Field Notes
The field journal
Birds I've been out to see — photographs and a little of their natural history, from the refuges and forests near home and wherever else the birding takes me.
Latest · 14 October 2026
A Curious Wood-Pewee and Other Birds in Autumn
A Western Wood Pee-Wee watching me closely and more birds among fall colors.
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10 October 2026
Native Crabapples and the Cedar Waxwings Who Love Them
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29 September 2026
An Earful of Cedar Waxwings Outside the Kitchen Door
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26 September 2026
Pileated Woodpeckers and Other Apple Eaters
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15 September 2026
Red Crossbills at Scatter Creek and San Juan Island
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2 August 2026
A Cordial Anna's Hummingbird and Others
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31 July 2026
Summer Mornings with Pigeon Guillemots
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18 July 2026
Yellow Warbler Dedicated Dads
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13 July 2026
Brand New Birds!
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11 July 2026
Rambunctious Red-breasted Sapsucker Juveniles
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13 June 2026
A Thrush That Sings the Day Down