The survey was cancelled due to high winds but Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne, and Jim Currie braved the 17 and 22 mph bursts to do the best they could.  The wind acted like a giant leaf blower and blew all the fallen leaves out from under the trees and bushes!  Other than the flock of Western [...]

There is no bird survey in December because the count will take place during the annual bird count in early January! [...]

Thanksgiving Day and this marks the third anniversary of bird surveys at the Urban Forest!  It started as a beautiful, calm, and sunny morning with temperatures in the 60s. Betty Kanne, the spark that initiated these surveys, as usual was kind enough to record the eBird list and Jim Kendall came with his camera. Jim [...]

It was a beautiful day. Sunny, clear, and calm with temperatures in the mid 60’s to begin and 70 at the end!  Surveyors this morning were Lena Hayashi, Betty Kanne (eBirder), Ellen Tipping, Jim Kendall, Dave and Sharon Telford, and welcomed Cheryl Searcy, a first timer at UF.  The highlight was the Western Meadowlarks in [...]

Team Lena’s Legion kicked off the first Urban Forest Bird-A-Thon this morning.  It was a beautiful day. Sunny, clear, and calm with temperatures in the mid 70’s and NOT HUMID!  Lena’s army of wonderfully talented, fun-loving, and talkative birders included Betty Kanne, Ellen Tipping, Jim Kendall, Jim Currie, Brenda Sabin, Debra Gala, Claire Grozinger, Pema [...]