June 23: Cathedral Woods

the wren’s song 

unfurled above twinflowers

fairy houses

June 2: Catbird seat

freedom of choice

sitting on the porch

to listen to the catbird

May 28: Apple tree

as if the hot pink blossoms
weren't enough
grosbeak's song


Listen to the Rose-breasted Grosbeak's melodious song here.

May 23: "New for Spring!"

vireo singing
or the green leaves that hide him
new spring menu

May 22: Warblers

hearing their songs
over the adding machine
spring warblers

May 15: Birdsong

yellow warbler
is that the real bird singing
or my ringtone?

April 8: FOY

for a few minutes

it feels like spring

first phoebe calling

FOY=birder’s shorthand for “first of year,” first bird noted of a migrant species

March 13: Saguaro NP

cactus forest

following songs of sparrows

losing myself

December 16: Sea smoke

Hidden by sea smoke

long conversations

of long-tailed ducks

Rockland Breakwater this morning

October 29: Starling

Atop the steeple

starling aspires to music,

doesn’t quite succeed.

August 21: Overheard

We can only hear it--

osprey keening in the fog

far from its nest.

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August 19: Late season

No more birdsong

up on the mountain,

just one whining vireo.

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July 28: Insomnia

A sort of relief

by the time the first bird sings,

something else awake.

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July 23: In the green temple of our backyard

Rumbles of thunder--

ash tree becomes oracle,

birdsong litany.

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July 12: Sparrow

heard over the lawnmower--

sparrow's repeated song

such a hopeful sound

July 5: End of travel

Arrived home at last.
River, vireo's song
sound exactly the same.

June 30: Catbird

Does the cat understand

what the catbird has to say?

Does the willow?

 

 

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June 25: Iris

Blue flag irises--

even more beautiful

near the singing wren.

 

 

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June 14: After work

We share a cup of decaf

on the back step,

count the birds singing.

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May 29: Mimic

Thrasher welcomes sunrise--

torrent of borrowed notes

transformed, transforming.

 

 

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