Carena, I looked up the Japanese Barberry - I think it's the same uninteresting plant that the guy I bought this house from (who calls himself a "landscaper"...
One thing stressed regularly by my landscape design professors was to only use a few species of plant, over and over... Not something I ever embraced. ...
Glad to hear that you are having such a great time and that our notes helped. We expect a full report from you. Richard/CT --Original Message Text--- From:...
Just wondering what birds are nesting in your yards this year. I was out the other day clearing vines and such along the fenceline, and a pair of cardinals...
Art, Thanks. Last evening I went to my friends house, and as I approached the front door a female House Finch flew off the nest she had built on a door ...
Glenn B. Barlow
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May 1, 2006 3:47 pm
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I have 3 abandoned Carolina Wren eggs in my parlor palm on the front porch. Great-crested Flycatchers are building in the nestbox in the front yard. Titmice...
Hi Art, I live in the middle of a poison ivy laden woods, so I don't go exploring & looking for bird nests. We have had Carolina Wrens & Pheobes nesting in...
Hi Art. Well, we do not seem to have any birds nesting in our yard at the moment, but in the past we have had robins use the large spruce trees in our yard....
Bea and Charles Pierce
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May 1, 2006 9:33 pm
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Big Songstar Group Happy Dance / Hug for Kathie!!! Woo-hoo! Boy, it seems like just yesterday when you were telling us all about entering the program. Hard...
Art, I have a Robin on the nest at the top of my hemlock tree. I've had to rethink spraying for the evil (and existing!) wooly adelgid until she's done &...
If any of you have been watching the Bald Eagle site on Hornby Island there is sad news there today. Check it out at http://www.hancockhouse.com/. It is sad...
Bea and Charles Pierce
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May 1, 2006 10:54 pm
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Congratulations Kathie. It has been a long hard haul but it seems that you have done so well. All the best to the very end! Bea/Central Alberta...
Bea and Charles Pierce
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May 1, 2006 11:17 pm
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I have 8 birdbaths of one sort or another scattered around my yard. One is actually a small fountain with trickling water and another has a dripper in it. With...
Congratulations, Kathie. Chuck/NJ ... From: songstar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:songstar@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Richard L. Becker Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006...
Hi folks, Yes - all is right with the world once again. This time we took our neighbors to the Rams Head for beer & bluegrass. Tonight, the Copperhead Ale...
Hi Cheri, I'm birdbath deprived - seriously - we have only 2. One sits a few inches off the ground just a few beet from a sliding glass door. The other is on...
Hi Richard, Another interesting day...things are starting to run together. Nonstop birding for two weeks is making my brain foggy! (-: Yep...your notes have...
CONGRATULATIONS, Kathy! If I still lived in Maryland, I would come and buy you a beer in Annapolis. I had extreme confidence in your ability to not only do...
Hi Abbie, The entire class has a mighty case of senioritis. Our end of program exam (think of it as a 2 year cummulative final) was last Friday. Only about...
WOWOW Kathy, good for you! I think you are a smart cookie, so, I think this test probably was extremely difficult. So NICE GOING! Study hard and pass those...
PHEW! Today was unbelievably hot and humid. We had several places to go and they all were slow birding and we had miles of hiking trying to get a few birds. I...
Ahhh - heat, humidity & bugs - such are the joys of south TX. Glad you have seen lots of good birds. Kathie ... Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to...
Kathie, Congratulations! Your sacrifice of time and effort, not to mention birding, has finally paid off. Wonderful news! Glenn ... From:...
Glenn B. Barlow
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May 3, 2006 4:58 am
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Thanks to everyone for all the congratulations. My next major hurdle is walking across the stage at graduation. World class klutz that I am, falling is not...
Kathie, My warmest congratulations to you also. I am sure the final exam was hell on earth, but that makes it all the more satisfying to you that you were...
Wow Kathie, what an accomplishment! but I'm not surprised. You set a goal and you did it. Now you will get across the stage and pass the coming tests...
Kathie, Nice going. I'm sure your family is proud of your accomplishment and you should be too. Perhaps the greatest reward, besides the recognition from ...
