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Detour to Dawn Flight
Our vacation gets rained out and leads us somewhere magical
Jan 14
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American Robins in the Deep Freeze
Highlights from Christmas Bird Count 2025
Dec 21, 2025
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[Sketching Session Replay] Varied Thrush
December 13, 2025 Zoom Sketching Session
Dec 14, 2025
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Have I ever actually seen a male Snow Bunting?
How a podcast sent me down an identification rabbit hole
Dec 7, 2025
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What If I Treated Art More Like Birding?
How showing up to see what happens is getting me creatively unstuck
Nov 23, 2025
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The Grasshopper Sparrow Journals
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The Grasshopper Sparrow Journals: August 24-October 19, 2024
We encounter more charming Sedge Wrens, witnessed an amazing morning of bat migration, and led one heck of a fall sparrow bird walk
Apr 6, 2025
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The Grasshopper Sparrow Journals: July 27-August 10, 2024
A surprise from the Mockingbirds, a park lifer, and fall migration begins
Mar 23, 2025
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The Grasshopper Sparrow Journals: June 22-July 20, 2024
Very early mornings, bird sex, and awkwardly adorable babies
Mar 2, 2025
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[Sketching Session Replay] Varied Thrush
December 13, 2025 Zoom Sketching Session
Dec 14, 2025
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Join me on Zoom this Sunday 11/9/25 to celebrate Love Letters to Birds first birthday!
We'll be sketching Redpolls and chatting about winter finches
Nov 4, 2025
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A peek into my nature journaling process during spring migration
In this video post I take you behind the scenes into my nature journaling process.
May 24, 2025
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Drawing birds from memory [Drawing Workshop]
We draw some birds and laugh a lot
Mar 23, 2025
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Art Process Posts
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What If I Treated Art More Like Birding?
How showing up to see what happens is getting me creatively unstuck
Nov 23, 2025
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I didn't realize how much fear was holding me back in art until I changed my process
Trying to find the balance between challenges and skills is tricky!
Oct 7, 2025
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Falling in love with the birds of Colombia
How I’m preparing to meet Colombia's incredible birds while exploring growth edges
Mar 16, 2025
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A Night with Swallow-tailed Gulls
Reflections on nature journaling and a behind-the-scenes look at my process
Jan 26, 2025
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Birding Trips
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Detour to Dawn Flight
Our vacation gets rained out and leads us somewhere magical
Jan 14
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I deal with an unexpected challenge, see some jaw-droppingly beautiful birds, and fall into listing mode
Highlights from Colombia: Days 10-13
Sep 21, 2025
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We experience high altitude birding, watch some fabulous ducks, and encounter a rare Antpitta
Highlights from Colombia Days 7-9
Sep 8, 2025
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Dealing with sleep deprivation, failing at my nature journaling goals, and encountering soooo many birds
Highlights from Colombia: Days 4-6
Aug 24, 2025
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