Tag Archives: bird populations

Nesting, Nesting 1-2-3-4

Posted on April 10, 2011 by admin

Snowshoeing several weeks ago I startled a downy woodpecker. She flew from a perfect round hole in the decapitated, shoulder height trunk of a white birch I was passing. She flew into my arm, and then, all a fluster, (we … Continue reading →

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Single Digits

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

We rarely have days when the temperature drops into the single digits until January or February. We live in Maine, so this is Fahrenheit and single digits are well below the freezing temperature of water. When this cold air arrives, … Continue reading →

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Mussels-by-the Sea

Posted on March 8, 2009 by admin

It was 50°, sunny and calm, and the tide was right. Implacable Man, Kym and I went to the shore to pick mussels. They are large, tender, pearl-free mussels. So good I can never order mussels out at a restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Watersheds and MDI Birds

Posted on August 21, 2008 by admin

The Lyceum Lecture series, this year consisting of one lecture, was this evening. Lemonade, rosemary butter cookies, and a good general presentation of how dams have changed our watersheds and impacted fish and so bird populations. Michael Good was the … Continue reading →

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