On Monday, Bill and I move from here to here. I think this means that we're looking to settle in Bloomsburg. Not a bad place, I guess. Not Anchorage, but not bad.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Brew Fest
On July 18th, Bill and I went to our first Brew Fest. It was the Hops, Vines, and Wines in Selinsgrove, PA. 29 breweries, 4 wineries, good food, great music, and 1200 people drinking until they floated. It was great!!
Friday, July 24, 2009
On the birding front
Birding here in Pennsylvania seems to have slowed a bit. Lots of baby robins, and what seems to be millions of baby Grackles. They are fun to watch. Nothing is more entertaining than watching a juvenile Robin try to pull a great big earthworm out of the ground. It's like watching a game of tug-of-war!
This week I've only seen 2 new birds here. A Brown Thrasher and a Sharp-Shinned Hawk. Both of these were in the field behind the RV park. The hawk was in the grass, and it looked as though he tried to get himself a starling, but missed. The Catbirds are driving Mieka crazy, especially since there are cats roaming the park. She's obsessed. Eugene doesn't pay any attention to them. He's focused on balls. Just balls. Big ball, small ball, red ball, blue ball. As long as it's round and he can either roll it around or catch it. :o)
Back on track....Neither of these birds are lifers for me, but they bring my PA birding total to 52. There are probably lots of birds I've missed, especially the LBJs. But since I haven't had to expend a lot of energy to get these, I'm happy. Waiting on fall migration to hit full bore, then I'll get to Hawk Mountain or the Delaware Water Gap and look for hawks and warblers on their way south. Unfortunately, that time is nearing fast. I've heard on Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds that the folks in MA have noticed migration starting.
I'm beginning to ramble. Better go now.
May your next bird be a lifer!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Car Cruise
Forgot to post these pictures.
On June 21, Kulpmont had a car cruise. It was pretty neat. There were old cars, and new cars. The muscle cars were the coolest, especially the ones from the 70s. The real muscle cars. There were a few new ones too. And some pickups with the big tires. Anyone could participate. They went from one end of town, turned around, and went back. Just like cruisin'. I remember cruising Independence Street in Shamokin when I was in high school. We'd go to Knoebels on a Friday or Saturday night, then head to Shamokin to see who was out and about. We thought it was cool.
On the birding front: Spotted a Green Heron and an Eastern Kingbird in the swampy area across the road. Not lifers for me, but added them to my PA list.
May your next bird be a lifer!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Settling in
After spending the holiday weekend with the in-laws, we are settling in at our new "home," the Pocono Vacation Park in Stroudsburg. Not a bad place. Not many trees for shade, but it's off the main roads and somewhat quiet. Nice. There is a nice grassy area behind us for the dogs. They aren't supposed to be off their leashes, but that's never stopped us before. :o)
I have some pictures of places we've been while we were staying at the campground in Catawissa. One day, Bill and I went to the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary to see if we can find anything. All we found were a couple of warblers (one of which turned out to be a lifer for me), and this guy:
It's a Turkey Vulture in case you couldn't tell. We'll go back in the fall for the migration and look for hawks. We're going to try to take our niece and nephew, Cathy and Ben, with us. They are young birders and I think they will enjoy this experience. These are views from the top of the mountain:
I have more pictures from the car cruise in Kulpmont. I'll post them as soon as I can.
Until then....
May your next bird be a lifer!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
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