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Birding for me started out as a solitary thing, but I very soon found myself sharing the experience with others, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose, and I’ve discovered there’s a joy in doing so; that sharing my journey is making it fuller and richer. Sometimes, the more the merrier really does hold true, which brings me to this blog. And to you. Come share my journey becoming a birder in the small town and beyond.
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In search of Parakeets
This morning started off great. Rose early and headed for a park that was open & had Burrowing Owls. I pulled and parked near a...
Barbara Seith
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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Cattle Egret Whoopie...
Very lucky timing that I was at the perfect in place on the boardwalk to capture this in a series of photos. There are a lot of them,...
Barbara Seith
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Wakodhatchee Morning
Finished fairly early today because I needed some time to organize, write and frankly, nap. I was at Wakodhatchee Wetland a little after...
Barbara Seith
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Rain doesn't mean no birding...
6Rain was in the forecast, so I didn't even plan my birding day until the morning. I decided to chase some rare Florida birds that I...
Barbara Seith
Feb 6, 20232 min read
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A Dip & A Drive
So when birders look for a bird and don't find it we call it Dipping. I dipped this morning on the Bahama Mockingbird and even went back...
Barbara Seith
Feb 5, 20232 min read
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My Trip to Orlando
Lake Apopka really, but close. There is a wildlife drive there. It was so good I rode it twice -- like the first time I went to the...
Barbara Seith
Feb 4, 20231 min read
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Alligators & Birds & Bernie
Just before I left RI I finally connected with a photographer friend of mine who has spent a lot of time and gotten some amazing photos...
Barbara Seith
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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It's a Wrap - Georgia
Thought I would recap the Georgia section of the trip and intend to do this for each major destination I stop at. This would have been...
Barbara Seith
Feb 2, 20236 min read
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New & No So
Went to 2 new site in Jacksonville today and revisited 2 others. Got one new Life Bird - Wilson's Plover and added 29 birds to my...
Barbara Seith
Feb 2, 20231 min read
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Two State Tango
Wrapped up the Georgia portion of the trip today with visits to Maggengale Park where I had a close encounter with hundreds of Cedar...
Barbara Seith
Feb 1, 20231 min read
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Two Island Tango
Today I started birding from our balcony -- first thing I heard -- clear as day. A Sora! I took that as an omen -- we were going to...
Barbara Seith
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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Back up north
I spent the morning catching up on my "admin" stuff and relaxing. I picked Maria up at the Jacksonville Airport and we headed for Jekyll...
Barbara Seith
Jan 30, 20232 min read
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Day 1 of birding recap
I got two new life birds, but I got them at a gas station in South Carolina -- NOT in Florida. Carolina Chickadee (down here that is...
Barbara Seith
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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Day 2 driving Day 1 of birding
An early departure again today that had me on a beach in Jacksonville @10:30 amidst a flock of @150 Black Skimmers, @200 Laughing gulls &...
Barbara Seith
Jan 29, 20231 min read
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Day 1 done!
I departed Westerly at 3;17am and arrived in Fayetteville, NC at 2:24pm -- @700 miles covered. When I filled by gas tank in Westerly my...
Barbara Seith
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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All Packed Up
Seems impossible, but I am pretty much packed. Just a few more things to do and I'll be getting to sleep early tonight because I plan to...
Barbara Seith
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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For the birds
When I started planning this trip I reached out to my birder friends and asked where I should be going in Florida. I got some great...
Barbara Seith
Jan 23, 20232 min read
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The beginning & the plan
In December I decided I was going to go on a Road Trip. Originally, I was thinking San Diego to see my birding friend Martha and to take...
Barbara Seith
Jan 20, 20231 min read
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