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Apr 12Liked by Richard - Out Walking

Richard, I don't know much about birding. So this was a thoroughly enjoyable read. A similar bird was dubbed "ping pong" bird by my kids and I'm ashamed to admit I still don't know what it's called. We just ended up calling him "Peter." Not sure why.

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Peter is good …

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Agreed.

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Feb 11Liked by Richard - Out Walking

Love this one! We too drive our EV off to the birding spots nearby that are just too good to miss, mostly in the Skagit River delta, home to a great flyway for Snow Geese and Tundra Swans, etc. The Dark-eyed Juncos are everywhere on and beneath my feeder, with an occasional sparrow and finch breezing through. We haven’t had a flake of snow here this year, which isn’t terribly unusual, though one good hard cold snap. Thanks for the link, Richard.

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Feb 11Liked by Richard - Out Walking

What timing! My newsletter this week (Tuesday) is about our White-throated Sparrow friends. We’d always had white-striped morphs at our feeder, and only noticed and learned about the tan-striped morph for the first time this year, so fascinating!

We tend to be green birders just because homestead life is busy and we live in the forest, so we are often just noticing and enjoying what’s in our own backyard. I think everyone can benefit from a little more of that! Besides reducing emissions, it just increases awareness and caring, which are the ultimate heart of positive change :) Thanks so much for this informative essay!

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Serendipity ...

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Good to know about the White-throated Sparrows arriving soon. We've been fortunate here in the Ottawa area to have had Dark-eyed Juncos year-round. Re: the White-throated Sparrows, nothing for me truly announced the arrival of Spring more than the males singing that "Oh, sweet, Canada, Canada, Canada" call.

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