Cheryl

When people ask me what my favorite bird is, I answer, with sincerity, that it's the bird I'm looking at! I love 'em all. 1. But on the Wall of Birds, I voted for Eurasian Hoopoe, which has had a wonderful hold of me ever since I saw one in France 45 years ago. I didn't put that one in eBird then (since eBird didn't exist!) but since then I've been fortunate to see EUHO in Zambia and Zimbabwe. 2. Lately, I've been in search of Red Crossbills (songbirds/passerines), since several types of RECRs from the west are moving into Maine. I've been recording calls and sending to the Finch Network for typing, and entering the type into eBird. 3. Lately, my favorite species around my house has been Bohemian Waxwing. A beautiful bird that irupts from the north.