Howard County Conservancy

Watersheds, crockpots and owls! Oh my!

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I’ve been wanting to blog since my fantastic trip birding Poplar Island on the Chesapeake Bay last week but have been running full steam ever since. It was a really fun day out in the field, but I’ll have to save my report for another day.

The title listed above is today in a nutshell!  Watersheds, crockpots and owls, oh my! Sounds like a non sequitur doesn’t it?.. But isn’t a mom’s life simply a series of non sequiturs?  Actually, I think I’m a professional at non sequiturs…LOL.  Now I even know how to spell it correctly. 🙂 Continue reading →

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Happy New Year! Wishing you all peace, health and joy in 2016!

It’s been a great start to Mom’s Big Year so far!

I kicked off January 1st doing what I’ll be doing a LOT of this year… …..Birding!  (Just writing that puts a *huge* smile on my face.)

I joined 18 members of our local bird club at my favorite local spot, The Howard County Conservancy at Mt. Pleasant. Since Friday, a couple of exciting birds have appeared on the scene at various local hotspots, including a Ross’s Goose and a Redhead Duck- both unusual for our area! Check out the barred owl too!

Barred Owl, Photo by Howard Patterson with phonescope adapter
Ross’s Goose, photo by Kevin Heffernan
Redhead duck, photo by Anthony Vanschoor

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