Birds

Birds, Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 11.29.21: The Pecking Order

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/29/2021 • Comments

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 38. Sunrise is 7:04 AM and sunset 4:22 PM for 9h 17m 32s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 29.1% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1972, Atari releases Pong,…

Animals, Birds, Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 11.25.21: Turkeys Take Over American Campuses

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/25/2021 • Comments

Good morning. Thanksgiving in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:00 AM and sunset 4:24 PM for 9h 23m 45s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 69.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1783, The last British troops leave New York City three months after…

Birds, Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 11.21.21: Roadrunner Makes Trip from Nevada to Maine

by JOHN ADAMS • 11/21/2021 • Comments

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 50. Sunrise is 6:55 AM and sunset 4:26 PM for 9h 30m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 95.8% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1877, Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine…

Birds, Documentary, Film

Film: Bob of the Park Knows New York City Birds. But He’s Ruffled a Few Feathers

by JOHN ADAMS • 06/27/2021 • Comments

If you grab binoculars and head to Central Park in New York, you may see a warbler, a robin and Robert DeCandido, also known as “Birding Bob.” If you can’t spot him, you’ll definitely hear him. Among dedicated birders, some consider his use of recorded bird calls a disturbance to birds and bird-watchers alike, while…