10/22/2001 Archived Entry "Birding Backyard action" - (from my greymatter-powered hypermart-hosted blog) This morning the backyard had good bird action. There were several juncos and white-throated sparrows on the ground and a ruby-crowned kinglet laned on a shepherd's hook for a moment. The other usu... more>>
- Jul 03, 2014 - #home #bird

JR: 10/08/2001 Archived Entry "Birding - Good day at Crane Creek Saturday" - (from my greymatter-powered hypermart-hosted blog) Here's a list of the migratory songbirds I saw at Crane Creek on Saturday: Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Red-breasted Nuthatch Black-throated Blue Warbler Cape-May Warbler Yellow-rump... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 01, 2014 - #bird

JR: TNA CBC - Dec 2002 - (from one of my old blogs) posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2002 @ 05:56 PM EST On Sunday, 12-15-2, I particapated in the Toledo Naturalist's Christmas Bird Count. I arrived at Denny's in Rossford at 6:45 A.M. for the pre-kickoff breakfast. It's ... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 01, 2014 - #bird

JR: My Blog post from September 8, 2001 - Bird migration slow at the moment - In August 2001, I installed a blogging tool called Greymatter on a free Web hosting site called Hypermart. This became my personal blogging setup. When Toledo Talk began in January 2003, I stopped using my personal blog site. In 2003 or 2004, the fre... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 01, 2014 - #blogging #bird #history

JR: Notes - Wed, May 14, 2014 - DD had the week off from work. On this day, we birdwatched, shopped for beer supplies, and brewed beer. Birds around Home Bird observations around our home, mainly in the morning. NOPA - a BTNW - black-throated green warbler TEWA - a CSWA - a... more>> 5 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #home #bird #beer #toledo #business #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Apr 26, 2014 - Copying notes from my Field Notes pocket notebook. WTSP sang along the west side our house between 6:00 and 6:20 a.m. Upstairs west window left open during the night, so good morning song wafted in. We slept in. I walked Barney at 10:00 a.m. Su... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #food #toledo #shopping #bird #beer #blog_jr