Honey was laid to rest in a location easily accessible to Lily Fans. The many comments on Facebook and in emails today served as a memorial of sorts. Reading them was a 
White-throated sparrow
white stripe morphcelebration of her life. Thank you. We are all feeling it together.
White-throated sparrow
tan stripe morphShe will never be forgotten.
Out the window the last couple days, the non-tame gull with the dark red spot on its lower bill is training me to put the bologna where it wants it.
One of the strikingly colored “white-striped morph” (as the bird books say it) white-throated sparrows sat where the camera could finally capture the details of its head. A less striking “tan-striped morph” put in an appearance for comparison.
I blame Eli for digging up a chipmunk cache yesterday, but it will now be harder to assign blame because a second male has made an appearance. Pictures to come when they show up in good light.
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| Herring gull | Herring gull snagging bologna | Chipmunk hole dug up |
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center