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The weather, a carnival and some geography

January 30, 2007 – 2:41 pm

Regarding animals and the weather, I’d have to say Sam Gribley’s nuthatch would have been a good forecaster. Here, the score is:
goldfinches…1
weatherman…0
The weather report said it was to be sunny and warmer with a fifty percent chance of precipitation. The goldfinches said it was time to eat as much as possible before the [...]

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Backyard Birding

January 29, 2007 – 9:06 pm

As is often the case when I’m reading blogs, The Common Room’s observations on ‘minding animals‘ left me thinking about other, related subjects. I couldn’t help but think of “My Side of the Mountain” when young Sam Gribley shares with us how you perceive the weather differently when you are in it and subject [...]

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Our most welcome winter guests

November 2, 2006 – 11:25 am

We are enjoying our bird project, and the official FeederWatch program has not even begun, yet. Now that we have new windows and our sunroom remains a comfortable temperature despite the temperature extremes outdoors, I am looking forward to moving the bulk of our education out there so we can keep on eye on [...]

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