Good morning everyone!

I’m just going to add some resources from Cherrie in the chat here while we are talking…

Marlboro BIRDS, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1975326525840658Marlboro WILD, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2047287815520570Interactive community Facebook pages, moderated by Cherrie

We have had a barred owl perching outside our dining room window,looking in, amongst a flock of chickadees. It has followed dante tint the woods as well.One of Fred homer’s patients or an unusually inquisitive bird? Mating season?

Birdwatching Apps:Merlin, FREE, Cornell Lab of Ornithologyhttps://merlin.allaboutbirds.orgSibley Birds, 2nd Ed. ($20) - through Apple apps or Google Play

Citizen Science Apps and Websites:eBirdiNaturalist

Feeding Birds, getting started:https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/browse/topic/feeding-birds/

Winter Plant ID Guides:Wildflowers in Winter, Carol Levine (YaleU, 1995)Weeds in Winter, Lauren Brown (HoughtonMiff, 1977)Bark, Field Guide to Trees of the NE, Michael Wojtech (Univ. Press of New England, 2011)

Noticed a group of 5 crows visiting and announcing themselves on sunny days, but flying south at 4PM or so every day.

http://www.wintercrowroost.com/

How long does it take a crow to fly 50mi?

EVENT:“Hope Springs Eternal: A Celebration of Spring Ephemerals" with Cherrie CoreyTuesday, April 20, 7 pm, virtual presentationTo register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArduGvrjIvH9ZF0Fdhc3uRgo-uRUpygWXH

https://www.marlborocommunity.center/rant