The weather has been so HOT I just don't know how all the critters are handling it? Native Texans are quiet familiar with the summers here and some of us enjoy the heat more than others. Some of the birds seen in the Arboretum live here all year long while others stop in for only a short while. Many migrating birds have already headed north to their summer nesting areas. The purple martins wiil be taking off soon.
I have seen a quite a few birds in my time, but I hear there are tons. An Athens friend today told me about eBird, which is a joint project developed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. The site provides a simple way to keep track of the birds you spot. It is an online log or record book which is shared with Cornell.
Recently my friends and I have seen the following birds in the Athens area:
Which of these have you seen. If you want to see a photo of any of these birds and learn about them check out the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Web site "All About Birds." I will warn you though, us birds are very diverse and extremely facinating. You may find yourself getting lost on this amazing site about one of my favorite subjects.
Print the list above to use as a guide and let me know by writing a comment in the form below which birds you see at the Arboretum.
Be Cool, Look Cool and most of all Stay Cool,
The Arboretum's Little Garden Birdie (abirdie@eastexasarboretum.org)
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