Hi all,
2012 was a fun birding year and a little different from my typical. I
decided to chase fewer birds and eBird more. It was the first year I eBirded
every bird seen. The surprising thing was it didn't diminish the total number
of species seen. I actually had my
Compared to Chris I am barely a birder, and considering the amount of time
spent birding in 2012, I am even less of one.
However, on May 8, at our feeders we had a Blue Grosbeak. Carmen
Hockett spotted it first and she knew it was different. I was so consumed
with eyeballing it that the camera,
The best bird of 2012 for me was not the most beautiful (Painted Bunting,
Florida) or most longed-for bird (Burrowing Owl, also Florida). It was the one
that made itself available for close and repeated observations: the Eastern
Screech-owl. During the summer, we hosted a family of 2 parents
