Karren and I banded this morning at Macedonia Cemetary, and caught a total of twelve birds, making for a relatively good morning. This may not seem like a lot, but compared to our past totals of 8, 5, and 5 birds here, today was pretty busy. Of interest this morning was a recently fed Black Rat Snake laying on a rock beside one of our trails.
Bunting, Indigo 6
Ovenbird 3
Sparrow, Chipping 1
Thrush, Wood 1
Warbler, Black-and-white 1
About Me
- Mike McCloy
- I'm Mike McCloy, a recent graduate from the Natural Resources Conservation and Management program at Western Carolina University who currently works as an Ecologist for an environmental consulting firm in Lawrenceville, Georgia. I have dabbled in seasonal/temporary ornithological field work through the lower 48 states in locations as diverse as Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, and North Carolina. I was raised in a small town in eastern North Carolina and have been an avid birder and curious naturalist since I was a wee little chap of about five years old. Unsurprisingly, birding is the primary motivation behind most of my travels. However, I am becoming increasingly fascinated with other cultural aspects of international travel as and aim to incorporate more of these experiences into my travels and writings in the future. In addition, I hope to use this blog to inspire other travelers (particularly birders and nature enthusiasts) to pursue their dreams both professionally and along the road as well as provide helpful trips and tricks for traveling on a shoestring budget (as I often seem to do!).
I'm glad you had a good day today. We enjoyed our trip to Missouri so much, especially enjoyed seeing the mountains and woods of the area. It was wonderful to see you and meet Karen. Hope you get lots more great birds.
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