Tag Archives: birding

Urban birder: Finding a wider circle of friends

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

How do people connect with each other and with the creatures around them—in the middle of urban life? This is a question explored by the good folks at the City Creatures Project of the Center for Humans & Nature in … Continue reading →

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Across a birding threshold

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

This week I crossed a birding threshold. I chased a rare bird. Now, I’ve known about the Colorado Rare Bird Alert for a long time, began visiting the web page months ago. In the spring I subscribed to the email updates, … Continue reading →

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Birding half a world away in the Rio Botanical Gardens

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

So after the marathon UN conference in Rio, I had one last day to enjoy poking around the city on my own. I could have spent it literally following my nose—to all the corner bakeries and sandwich shops for buttery … Continue reading →

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Voyeur–in a good way

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

One of my favorite obsessions in recent springs is watching online nest cams. This week, in between packing and then moving, I consoled myself by stealing a few moments to watch miniature fluffy dinosaurs shuffling and sleeping and eating while … Continue reading →

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A red-letter, um, rose-breasted day

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I am upstairs getting ready to head out the door for the evening when my cell phone buzzes. “There’s a new bird at the feeder.” My sweetie’s voice from downstairs has that taut, measured tone that tells me he’s excited. … Continue reading →

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A sweet crib

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

Near the end of our birding-by-ear hike this morning, Eric, the ornithologist from Open Space and Mountain Parks, stepped over to a small tree beside the trail and asked, “Does anyone know who this belongs to?” It was a small … Continue reading →

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Oodles of birders

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Priscilla Stuckey, PhD

I’m happy to announce that this week’s post “Deliver me in a black-winged bird: meeting an eagle” appears in the 100th edition of Nature Blog Network’s “I and the Bird” blog carnival.

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