Category Archives: nature

Sundays with eagles

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Last Sunday morning I joined a group that met at the reservoir a few miles outside of town to watch for raptors. Since moving to Boulder a couple years ago I’ve become a fan of winter birding. Raptors abound, and … Continue reading →

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Insulated from nature

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Why is it that the more formal the meeting, the more insulated it is from nature? Think about a courtroom, which typically has no outside windows whatsoever. Or the chambers of Congress or the meeting rooms in hotels–no windows, at … Continue reading →

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Birds are moving north

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

When I was a child, the indisputable sign of spring was my father triumphantly announcing, “I saw a robin today!” We lived in the Great Lakes area, west of Toledo, Ohio, where the damp cold of winter seeped into your … Continue reading →

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Great Backyard Bird Count 2009

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

For the first time ever, I participated in the Great Backyard Bird Count, going on through tomorrow, Feb. 16. Here are the instructions

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House finch fooler

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Today over lunch I heard the warbles of a house finch in the pine tree just outside our dining room window. Those long trills, meandering up and down, as if they could go on forever. Ahhhh! Instantly I felt warmer, … Continue reading →

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