BirdingGirl

I believe this is Vincent, Townsend, Diana and Dawn Fine (our organizer) Love this shot of Cindy & Dan as the sun started coming out. Group shot in front of the community garden: Townsend, Catherine, Cindy, Vincent, Mardi & Dawn. Back on October 16th we had our Connecticut annual BwBTC trip (Birders who Blog, Tweet, Chirp), organized by Dawn Fine of Dawn's Bloggy Blog and led by Luke Tiller of Under Clear Skies . We met at Allen's Meadow in Wilton, CT. This is right near Steve's parents' house in Fairfield so it worked out really well. We just drove down Friday night so it wouldn't be a problem getting up for the 7:30am meet time. We spent our time at Allen's Meadow looking for sparrows in the community garden that was past its peak now that summer's over. We also walked around the outskirts, near the edge of the woods. There were lots of soccer games going on (incidentally Steve's mom said she used to bring his little sister there for games whe...

Cornell Lab of Ornithology just announced a fun photo contest. It's called Close Encounters and it's all about showcasing memorable and interesting encounters between humans and birds, birds and birds, and even birds and other creatures. What's even more interesting is that entries can take various forms: Photographs Stories Artwork Sculpture Video Other?? I've had some interesting birding adventures that come to mind, although I'm not sure how suitable they are for this contest. I imagine most of the entries will be photos, although videos will also be popular I bet. The deadline for the contest is November 15, 2011. Here are the instructions for how to enter your photos, videos etc. I imagine if you do one of the alternative entries (sculpture/artwork) you can submit it as a photograph. 1. Email entries to urbanbirds@cornell.edu . If you submit a video, post it on YouTube and send the link. 2. Write "CloseEncounter_yourfirstname yourlastname_yourstate" ...