ABOUT ME -
My name is Amy and I'm a newer birder living in the Chicago area with my husband, Arthur. Besides birding I love to travel. I was fortunate enough to live in Arthur's native Holland for nearly 10 years. We spent a lot of that time traveling around Europe and beyond - birding, scuba diving and having a great time generally exploring our world. On this blog I'll
write about my own birding & backyard birding experiences, interesting bird news, and a bit about the birding-themed gifts for sale in our shop
here and at
Birdorable .
Recent Additions
Our Birdstack
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Hairy Woodpecker / Picoides villosus
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Downy Woodpecker / Picoides pubescens
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Ring-necked Duck / Aythya collaris
Ring-necked Duck / Aythya collaris
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Eastern Meadowlark / Sturnella magna
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Posted by Amy on January 15th, 2008
Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris
Total Bird Count: 409
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Pheasants, Quail & allies (6) Ducks, Swans, Geese (34) Woodpeckers, Wrynecks (10) Hoopoes (1) Woodhoopoes (1) Scimitarbills (1) Typical Rollers (4) Alcedinid Kingfishers (3) Dacelonid Kingfishers (3) Cerylid Kingfishers (3) Bee-Eaters (7) Old World Cuckoos (1) Coucals (1) Parrots (2) Swifts (1) Hermits, Hummingbirds (1) Turacos & Plantain-Eaters (1) Typical Owls (3) Pigeons, Doves (14) Cranes (2) Sungrebes (1) Rails, Gallinules, Coots (6) Sandgrouse (2) Snipes, Sandpipers & allies (20) Jacanas (1) Thick-Knees (1) Avocets, Plovers & allies (13) Coursers & allies (3) Gulls, Terns, Auks & allies (17) Osprey, Hawks, Eagles (26) Falcons (5) Grebes (4) Darters (3) Cormorants (4) Herons, Bitterns, Egrets (24) Hammerhead (1) Flamingoes (1) Ibises, Spoonbills (7) Shoebill, Pelicans (4) New World Vultures, Storks (8) Frigatebirds (1) Loons (1) Flycatchers, Manakins (5) Lanius, Corvinella & allies (5) Vireos (1) Crows, Magpies, Jays & allies (19) Silky Flycatchers, Waxwings (1) Thrushes & Allies (2) Old World Flycatchers & allies (11) Starlings, Mockingbirds & allies (10) Nuthatches, Wallcreeper (4) Creepers, Wrens & allies (5) Titmice, Chickadees & allies (4) Long-Tailed Tits, Bushtits (1) River-Martins, Swallows (8) Bulbuls (3) Babblers & allies (7) Larks (4) Sunbirds & allies (4) Sparrows, Weavers & allies (17) Warblers, Finches & allies (29) Grackles, Blackbirds, Orioles (8) Whistling-Ducks (2) Honeyguides (1) African Barbets (2) Typical Hornbills (2) Ground Hornbills (1)
