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Blog Post Archive
Love My Non Birding Friends
Because they send me thing like this: “In all honesty, being that this is near a Burger King entrance, aren’t the birds better off?” Thanks, Barb Abney! And at least the sign reads “birds” and not “seagulls.” Copyright © May 23, 2013 by Sharon Stiteler the Birdchick™ The original post is here (Digital Fingerprint: abc96a9d9852a09719efcca3f5735525 (66.36.231.126) )
ABA Bird of the Year Contest
Wow. Just…wow. It’s the American Birding Association Bird of the Year contest. I think they’re going for Double Rainbow guy…but rather than sounding high on shrooms it sounds a bit more like dirty phone calls I’ve received. Copyright...Show More Summary
Birdchick Podcast #143: Condors & Wind Farms
The LA Times had a jaw dropping headline: Companies Won’t Face Charges In Condor Deaths…but how accurate is the reporting? From: Amy Fesnock Parker The article makes it sound like it covers all wind projects, which it does not. It covers a single project, that has developed a reasonable detection and curtailment system. All of the [...]
Judging A Birding Tattoo Contest
It has been a crazy two weeks. An example: My new book was a prize in a tattoo contest at a bird festival…said no person ever until Biggest Week in Birding 2013. Above is Paul Riss from Punk Rock Big Year and Rue Mapp from Outdoor Afro who were among the five judges. When [...]
Late Spring Snow
So a couple of seeks ago we had some snow in April in Minnesota and people freaked out about birds. Yeah, I know I live in Minnesota and we get a ton of snow, but snow in April is brutal even for us. But people worried because we had a ton of robins in our [...]
Birdchick Podcast #142: Fasten Your Seat Belts, It’s Gonna Be a Bumpy Night
So. Much. News. Non Birding Bill and I are about to head to Biggest Week in Birding, will we run into you? We’ll both be there the first weekend and just me the second. If you see us on the boardwalk, please say “hi.” CRAZY migration fallout happened in Texas at South Padre [...]
1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know Book Release Party
For those in the Twin Cities area next week, we are having a book launch for my newest book 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know on May 7 from 7 pm – 8:30 pm. And I’m super excited because it will be at Glam Doll Donuts! These ladies make super tasty donuts! [...]
Hot Caracara Action!
While in the Rio Grande Valley, my friend Marci asked if there were any birds I needed. I don’t really have any lifers to get there but I said, “I’d like some quality time with a caracara.” She smiled slyly and said, “I think I know a way to do that.” I’ve seen crested [...]
Wondering on Whimbrels
Last week I was in Los Angeles, California and while there I had some whimbrels hanging out with me on the beach (incidentally, that is now bird 138 for my Digiscoping Big Year challenge to help build a Visitor Center for Sax Zim Bog). These are always cool birds to see–gotta love that [...]
Alamo Inn B & B in the Rio Grande Valley–just for birders!
I typically stay away from places that have the phrase “bed and breakfast” in the title. As a birder, I don’t have the schedule to truly appreciate all the extra amenities. Yeah, I’m sure you make fabulous scones but your 7:30am start time doesn’t always jive with my field trip that leaves at 5:30 am. [...]
A Birder’s Opinion of Google Maps
I’m no stranger to birder directions, they can be hard to follow. I think many of us rejoiced with personal navigators in the hopes that it would make finding parks chock full of birds much easier. Google maps has been around for a few years and has plenty of time to get the kinks worked [...]
Cool Outdoor Check List For Kids!
I’ve met Ken Keffer and Stacey Torino along the bird festival circuit and they’re great people. Stacey is editor of Birds & Blooms Magazine and Ken is a “vagabond naturalist who also writes for Birds & Blooms. I recently worked on a project with Ken and we were sharing that we both have a book coming [...]
Why Are There So Many Robins In Minnesota
I’ve been posting this super cool link all over on the place on the social medias, but if you aren’t in to that, I want to make sure you see it. Above is a screen grab of this video that shows birds migrating in the eastern US and getting blocked by a storm system. [...]
Birdchick Podcast #141: California Condor
A California Condor section of sorts. Raptor Center is asking for a little extra help this spring after an influx of injured owls that have been admitted. Holy cow! Thousands of misdirected grebes saved by volunteers in Utah. We gotta pay more attention to pesticides. A very bitter blog from Birdist about state birds. A [...]
My Perfect Birding Day
Yesterday went kerflooey. Someone close to me was in the Boston Marathon and I knew she had finished…but didn’t know where she was. Her phone would go directly to voicemail. Was it off? Was it tucked away in a locker? Was she caught in pandemonium? Was she injured or worse? Was she at the scene [...]
South Padre Island Birding
Five days. Five straight days that have included snow in April. I know. I know. I live in Minnesota, I’m used to snow. But dang it, that’s brutal even for...
Birdchick Podcast #140 Rio Grande Valley Style
What? A stunt husband? Well, kinda sorta. I spend the week in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas, and spent some time with all around cool chick Marci Fuller (who is the head of the Rio Grande Valley Bird Festival). We talk some news and some of the cool parts of birding in the [...]
Broken Toe Birding Part 2
In the previous blog post, chronicled how I broke my pinky toe and was birding Estero Llano Grande in the Rio Grande Valley with a bit of a handicap. Ranger John was graciously giving me a tour of the park via tram and we picked up a few extra birders along the way. We [...]
Broken Toe Birding at Estero Llano Grande Part 1
I am both incredibly excited and a little nervous about my current spring travel schedule. It is action and birding packed but wow, it’s a lot. Last week I was a guest speaker at Quinta Mazatlan but you can’t go to the Rio Grande Valley for just a day. If you’re going to head down, [...]
1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know Book Trailer
If you’re curious about what my book is all about, my friends and neighbors helped Non Birding Bill and I make a trailer. Thank you to Duck Washington, Kelven Hatle, TJ Kudalis (and Ceilidh), Zoe Benston (and Vicious), Lili Taylor, Paul Cornell (and Tom) and Joseph Scrimshaw. Show More Summary