Birding

We love to travel to find new birds and participate in a lot of bird counts. We also created a Guide to Birding Field Guides and host a collection of over 300 birding links from all over the globe.

Conservation

While our main focus continues to be birds, we are working to promote other areas of conservation. Conserving land not only benefits wildlife, but is hugely beneficial to people as well.

Outdoors

We love all sorts of outdoor activities, especially hiking and spend a lot of time outside with dogs and horses. We are working to produce more articles on all sorts of outdoor fun!

Photography

Every week we bring you Bird Photography Weekly. We periodically talk about our adventures in digiscoping. Feel free to browse our photo lifelist.

Stacia’s Life List

This is the online life list of Stacia

1. – Birds must be seen clearly and fully

2. – All sightings are those shared when birding with Eddie (Birdfreak)

3. – Officially started on July 11th, 2009

    Ducks, Geese, Coots, and Grebes

  1. Pied-billed Grebe – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  2. Canada Goose – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  3. Mallard – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  4. Blue-winged Teal – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  5. American Coot – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  6. Trumpeter Swan – 05-10-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH

    7. Pelicans and Cormorants

  7. American White Pelican – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  8. Double-crested Cormorant 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL

    9. Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

  9. American Bittern – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  10. Great Blue Heron – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  11. Great Egret – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  12. Black-crowned Night-heron – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  13. Green Heron – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL

    14. Raptors

  14. Turkey Vulture – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  15. American Kestrel – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  16. Red-tailed Hawk – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  17. Peregrine Falcon – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  18. Great Horned Owl – 04-03-2010 – Rockford, IL

    19. Shorebirds

  19. Killdeer – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  20. Least Sandpiper – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  21. Wilson’s Snipe – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  22. Short-billed Dowitcher – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  23. Greater Yellowlegs – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  24. Ring-Billed Gull – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  25. Caspian Tern – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  26. Spotted Sandpiper 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  27. Forster’s Tern 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  28. Black Tern – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR

    29. Swallows

  29. Tree Swallow – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  30. Barn Swallow – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  31. Purple Martin – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH

    32. Blackbirds

  32. Red-winged Blackbird – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  33. Baltimore Oriole – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH

    34. Flycatchers

  34. Eastern Kingbird – 07-19-2009 – Kishwaukee River, IL
  35. Eastern Phoebe – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL

    36. Sparrows

  36. Song Sparrow – 07-11-2009 – Horicon Marsh NWR
  37. Savannah Sparrow – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL

    38. Kingfishers

  38. Belted Kingfisher – 07-19-2009 – Kishwaukee River, IL

    39. Waxwings

  39. Cedar Waxwing – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL

    40. Crows and Jays

  40. Blue Jay – 07-26-2009 – Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh, IL
  41. American Crow – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL

    42. Doves

  42. Mourning Dove – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  43. Rock Dove 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL

    44. Mimics

  44. Gray Catbird – 07-26-2009 – Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh, IL

    45. Woodpeckers

  45. Downy Woodpecker – 07-26-2009 – Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh, IL
  46. Northern Flicker – 09-05-2009 – Afton Forest Preserve, DeKalb County, IL
  47. Hairy Woodpecker – 01-03-2010 – Rock Cut State Park, IL
  48. Pileated Woodpecker – 01-03-2010 – Rock Cut State Park, IL
  49. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker – 01-03-2010 – Rock Cut State Park, IL
  50. Red-bellied Woodpecker – 01-03-2010 – Rock Cut State Park, IL

    51. Thrushes

  51. American Robin
  52. Gray-cheeked Thrush – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL

    53. Warblers

  53. Common Yellowthroat – 07-26-2009 – Wilkinson-Renwick Marsh, IL
  54. Golden-Winged Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  55. Northern Parula – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  56. Black-Throated Green Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  57. Black and White Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  58. Yellow Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  59. Black-throated Blue Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  60. Cape May Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  61. American Redstart – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  62. Tennessee Warbler – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  63. Nashville Warbler – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  64. Palm Warbler – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH
  65. Blackpoll Warbler – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  66. Ovenbird – 05-09-2010 – Magee Marsh, OH

    67. Cardinals, Buntings, and Finches

  67. Northern Cardinal – 07-19-2009 – Kishwaukee River, IL
  68. American Goldfinch – 08-23-2009 – Callaway Nature Preserve, IL
  69. Indigo Bunting – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL

    70. Nuthatches, Chickadees, Creeper

  70. Black-capped Chickadee – no date
  71. White-breasted Nuthatch – no date
  72. Ruby-Crowned Kinglet – 05-15-2010 – Montrose Point, Chicago, IL
  73. Carolina Chickadee – 07-09-2010 – Charleston, IL