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Wild Wintry Weekend Weather
December 13, 2010 | No comment
This past weekend was a wild one for weather! We had near blizzard conditions out in the country so didn’t get much time to bird other than at the feeders (the usual assortment of Dark-eyed Juncos, House Sparrows, House Finch, and Northern Cardinal). Here are some pictures of the snow drifts and a couple short [...]
Birdfreak Day – It’s Our 4th Anniversary!
December 1, 2010 | 1 comment
Hard to believe it’s been another whole year of Birdfreak.com. It has definitely been a busy one!! The two biggest events were: Eddie proposed to his beautiful soul mate, Stacia (and she said yes) Jennie and Dakota moved to northwestern Ohio after Jennie accepted a cartographer job for the USDA Some more highlights from the [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 25, 2010 | No comment
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving break! We are spending the time with family and may even get a little birding in. Wild Turkeys at Rock Cut State Park It’s been a busy November and we’re glad to have a bit of time to relax! Dakota had an awesome time at the Ohio Young Birder [...]
Eddie the “Birdfreak” Turns 29
September 7, 2010 | 7 comments
I (Jennie, aka Veery) am writing a special post to wish my brother EDDIE (aka Birdfreak) a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! It usually does not matter who is doing the writing for Birdfreak.com. My brother and I write most of the Birdfreak posts. Other writers, such as our sister Susie and young birder Dakota (my 13-year-old) contribute [...]
Birdfreak Year 4 Goals
January 1, 2010 | 6 comments
Although the “Birdfreak Year” began December 1st, the following are some of our top goals for 2010 in terms of birding, conservation, and other natural studies. Happy New Year!! 1. Further promote birding to young naturalists 2. Feature more content on gardening, especially native plants and birdscaping 3. Expand beyond birds into other natural studies: [...]
The Night Before Christmas
December 24, 2009 | 1 comment
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was sturring, not even a mouse; The cat hat removed any stray rodents running the floors, Because she followed the policy to keep cats indoors; The birders were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of lifers flitted in their heads; [...]
Birdfreak.com Year 3 Stats
December 3, 2009 | No comment
The following stats in bold are from December 1st, 2008 through November 30th, 2009. Visitors Year 2: 35,877 Year 3: 66,265 +30,388 Grand Total = 112,356 Page Views Year 2: 68,254 Year 3: 119,743 +51,489 Grand Total = 212,313 Posts Year 1: 405 Year 2: 344 [...]
Birdfreak Day! Our 3rd Anniversary!
December 1, 2009 | 3 comments
Birdfreak.com started three years ago today. Come celebrate with us as we look back at some highlights from this past “Birdfreak Year”. December 2008 We completed our Deer Run Bird Survey (as best as we could) We created and participated in the brand new Rock Cut Christmas Bird Count January 2009 We introduced a new [...]
