Date: 1/4/26 9:32 am From: Sandra Gaunt <sagaunt42...> Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] New Year of Birding
I too have been birding for over 60 years - am 83. Live near the Sciota
corridor which affords a lot of flyover birds as well as yard birds - 20
for the new year. Indeed - keep at it.
Sandra L.L.Gaunt
S of Dublin, Oh
On Sun, Jan 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM Joe Faulkner <joeinthewoods...>
wrote:
> Robert,
>
> I, too, am 80 years old. I’ve been birding for close to 50 of those
> years. We are fortunate enough to own a 60 acre “yard”, so we see a lot of
> birds without having to go too far. Already have 45 species this
> year/month with 31 in the yard. Keep at it.
>
> Joe Faulkner
> Somerset, Ohio
> Perry county
> Sent from iPad
>
> > On Jan 4, 2026, at 8:14 AM, Robert Dudley <greyowlvermont...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am, at best a causal birder, my list last year was 77 species, the
> year before 198 thanks to a week in Texas. At 80 I have set my goal is to
> observe as many birds as possible. I started the tradition many years ago
> of a new years day hike which this year was going to include birding.
> Unfortunately my wife was admitted to the hospital on Dec 31st. Missed the
> Christmas bird count and missed my New Years day hike. Driving home from
> the Hospital on the first I observed a bald eagle. An auspicious start to
> the year. On the second I stopped at Clover Cemetery and Wetlands and
> added a Northern Pintail. I had a few errands to run yesterday near
> Highbanks Metro parks and spent 10 minutes observing the birds visiting the
> feeders. Total birds for the year 16.
> >
> > My wife will be discharged today, so no birding today and possibly
> tomorrow. My wife is way more important than birds.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Bob
> >
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