Still working on Sparrows, and still working around the house to winterize. The long range models (GFS...) are suggesting a polar outbreak in central US during the first week of December with possibility of all forms of solid water. For the house, caulking, sealing, insulating, and trimming branches away from the roof. For the sparrows, getting into some of the tougher identifications, then birds that look quite different. This is a Field Sparrow - a rufous head with just a bit of blush behind the eye.

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Just another sparrow (JAS). This is a Black-throated Sparrow from Chaco Culture National Historical Park. A bold black throat and chest with white stripe above the eye and a white mustache.

The news cycle is freaky Friday where they try to cause a heart attack or nervous breakdown. So many depraved MF’s working so hard to destroy everything they can.

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Volunteer work day today. Did some service work on the pole saw since it has a difficult life (multiple users). Main task was fence repair. Replaced 8 fence posts (dug by hand) and 10 rails. Many left to replace.

The Sparrow today is one of the larger sparrows, easy to identify as an adult, enigmatic as a juvenile.

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More sparrows to go; this a Lark Sparrow at the Tallgrass Prairire Preserve. Sore as hell from yesterday, but we finished the main task (there will always be more)

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Volunteer work day ahead, likely clearing along the Lake Trail, but that's sort of like predicting the weather.

Sparrow today is a Song Sparrow - widespread throughout North America over the year. They winter in southern areas. They have a beautiful and diagnostic song making them easy to identify.

Continue to resist and protest as you can. We are turning the tide.

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Three water towers a church and a communications tower, photographed from Buck Hill. The two water towers next to each other (3.94 mi) are at 20 Indian Lane, Canton MA. The large water tower on the horizon (7.7 mi) is at 45 Forest Rd, Stoughton MA. The church is the First United Methodist Church (6.26 mi), 103 Pleasant St, Stoughton MA. The communications tower (23.36 mi) is located at 585 Winthrop St, Taunton MA. This looks like it might be a transmitter tower but I cannot find any information about who broadcasts from here.

An interesting aside... If my house could be seen from Buck Hill, it would be in this photo. Perhaps some of the trees in my yard are visible.

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Continuing on Sparrows; a very large and diverse group that I have not fully mastered. This is a Swamp Sparrow, one of our most visible winter birds. Also one that will pop up to visit with you as you walk by.

A busy work day planned - continuing winter prep. No outrage today. I cannot stay incandescent all day every day even with the admin and the press throwing flash-bangs every 10 seconds. Work today will involve pole saw, chainsaw, table saw and jigsaw. I want to keep all of my fingers, so rage has to be put in a jar on the shelf for the day. Full concentration and slow, deliberate movements only.

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Yesterday's volunteer work day included just about everything: fence repair, blowing leaves off parking lot, repairing tractor hydraulics (again ...), repairing shed doors (again), clearing / cleaning the eastern end of the Lake Trail. A battle against invasive clematis, invasive honeysuckle and other vines that are killing trees, and causing them to fall across the trail. Still much to do there.

Hoping to spot a Harris's Sparrow, but no luck. A large, beautiful sparrow with classic colors. Their range is a narrow band of central US to central Canada.

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A volunteer work day today. Not sure what we will be doing, but confident it will be physically and mentally demanding. Winter birds are in, so hoping to see some of the more reclusive sparrows like this Fox Sparrow.

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A celebration of Veteran's Day - a stay home to work in the gardens day - an install the new bird feeders day. Fall migration is nearly complete, so all of our overwinter groups are here.

A Lincoln's Sparrow

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