Avian Ecologist

Too Much Banner

I don’t want a banner or slider that takes up the whole front page. I want visitors to see content and not just a pretty picture dominating the screen when they first visit my site. So, some themes I might otherwise like aren’t quite what I’m looking for… Pinnacle Dispatch Personal Portfolio Innovation Lite

Themes That Match My “Wants”

Right now, I’m rocking health-center-lite, which matches the basics of what I’m looking for. Yet, using it has revealed a few strange features (or lack thereof). For example, it is not responsive (nor even really adaptive?) as far as I can tell. Enigma-parallax looks nice. Is Advertica too flashy? All of these (and Invert Lite, […]

The Task of Picking a Theme

So, now I have this fancy WordPress-powered site to up my professional game, but let me tell ya: picking a theme is way harder than I thought! I need a webpage that, for now, showcases me as I look for a job post-graduation. First off, I’m not a designer, so it took me quite a bit […]

Say’s Phoebe

We were lucky to dart out this evening in time to find a Say’s phoebe that had been reported in Verona, WI.

Learning the Jargon

In my WordPress journey, I’ve had to learn a few things about web design. For example, there’s a school of design termed “responsive.” It means that pages are built to fit any size.

WI Rare Birds: Last Week March

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Dark-Eyed Junco

I have one of the original model Audubon Wingscapes Feeder Cams that I have set up on my bird feeder. I’m in the process of upgrading my setup, so stay tuned. In the meantime, I got perhaps the best photo of a dark-eyed junco I can hope for as long as the cam is pointed […]

American Crow

I invested in a larger hopper feeder, but for now, it’s still hanging from a Shepherd’s hook. I think my larger feathered friends sometimes have trouble with it! Yet, they seem to love my red pepper suet, so much so that I caught them digging up a cache in the lawn. Concurrently, I noticed one […]

Summer Vacation

What better vacations than friends’ weddings? I just got the invite to attend the wedding of 2 of my dear friends from my MS lab. In addition to seeing many of our close friends again and celebrating a joyous occasion, we’re of course also already planning our birding! My mom’s best friend has a house […]

Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz

I’m the Wisconsin state coordinator for the Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz! I’m happy to entertain any questions related to this last year of the spring initiative in the upper Midwest. Today, I headed to check out an Area of Interest, namely Danielson Rd. (Jefferson Co.). I was not disappointed! I found a large flock […]