The Birds & The Bees

Ever since my first experience with getting up early to hear the purple martin dawnsong, I have been hooked on it.  I committed to getting u...

It is either 'feast' or 'famine' in Missouri when it comes to rain. This spring, we seem to be in a state of deluge.  With t...

It's funny how certain things stick in your head, yet you can so easily forget other significant events.  Is it a conscious effort on yo...

On Saturday morning, March 4th, 2017, I got a phone call around 9 AM.  "Sorry if I woke you", the voice said.  After a few seconds...

...or maybe a better title is, "when two passions collide".  I dunno. The 2016 purple martin season was my most challenging se...

This has been such an unusual Fall - not at all like the typical windy, cool Falls I've been accustomed to in the past.  I'm beginni...

“The earth has music for those who listen.” ― George Santayana This past weekend as I conducted nest checks (now 79 pair), I listened to...