March 5, 2025

Penelope Kipps

In the quiet of the woods the bubbling song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet erupted, and the high trill of the Brown Creeper signaled its presence. The hormonal drive to breed had birds singing regardless of the weather.

November 4, 2024

Penelope Kipps

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November 4, 2024

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Western Field Ornithologists Conference ...

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Penelope Kipps

Christmas Bird Count

September 5, 2024

Penelope Kipps

Changes to the American Birding Association ...

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Penelope Kipps

December 6, 2024

December: Common Birds

Penelope Kipps

December 6, 2024

It was dark but not very cold at 5:30 a.m. in the Snoqualmie Valley of Washington on December 17. It was Christmas Bird Count (CBC) day and my birding and life partner Carol, and I were out pre-dawn hoping to start the count day with a Great Horned or Barn Owl.