A Very Useful Bird Locator
A North Carolina birder and programmer, Michael Fogleman, has created a slick tool that utilizes eBird data in a novel way. It is located at https://www.michaelfogleman.com/birds/. You simply need to enter a location (you can even use zip code), a radius, and a month, and then the program will query eBird data and build a… Continue reading A Very Useful Bird Locator
Okarito Kiwi
The cost, in New Zealand currency, was $75 each. For my wife Claire and I, that would make it just over $100 in terms of US dollars. A fair price for a top life bird, if we could get it. Especially one as unique and rare as the Okarito Kiwi. It was January of 2019,… Continue reading Okarito Kiwi
Harvesting Sunlight
I only wish I would have done this years ago. We pulled the trigger last fall to install solar panels on our house. We have a roof that stands well above most of our trees, with a big south-facing expanse as well as good east and west exposures. We put a total of 49 panels… Continue reading Harvesting Sunlight
