Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

rostrhamus (from rostrum, beak, and hamus, hook) sociabilis (sociable, gregarious) Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 7:06 a.m. Winter Garden, Florida — Newton Park on Lake Apopka I traveled to Orlando with a group from my work for a conference. In … Continue reading →

When I arrived at Newton Park on Lake Apopka, the sun hadn’t risen and things were quiet. Very shortly thereafter, it got light enough and birds began materializing out of thin air. Or so it seemed. They were everywhere. I … Continue reading →

I finished registering at the hotel by 4:30. By 4:40, I was outside with my binoculars and camera. I’d spotted a flock of White Ibises on the lawn as we pulled in the entrance, so that’s where I headed first. … Continue reading →

While I was birding in Pueblo yesterday, exciting things were happening at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. Birders were reporting Barrow’s Goldeneye, Greater Scaup, and Redhead. I drove down midday and walked around the lake. Much of it was frozen, … Continue reading →

A friend and I stopped at Clear Springs Ranch to look (in vain) for the screech-owl. We weren’t seeing much of anything until we got back to the parking lot. A male Northern Harrier was standing in the middle of … Continue reading →