Monthly Archives: December 2012
What Sparked My Interest in Birding – Part 11
Harry, the chaffinch, provided the BIG spark for Margie: I have two sparks–the first being then five year old Jason who received a field guide for a holiday gift . At the suggestion of my aunt, we began taking him … Continue reading
What Sparked My Interest in Birding – Part 10
House Sparrows sparked Suzanne’s interest in birding: This year is the first time since I moved to Wilmington, 23 years, that I have had a flock of House Sparrows at my feeders. When I walk out of the house and … Continue reading
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What Sparked My Interest in Birding – Part 9
New birder Lori had no idea the spark was in fact a spark: It was January 28, 2010, and I was driving down Route 27 toward Wayland on my way to work. As I crossed the Sudbury River, something at … Continue reading
What Sparked My Interest in Birding – Part 8
More “spark” stories from MASSBird: Jo-Anna experienced a number of small sparks until later in life the kindling finally ignited with a swoosh: Birding started slowly. In my late teens, my aunt bought a house on the Cape in Sandwich. I … Continue reading
What Sparked My Interest in Birding – Part 7
Here are more stories from the wonderful thread from birders on MASSBIRD: Jean’s sister got her started in birding: My spark wasn’t a bird but a person-my sister who still lives in Rochester, NY. She had begun birdwatching and would … Continue reading
What Sparked Their Interest in Birding – Part 6
Here is the next batch of stories prompted by Gerry Cooperman’s post on MASSBIRD list serve: David’s interest was kick-started by a rare gull in Newburyport: Today, I was birding with Dennis, my twin brother, and Fay Vale at Plum Island. Fay … Continue reading
What Sparked Their Interest in Birding – Part 5
Here are more of the stories prompted by Gerry Cooperman’s post on Mass Birds: Carolyn had several sparks — here is an early one: I was watching the goldfinches, chickadees, etc. with my dad’s ancient binoculars and saw what turned … Continue reading
Birding with Dane
As I noted last month, birding with grandchildren is one of my joys. I’m appreciating it even more as I read the number of “What sparked your interest in birding?” posts where so often, birders say that they first got … Continue reading
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What Sparked Their Interest in Birding – Part 4
Dana D was “oozed” into birding by a rustic island camp: Now admittedly it is a long time ago now but I was blessed with having grandparents that read an ad in the mid 1920’s of a cabin for rent … Continue reading
What Sparked Their Interest in Birding – Part 3
As we read the stories from birders, many were sparked by a mentor — an older friend or a parent. Others were converted by the flash of a Blackburnian Warbler or Northern Cardinal. Still others were young nature lovers who … Continue reading