August 2008

This one is for Roger Tory Peterson who changed the world because of this bird.
Northern Flicker

The story of the flicker for those who don’t know it yet:
Very often a single bird will get a person started bird watching. In my case it was a flicker that I saw when I was eleven, which I thought [...]

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Here is this week’s submission to the fantastic Friday festival known as Skywatch Friday.
Deer Run Prairie as the light fades and the American Woodcocks begin “peent”-ing

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A hundred years ago, Roger Tory Peterson was born in Jamestown, New York. We hope that Roger Tory Peterson Month will continue his memory in future years to come.
Roger Tory Peterson Month has been a fun time for us. We reviewed (and tested) the new Peterson Field Guide, read a few books about [...]

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With the new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America due out August 28th, it may be time to replace your old guide. If you have a vintage first edition Peterson, or your Sibley looks the opposite as our tattered copy, you may not need a new guide, but hey, there’s always room for [...]

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Chimney Swifts are quite common around Rockford, Illinois but until a few days ago, they had gone uncaptured by our camera. This is still the best shot we got on a gloomy day while watching #239, the Mississippi Kite.
Chimney Swift

Cool fact about Chimney Swifts: “Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, flying almost constantly [...]

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