A Charm of Finches

A blog about birding in Texas. Includes information about birds, little known birding places, and the daily joys and disappointments of a birder. Occasional information about other nature-related topics and events.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Sick Birds?

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ChatGPT Image of house finch with conjunctivitis If you feed birds or provide water, at some point, you are going to see sick birds. A f...

Monday, August 11, 2025

A Typical August Morning

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Least sandpiper Clinton & Charles Robertson from RAF Lakenheath, UK & San Marcos, TX, USA & UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Comm...

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Lake Arrowhead Bird Outing Saturday

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Canada geese enjoying the swim area at LASP The monthly bird outing at Lake Arrowhead State Park is scheduled for 8:00 AM on Saturday, Augu...

Listing

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Field list Bird people are notorious for their lists. Many keep all kinds of lists. The most significant list is their life list. As you mig...

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Purple Martins Heading Out!

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Purple Martins are the first bird to migrate back to us in the spring and the first to leave. They start showing up in February and leave t...

Friday, July 25, 2025

Summer Bird Feeding

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Male house sparrow at sunflower feeder Do you feed birds in the summer? Should you? Most people remove all of their feeders in the summer, e...

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Lake Arrowhead SP Monthly Bird Outing

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Yellow-billed cuckoo Dominic Sherony , CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Saturday, 12 July, was our regularly scheduled bird outing at L...

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Penny Miller: Wichita Falls, TX, United States; A lifelong amateur birder, I enjoy getting out and seeing birds. Far from an expert, I nonetheless enjoy learning as much as I can about these fascinating animals. My husband says birds are my obsession. I don't think I'm there yet, but this may be the next step on the road.

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