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
Birds, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.21.21: Roadrunner Makes Trip from Nevada to Maine
by JOHN ADAMS • • 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 • • 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…