Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
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The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
October 28, 2026
I admit I broke down after collecting the flash drives from my wildlife cameras and seeing the videos of this black bear with her radio transmission collar. And noting the dates.
I recognized her. Her name was Mona.
Last...
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
Townsend’s Solitaire, a rare visitor to the Big Yard and the first new arrival of October.
October 21, 2026
Scented candles sputter and burn in every room.
“The daughters have all decorated for fall,” I tell the wife, having recently ret...
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
Common Poorwill, first and last of the 75 birds of September.
September 30, 2026
Today, by the calendar if not the dewpoints, the monsoon season officially ends. And, topped off by the wet dregs of Hurricane Polo, this one goes into the r...
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
September 25, 2026
Change is change. Inevitable. The planet leans away from summer into the long darkness despite all my clutching and heaving and yelling, despite my clenched fists. This morning, the thermometer reads 52 degrees at wakeup...
The Big Yard: Notes from a Pajama Birdwatcher
September 18, 2026
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