HeyJaredBird Nerd Newsletter
Notes on my recent birding outings and wisdom we can take from the nature around us.
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Monday Mornings (opens the original)
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This September has been a much more eventful birding month than I expected. It started when I finally found an American Kestrel for my year list. Not sure what it is about this species the last few years, but they keep taking longer than expected to find each year.The new birds continued during my visit to Kansas. Even though it was extra warm, I was able to locate a few of my target species. I still wish that I had made it to Manhattan to search my Western Kingbird and shorebird spots.The heat
Monday Mornings (opens the original)
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This week was a rainy one. Nothing too crazy, mostly just a light drizzle. It has also been a week of great bird movement. Surprisingly to me, the birds are still choosing to move through this rain instead of holding tight and fueling as the weather passes.A lot of people skip birding on these rainy days around here, but I’ve found that they can be some of the best days to spot migrants. For example, on Wednesday this week, we had a nice, drizzly afternoon. I had time to get out on a birding wal
Monday Mornings (opens the original)
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This week was both slow and fast at the same time. Slow in the birding sense, but fast because field trips with the schools started back up. Food chains and Monarch tagging are the themes for field trips this month.We were only able to capture a couple of Monarchs to tag and saw maybe ten. It’s hard to plan field trips around a migration. Last year, it started a week before field trips, this year, it seems to be starting after the first three. Luckily, I will still be able to capture the peak of
Monday Mornings (opens the original)
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September got off to a great start last week. Although a hot start, I have been able to spot a few of my missing year-birds. Starting with the American Kestrel.We have a nest box for these birds at work and there is a pair that uses it every year, but somehow they always avoid me. Whenever I go up to look for them, they’re never around. I also see them while driving home from work occasionally, but can’t submit a checklist while driving so miss out on a few there. I will say, I have been seeing
Bird Nerd Podcast Ep. 10 (opens the original)
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