JR: Spring Songbird Migration Summary - Spring songbird migration information for Magee Marsh Wildlife Area was developed by research conducted by the Black Swamp Bird Observatory. Early Migrants - Overflight Species Generally last week of April to first part of May. Dominant: Yello... more>> 1 min read
- Apr 01, 2015 - #environment #nature #birds #blog_jr

JR: Lake Erie Wind Turbine Farm Planned for 2017 - Well initially, it may not be a farm. More like a small, rooftop garden. Aug 20, 2013 Cleveland.com story Lake Erie wind developers say they will have the first wind turbine pilot project built by 2017. They will be similar to these offshore wi... more>> 1 min read
- Apr 27, 2014 - #politics #energy #wind #moronism #environment #nature #birds #blog_jr

JR: American Woodcock in our backyard - Apr 8, 2014 - From about 1:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m., I watched an American Woodcock slowly wobble from the flower bed along the west side our house, southward through our west spirea flower bed. It disappeared from my view when it moved behind the big oak tree at the ... more>> 10 min read
- Apr 08, 2014 - #birds #home #yard #blog_jr

JR: Our Toledo Area Activities for Sat, Mar 8, 2014 - Downtown Toledo Farmers Market and Library We started the morning at the downtown Toledo farmers market where we purchased apples, carrots, eggs, greens, coffee beans, yellow onions, a soft pretzel, and either turnips or parsnips. Then we briefly... more>> 6 min read
- Mar 19, 2014 - #toledo #home #birds #cheese #beer #wine #pizza #blog_jr

JR: Toledo area shopping - Sat, Mar 15, 2014 - We left home around 9:00 a.m. and returned home around 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Another fine day visiting and shopping at local businesses. Toledo Farmers Market bread coffee beans apples salad greens and maybe one or two other items Black Kite Coffee ... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 18, 2014 - #toledo #business #birds #yarn #beverage #food #coffee #blog_jr

JR: Toledo area shopping - Sat, Feb 15, 2014 - Sunny day. Clear, bright blue sky. Little wind. We left home around 11:00 a.m. with temps approx 12 to 15 degrees. We got home at about 4:00 p.m. Still sunny. Temps around 20 degrees. Nice day. Maybe one of the last real winter days for a while. We... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 05, 2014 - #toledo #business #birds #yarn #beverage #food #blog_jr

JR: Small wind farm being built along Lake Erie in Ottawa County - December 2013 https://www.facebook.com/Kimberly1Kaufman/posts/10202582384628970:0 Camp Perry filed the FONSI. USFWS objected to it. But the turbine above isn't at Camp Perry. We're now dealing with TWO separate projects in the same area. ) C... more>> 5 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #energy #wind #environment #nature #birds #politics #business #moronism

JR: Bird Banding Abbreviations in AOU order - ... more>> 24 min read
- Feb 06, 2014 - #birds

JR: Mon, Dec 9, 2013 winter storm forecast for Sat, Dec 14 - #toledo #weather Computer models predicting extended forecasts. 1:00 p.m., Dec 9, 2013 comment by JustaSooner at ToledoTalk.com: Last couple of GFS runs hinting at a possible significant snow for you guys by the weekend. Forecast will likely chan... more>> 34 min read
- Dec 14, 2013 - #toledo #weather #home #birds

JR: Indie Web stories - Some links from around the Webverse: https://willnorris.com/2013/06/testing-indieweb-comments https://github.com/indieweb The ability to post content, including status updates, blog posts, bookmarks, photos, geographic check-ins and even... more>> 1 min read
- Oct 09, 2013 - #birds #weather #indieweb

JR: Winter Bird Atlas Writing Guidelines - Capitalize the English (common) names of birds, other animals, and plants when they refer to a particular species, based on a recognized source. For example, Eastern White Oak tree would be capitalized, but oak tree would not; Red-eyed Vireo would be... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 08, 2013 - #writing #nature #birds #books

JR: Interesting Common Nighthawk late summer behavior - Aug 29, 2013 post at the Toledo Naturalists message board. I learned something new. Common Nighthawks migrate south through the Toledo area primarily from mid-August to mid-September. When I have attended Saturday night football games at UT in ear... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 30, 2013 - #nature #birds #toledo #blog_jr

JR: Chimney Swift show - Aug 29, 2013 post at the Toledo Naturalists message board about the evening aerial finale of the Chimney Swifts heading to bed for the night. It's a fascinating site to watch hundreds of swifts dive into a chimney at dusk. ET: At 8:30 this eveni... more>>
- Aug 30, 2013 - #nature #birds #blog_jr

JR: Late summer 2013 bird sightings at Oak Openings Metropark - Thread at the Toledo Naturalist message board about the fall 2013 bird migration in the Oak Openings Region. Interesting sightings of Olive-sided Flycatchers and numerous Red-headed Woodpeckers in the 2010 tornado damaged area behind the lodge at O... more>> 1 min read
- Aug 30, 2013 - #nature #birds #blog_jr

JR: Golden-crowned Kinglet - (I created this page in 2007 to present at a monthly Thursday evening presentation at the Black Swamp Bird Observatory). #todo : add references and photos enlarge image Regulus ("little king") satrapa Among NA birds, only some hummingbirds ar... more>> 28 min read
- Aug 30, 2013 - #todo #nature #birds #blog_jr