Burrowing Owls in the neighborhood again

October 18, 2015 · by Birder's Journey | in Birds | tagged Burrowing Owl | 20 Comments

Last year, advocates for a family of Burrowing Owls that had made their home in a local school athletic field were successful in protecting them. The burrows were roped off and marked, and the district re-scheduled games scheduled for that field to a new location.This year the Burrowing Owls are back! They are a ‘species of special concern’, “protected from harassment and/or […]

The Days of Joy

October 5, 2014 · by Birder's Journey | in Birds, Judaism-Birds-Nature Connections | tagged Black and White Warbler, Burrowing Owl, Days of Awe, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Purple Swamphen, Red-shouldered Hawk, Torah | 6 Comments

This week marks the Days of Joy on the Jewish calendar~! We note this special time period between the Days of Awe, which include Rosh HaShana through Yom Kippur, and the beginning of the week-long holiday of Sukkot, when we commemorate the travels of our ancestors in the wilderness, and the building of the sanctuary, […]