by Susan Sander | Mar 20, 2023 | Field Notes Blog
Black-capped chickadee, Photo by Mike Budd/USFWSIn like a lion? Out like a lamb? What kind of wild mood swings are still in store this March?Nature has some predictable patterns regarding seasonal changes. Winter gives way to spring then summer followed by fall. But... 
by Susan Sander | Jan 5, 2023 | Field Notes Blog
Welcome to 2023! What a way to end 2022 with a polar blast that kept me inside but watching out to see how the birds were managing. Glad to report that my dozen regular species made it (or are at least still represented). Two years ago, I started repurposing my lawn... 
by Susan Sander | Jul 11, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
The world around us can be quite loud. But what is being said? Can all be heard? June was the busy time for neighborhood birds. House wren parents loudly called to each other during their non-stop search for food as their youngsters clamor, “feed-me” in the nest box.... 
by Susan Sander | Jun 16, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Turtle nest, disturbed by a predator Oh, June, nothing like summer time to embrace wonder about Whos – who nibbled on a newly planted flower? Who was growling-huffing loudly in the night? Who dug a hole in the garden? (And given the different sizes there may be many... 
by Susan Sander | Jun 2, 2022 | Field Notes Blog
Across the country, the next generation is graduating and moving on, the culmination of a decade-plus of growing pains and nurturing by parents and a village of others. The future is full of high hopes as well as unpredictability. May to June is also a time of wild...