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Frosty sparrow
Frosty sparrow Originally uploaded by woodcreeper. I took some members of the Rutgers Ornithology class along with some members of the Rutgers Field ID course (a graduate ‘birding’ course) to Barnegat Light and the surrounding salt marshes yesterday. The trip was great, with really pleasant (for February) weather on the jetty. 4 Ipswich Savannah Sparrows […]
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Making Noise
I swear I must have adult-onset A.D.D. So after reading Donald Kroodsma’s book, the Singing Life of Birds, my desire to record birdsong has been totally rekindled. The result is that I’ve assigned our ornithology class a field recording project, and in preparation I’ve been spending any free time recording bird sounds and producing sonograms. […]
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Eye-poppin’ side-splitting blogging
My buddy Jeff has a new photo blog hosted by Birdwatcher’s Digest. Not only are his digiscoped images superb, but he’s one of the funniest guys I know. Check him out and read his humorous dispatches from the field and beyond.
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Maps to birding locations
A recent post on JerseyBirds by Sam Galick inspired me to create some birding location maps (see Sam’s original post here). While Google Maps is a great resource, the limitations are somewhat unfortunate. I found Map Builder to be considerably more flexible in terms of adding site-specific information and adding multiple locations. Here’s a link […]
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Umm…one marriage license and a large fries please
Rev. Phil Williams Originally uploaded by Lilaland. I totally wasn’t kidding. They REALLY DID GET MARRIED AT A DRIVE-THROUGH! We REALLY love Maria and Scott…they rule.