Birding Adventures with Birding_Cheezer

  • The Chase

    Sounds exciting doesn’t it? As a birder, it is an exhilarating experience when you add a “Life Bird” to your list. Whether it’s a lifer at home on my feeder or when I find one in my home state while on a walk, everytime it’s a thrill to say “I got a new one!” The…

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  • Focus

    Today is the kind of day that is normal when birding. We started at 8 a.m. at Brighton State Recreation Area and the day seemed ready for production. We were focused! Fall migration is still pushing through so our little group was ready for a good day. By 2 p.m., our hopes diminished to being…

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  • Better With Friends

    I am finally getting back into the swing of things. Birding is now second on my hobby priorities instead of just a pipe dream opportunity. The fall migration is just about 2 weeks in, and all the migrating shore birds are headed back to all points south. The true definition of the term “snow bird.”…

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  • When Passions Collide

    As I sit here watching a couple of Mourning Doves land in the grass next to me, I write this wishing there were more hours in a day and, almost as longingly, for more days in a week! Aside from the most obvious that is my family, I have two passions at this point in…

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  • 🎶The Birds Are Back in Town🎶

    Winters are long and dreary here in the Midwest. After the blazing colors of fall leaves hit the ground, the land is void of almost all color. Different shades of grey permeate almost any destination. There are few exceptions, of course, such as the bright red of the Northern Cardinal and the deep blues of…

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  • Code Name: Nemesis

    Nemesis: noun, a long-standing rival; an archenemy. Everyone has a nemesis of one kind or another. Whether it’s an archenemy, a project you just can’t seem to finish, or something you just can’t seem to get, no matter how many opportunities you have. The latter is the truth for many birders. Each of us has…

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  • ….Bring May Migrants!

    I bet you thought I was going to say May flowers didn’t ya! With the beginning of May bringing in the initial bird migrants to our state, we revel at the prospect of what we have in store for us. Thankfully, they don’t come all at once! The earliest species that arrive aren’t noticed right…

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  • April Showers….

    We have all heard the saying “April showers bring May flowers”. For us birders though April showers bring migrating shorebirds! The forecast for today was expected to be rainy and wet for most of the day. So in crazy birder fashion, it was time to put on my raincoat, put on my waterproof hiking boots,…

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  • Oh The Frustration!

    Now is either the best time or worst time of year. Birders all over have the itch to get outside and bask in the glory that is Spring Migration. The return of all sorts of birds ready for the new life of spring are arrayed in breeding plumage looking for that special someone to continue…

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  • Now I’m Ticked!

    Bugs. There is a love/hate relationship with them for birders. With the warmth of spring in full force this week, the bugs have returned. And in normal spring fashion, when the bugs arrive the birds follow. They are eaten by swallows, flycatchers, and warblers just to name a few. But they also annoy! Mosquitos are…

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