The Freiday Bird Blog

Friday, December 25, 2015

Fri-D - Christmas Merlin

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[Click to enlarge photos.] Out doing some car birding this Christmas morning, I spotted this raptor perched near the junction of Bayshore Ro...
Thursday, December 24, 2015

Tale of two Christmas Bird Counts

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Being ill during a Christmas Bird Count is no fun, but good birds and great company make fine consolations. Christmas Bird Counts have alway...
Saturday, December 19, 2015

Catching up, first impressions of the Nikon 200–500 5.6 on the D 7200, and get a flu shot

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On the non sequitur (for this blog) comments on the flu shot, you can read to the bottom of this post to find out why I think you should get...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Cedar waxwings, raptors, and the computer dies again

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So only two weeks after my amazing son, Donald Joseph, and I completely disassembled my laptop, replaced the keyboard, souped it up a little...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

Sky. Birds. Joyful.

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Even by November standards. Even by Bayshire standards. The sky this morning is extreme. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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Don Freiday
[Try viewing the web version for more info about me, services offered, helpful links, twitter feed, etc.] A wildlife professional for 32 years, with a career including the Cape May Bird Observatory; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NJ Audubon; Rutgers U.; Hunterdon Cty, NJ Parks; and the NJ Div.of Fish and Wildlife. Specialized in the human dimensions of wildlife conservation, with substantial habitat management, academic, and wildlife research experience. Operated a MAPS banding station for many years, a past member of the NJ Bird Records Committee, past editor of Records of New Jersey Birds, and board member of the NJTWS for 6 years. Traveled to 49 states, 12 countries, and 5 continents, mostly as a birding tour leader. Competed in the NJ World Series of birding for 25 years, as a member of winning teams several times; in the Great Texas Birding Classic 4 times, winning once; and in Israel’s Champions of the Flyway event. Written over 1000 articles, 2 books and 3,000 blog posts, virtually all on some aspect of nature. Free-time pursuits include birding, hunting, traditional archery, photography, kayaking and training retrievers. Especially proud of my two adult sons.
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