Notes from a beautiful place on the planet: part of the driftless area of northwestern Wisconsin at Lake Pepin, where the Mississippi winds beneath limestone bluffs and the night sky is unobscured. Thanks for visiting! ~Uri

May 9, 2008

Warblers Uncovered!


This cool Spring means the leaves are emerging very gradually, so there is very little protective cover between the elusive little Warblers and my field glasses. Our local Yellow Warblers are bright and abundant this year.  Listen to Yellow Warbler»

May 7, 2008

Songs and Trills all the day long

These are the magic days: when every single songbird (it seems) is here and in full voice from daybreak until dusk, when toads take over and fill the rest of the evening with their mesmerizing trill.  Listen to Toads»
This is the sweet, fleeting time when the woods are dotted with Anemone, Violet and Bellwort.