I and the Bird #68

Yes, it's the 'Winter Doldrums' edition of I and the Bird, hosted (brilliantly) by Nick over at Biological Ramblings.


"Gone are the days," Nick mourns, "when 20+ species of warbler dripped from the trees. Sheets of snow and ice have blanketed the mudflats that once held hundreds of migrating shorebirds. You can spend hours slogging through snowy trails while barely hearing a single chip note."

But there are still birds, and certainly there are still birders, and that means wonderful birding posts to enjoy. (And no snickering from the Southern Hemisphere, please ... or guffawing from the tropics.)