Some of the newer or more casual members of the birding community may think of summer as the ‘slow’ time for birding. And in many ways it is. Spring migration is a done deal. If you so choose, you can hang up the binoculars, put the scope away after a good cleaning, and use your photography gear to capture more land-dwelling forms of life, such as your family, whom you may have neglected during the spring migration! So at the risk of being a spoiler for the summertime you thought you had “off”, I offer a few comments of interest about our summer avifauna in the Atlanta metro area. Migration and Nesting One point in this article will be the following: it is erroneous to think that “summer” is the time “after” spring migration and “before” fall migration. It is true that spring migration moves along at a pretty good…
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A Bit of Dirt – 2000 Newsletters
Click the link below each overview to read the full newsletter. Usually in each edition are also GCMGA event write-ups, meeting minutes, and additional association information. Spring, “Notes from the Extension Office”; “Paired for Life (or not)”; “State Trees”; “Planting Tomatoes”; “Integrated Pest Management”; “Timely Topics” BOD-2000 Spring Summer, “Timely Tips”; “Gardening on the Web”; “Mission is Possible”; “Wildflowers Myths and Medicines”; “Buenas Plant Sale and Muchas Gracias”; “Champion Trees”; “Trees, Traditions & Myths”; “Annuals for a Long Hot Summer”; “Georgia Gold Medal Plants 2000” BOD-2000 Summer Fall, “Next Year or Three or Five Years from Now”; “Keep Fit and Healthy with your Garden”; “Bask in the Sunshine”; “Bits and Pieces, This and That”; “Dig, Divide and Conquer” BOD-2000 Fall Winter, “”Timely Tips for Landscape and Garden”; “Global Gardening on the Web”; “You’re Invited” BOD-2000 Winter Related Images:
A Bit of Dirt – 1999 Newsletters
Click the link below each overview to read the full newsletter. Usually in each edition are also GCMGA event write-ups, meeting minutes, and additional association information. Spring, “What Happened to my Lawn and Other Things in the Landscape?”; “Get Ready for the Birds”; “Make a Copper Arch”; “1999 All-America Selections Winners”; “Web Gardening”; “Garden Trends Showcase”; “Try some Summer Bulbs”; “The Winter Hummingbird” BOD-1999 Spring Summer, “Timely Topics”; “Heat Maps”; “Web Gardening”; “Slugs”; “Flowers for Fragrance”; “Great Backyard Bird Count”; “New Roses for 1999”; “Books for a Summer Day”; “Uninvited Guest”; “Gibbs Garden Tour”; “The National Garden”; “Soil Solarization” BOD-1999 Summer Autumn, “Notes on Grass (Extension Office)”; “Naming Those Plants”; “Floral Trivia”; “Before you Spray”; “Exploding the Bird Myths”; “Life in the 1500’s…”; “Timely Topics” BOD-1999 Fall Winter, “Large vs. Small Trees: Transplanting Shock”; “Timely Topics”; “Heaths for Winter Flowers”; “Great Backyard Bird Count 2000”; “Favorite Houseplants”; “Adventures in Oz”…