Bird & Nature Blog
A clutch of the latest stories from Badgerland Bird Alliance
Apparently birders prize sightings or listenings of the Connecticut Warbler. A rare bird, it is secretive ("skulky" is the Wisconsin DNR's word) and breeds in stands of black spruce or mature jack pine in far northern Wisconsin, the southern end of its breeding range.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
Following my own advice to get out, even if it's only around the neighborhood, I've had some great sights, sounds, and a couple of mysteries.
Philly and Peggy, our two faithful and beloved dogs, led me to one mystery. Two or three times a week, they must go outside at about 3 AM. Several times in the last month, as I've waited for them on the back porch, I've heard a whirring sound that occurs at intervals of several seconds. It does not sound mechanical but has a birdish quality. Not at all the hoot of an owl, which I heard earlier in the fall. I've never heard it at any other time in the day or evening.
Photo by Karen FCC
