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By Jessica Melfi on January 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

A Snowy Surprise

My eight-year-old son is a rising birder, and he often surprises me with various pieces of bird art he has created. I am curating quite a collection of drawings, sculptures, and paintings! Such was the case recently when he presented me with this canvas of two snowy owls, which blew me away with its attention… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on December 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

Lucy’s Life List: The Perfect Gift for Young Birders

Earlier this year, I reviewed for Bird Watcher’s Digest a sweet children’s book written by Sally Deems-Mogyordy and illustrated by our November/December cover artist, Christina Baal. Some 2020 hiccups pushed out the publication of Lucy’s Life List, and it recently became available for purchase—just in time for the holidays! In case you missed it back… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on August 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

Nemesis No More

August is one of the quietest months of the year for birders. I have a handful of regular visitors to the yard—mainly jays, robins, cardinals, song sparrows, and downies, plus an eastern wood pewee somewhere out there calling day in and day out. Always a welcome sight (and sound), but not super exciting. Things will… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on July 23, 2020 Leave a Comment

It’s National Moth Week!

One of the many (many, many…) side effects of becoming a birder is that once you start noticing birds, you start noticing other things with wings. For a growing number of birders, one of those things to catch our fancy is moths. And one of the great things about watching moths is that they become… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on July 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

Book Note: Dreams of Zugunruhe by Michael Kinsey

As a writer, editor, and all-around language lover, I am always delighted to come across new words—which happens a lot as I delve deeper into the birding world. Upon receiving a copy of Dr. Michael Kinsey’s Dreams of Zugunruhe, I was eager to jump in and find out what this big word in the title… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on June 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

You Know You’re a Bird Nerd When…

Last winter during our annual Christmas Bird Count in southeastern Ohio, my team of birders visited an old barn known to have roosting barn owls, hoping to add them to our species list. While we did not lay eyes on the owl (darn it, would’ve been a lifer for me!), one of the leaders located… Read more »

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By Jessica Melfi on March 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

A Time to Nest

Like many of you, my life turned upside down with the announcement that schools would be closing for at least three weeks—and possibly the remainder of the school year. For me, that means that instead of juggling my assistant editor duties at Bird Watcher’s Digest with just a toddler and preschooler at home, now my… Read more »

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