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The BWD Optics Annual 2013! 8 Aug 2013 | 03:03 am
Every bird watcher I know wants to upgrade their optics at some point. Even the best, top-of-the-line binocular or spotting scope can get a bit compromised over time, especially with a lot of usage. D...
Top Ten Reasons to Attend the 2013 Midwest Birding Symposium 3 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
OK, bird people! Listen up! Please look at your calendar right now and check the third weekend in September, 2013. Specifically, look at September 19 through 22. How's it look? Clear? Then grab a pen...
A Birthday Poem for Zick! 25 Jul 2013 | 12:53 am
Listen my friends and you shall peruse A birthday poemic for Julie Zickefoose. She's turning today an indeterminate age so we'll honor her with pictures and words on this page. She's an artist...
A Spring of Young Birders' Field Trips 9 Jul 2013 | 09:12 pm
I've enjoyed a whirlwind spring and early summer of travel to festivals in various parts of the United States. It's always fun to see old friends, make a few new ones, and experience birding in new an...
Sweet Birding on Sugar Creek 12 Jun 2013 | 12:46 am
A vista along Sugar Creek Road, Fayette County, WV. Among the many trips I've lead over the past ten springs at The New River Birding and Nature Festival, the one we call Sugar Creek is right at the ...
Scenes from The New River Birding Festival 2013 Part 1 30 May 2013 | 04:14 pm
Every spring I make the trek to south-central West Virginia to help out guiding, speaking, and performing at The New River Birding and Nature Festival. Those of you who've read this blog over the past...
Happy Earth Day 2013! 30 Apr 2013 | 06:49 am
Happy Earth Day! Yeah, I know that Earth Day has already passed for this year...I guess I feel like there's a little bit of Earth Day in EVERY day. Or there should be. I'm not going to get too heavy...
Christmas in April: Arrivals Pouring In! 17 Apr 2013 | 11:41 pm
Blue-gray gnatcatcher. This spring every new day feels a little bit like Christmas morning. It was a brutal, long, gloomy winter here in southeastern Ohio and springlike weather has been slow to arr...
They're Baaaaack! 29 Mar 2013 | 05:19 pm
Uggh! One sure and early sign of spring around these parts is the return of the parasitic nest pirate: the brown headed cowbird. I looked out at the freshly filled bird feeders this morning and there...
My Top Ten Birding Wishes 8 Mar 2013 | 08:14 pm
For years I've written a top-ten-themed column for various channels of the burgeoning Bird Watcher's Digest media empire. Many of them were straight-ahead lists of things to do to enhance your backyar...
