On Summoning Demons

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

kferrin.com has published my epistolary horror short story, “On Summoning Demons”.

Extra credit question #1: Who is the “B.F.” referenced in the story?

Extra credit question #2: What other famous horror short story does “B.F.” appear in?

2018 The Year in Birds

Saturday, January 5th, 2019

eBird tells me I saw a reasonable 404 species last year. There are probably a few here and there I didn’t report. 146 of those were in Kings County. Thanks to trips to California, New Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Vancouver, Portugal, and Morocco I managed a respectable 20 life birds including one in Brooklyn and one in Central Park:

  • Spotless Starling A1, Casablanca-Settat, MA (33.033, -8.533) MA-10 02 Dec 2018
  • Brown-necked Raven Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
  • Sardinian Warbler Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
  • Moussier’s Redstart Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
  • Corn Bunting Essaouira Lodge MA-11 01 Dec 2018
  • Maghreb Magpie Boulevard Mohamed VI, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.61, -8.003) MA-11 30 Nov 2018
  • House Bunting Jemaa el-Fnaa MA-11 26 Nov 2018
  • Common Bulbul Avenue du 7ème Art, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.594, -7.99) MA-11 25 Nov 2018
  • White Stork Avenue du 7ème Art, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, MA (31.594, -7.99) MA-11 25 Nov 2018
  • Northwestern Crow Vancouver–Harbour Green Park CA-BC 28 Aug 2018
  • Black Rail Alviso Marina County Park US-CA 16 Aug 2018
  • Dusky Grouse Elliot Barker Trailhead US-NM 25 Jun 2018
  • Brewer’s Sparrow Eagle Nest SP – Moreno Day Use Area US-NM 23 Jun 2018
  • Lewis’s Woodpecker Angel Fire Resort US-NM 22 Jun 2018
  • Black-billed Magpie Randall Davey Audubon Center US-NM 16 Jun 2018
  • Scaled Quail Embudito Canyon US-NM 15 Jun 2018
  • Black-chinned Sparrow Embudito Canyon US-NM 15 Jun 2018
  • Kirtland’s Warbler Central Park–Reservoir US-NY 12 May 2018
  • Bachman’s Sparrow Hal Scott Regional Preserve and Park US-FL 18 Mar 2018
  • Rough-legged Hawk Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park US-NY 20 Jan 2018

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