Mystic River Scouting Mission

Well, it's much colder than it should be, but it is just about peak spring birding here in Boston. In the past week I've seen six species of birds that I never have before. ( Read more... )

The area around Wellington station is a hellish sprawl of highways, office parks, construction and more highways. ( Read more... )

keeping a list

Keeping a list may be the ugliest part of birding (well, apart from the vests that some birders wear). ( Read more... )

Politics, crows.

Just a couple items to share:

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. Among them are H. L. Hunt (you possibly know his background), a few other Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or business man from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid.
President Eisenhower (R), 1954. http://www.snopes.com/politics/quotes/ike.asp
(emphasis mine)

On a completely different note, crows are wicked smart. Monkey smart.