New yard bird: Dark-eyed junco, seen yesterday evening in the tulip tree!
It was rewarding to have such a lengthy and diverse yard list from my old house in Bloomington. New species were few and far between, and always a thrill.
But starting over has its rewards, too. I am anticipating new species. Which will be next?
Dawn Hewitt is the editor for Bird Watcher's Digest and Watching Backyard Birds. She has been watching birds since 1979, and wrote a weekly birding column for The Herald Times newspaper in Bloomington, Indiana, for 11 years.