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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
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
What Sparked My Interest in Birding
It wasn’t until I was turning 70 that I got seriously hooked on birding. I had dabbled in it and enjoyed watching birds in our woods but never kept lists or owned any decent binoculars until late 2009 when I … Continue reading
Here is What Sparked Their Interest in Birding — Part 2
Here are the next group of stories from the Massachusetts birding community (extended) about what was the spark that made them birders. Catherine (NH) was hooked by a booming Bittern: I was fortunate in that my Dad has been a … Continue reading
Here is What Sparked Their Interest in Birding — Part 1
When Gerry Cooperman put his “What Sparked Your Interest? on the MASSBirds listserve, I asked him for permission to post it here. I figured he’d get a half-dozen responses and perhaps I’d excerpt one or two and move on. The … Continue reading
Another Birder License Plate
A Twitter friend, @Birder_Katie, sent me a photo of her boss’s license plate. It’s a cool one. You can see some others here. Do you have a photo of a birding plate? Send it and we’ll post it. If you … Continue reading
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Winter Birding — Bring It On
As I noted last week, we are being bankrupted by the influx of Pine Siskins that mob our feeders, leaving their small poops all over everything, and making the Black-capped Chickadees wonder what hit them. Yesterday, I saw about 25 … Continue reading
Do You Drink Bird-Friendly Coffee? Cornell Offers Guidance
Imagine you walk into the neighborhood coffee house for your morning cup of joe, and on the counter is a tip jar with a sign reading, “$ for wintering warblers” with a photo of a Chestnut-sided Warbler in a tropical … Continue reading
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