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My husband Don snowshoeing at PI Last year my husband surprised me with snowshoes for Christmas. At first I wasn’t sure I cared for this gift. I don’t know why, after all I used to cross country ski. But after trying them out I knew it was just what I needed to hit the [...] Yes, the Great Backyard Bird Count for 2010 is soon approaching! I encourage everyone to get out there, on your decks, in your yards, your local parks or even out your windows and count those birds. Don’t just count them though, enjoy them, because for the vast majority of us, that’s what it’s all about…enjoying the [...] The alarm went off at 5:30AM and I slowly dragged myself from the warm covers thinking I must be crazy getting up to go count birds. I could see fresh fallen snow glistening in the street light as I peered out my window. It was going to be cold and the visibility was poor as the [...] Saturday, December 19th is the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at Presque Isle State Park. This will be my first time participating in this 110th annual event. You can read more here at Audubon.org I will be missing my sidekick, Michele, who will be in Cleveland for the Trans Siberian Orchestra Show. So if there is any one [...] Photo by Toni As I watched the sun come up from my dining room window blue skies began to appear crystal clear and not one cloud to mar its beauty. I could hear Presque Isle beckon me to its shore. I called Michele and made arrangements to catch up with her later mid morning at the [...] White-throated sparrow Hmmm, white throats and yellow rumps, almost sounds like an affliction. Much to my dismay, I haven’t had the opportunity to get to the park much this month. People have been reporting that it’s pretty slow as far as fall migration this year compared to most, including the banders and that was my experience [...] Really, she did! Of course, she said it when I was being a particularly pesty child (although I prefer to think of it as “inquisitive”). I called her today to see where the term came from (its etymology, not to be confused with entomology) and she told me that she wasn’t sure, but, that her [...] OK, so it was a warm beautiful day, so far so good for a nice relaxing day of bird watching at Presque Isle; sunny and in the 70s, very little wind, sweet! We, Jerry and Linda, Judy, Joao, Terry, Julie and yours truly, met at our usual spot on Vista 2 at Presque Isle. [...] Well, with the (finally) warmer and drier weather we’ve been experiencing (yes, I started this post awhile back) many more winged creatures have been making the scene at Presque Isle. On the day I shot these, Toni and I withstood the blazing heat for hours on end to bring you, our dear readers, some information about [...] As you might expect, Grave Yard Pond Trail runs along Grave Yard Pond and is approximately .75 miles of relatively even terrain bordered by many honeysuckle privets, berry bushes, sumac and a nice variety of wildflowers. The abundant berries, that were nearly completely ripe at the time of this post, provided a delectable change [...] |
Lake Erie on the left and PI Bay on the right 
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