Although spring is widely anticipated as prime birding season, over the years I’ve really come to appreciate autumn. At Woodland Dunes, our founder Bernie Brouchoud, spent many hours banding birds […]
Ripples 9/19/19
Birds were feeding quietly at the feeder this morning- house finches, gold finches, cardinals, and a brown thrasher that has been coming in for snacks for the last couple of […]
Ripples 10/18/18
This morning, for the first time this fall, the ground is covered with frost. It is a perfect fall morning – blue sky, calm wind, and freezing temperatures. All around, […]
Ripples 10/19/17
We associate harvest with autumn. Traditionally, harvesting was primarily focused on food- bringing in crops, hunting game, and that is still true today at least to some extent. Now, our […]
Ripples 10/12/17
Autumn is probably the busiest time in our preserve. One might think that with the growing season behind us, things would settle down. In truth, September through November brings hundreds […]
Ripples 9/22/16
I’m glad that we experience the quarterly changing of seasons. Like so many, I look forward to fall after the warm muggy summer we experienced, or perhaps are still experiencing. […]
