User:MerlinCat2

About me
Just a guy that likes to read new and obscure things and help out :)

I'm currently researching: the history of bird watching and bird feeding.

Current Wikipedia project: Carrol L. Henderson biography

I'm into gossip, useless information, and anything that makes me wonder about our built environment. I was really into steam radiators for a while.

I've done archival research, and dig extensively into the Wayback Machine to find good sources from our digital past.

Writer, historian, and wannabe journalist.

Some of the things I'm working on

 * Mary Stuart (actress)
 * Skate4Cancer
 * Bird feeding
 * Blossom Dearie
 * Dusty Springfield discography
 * Log Cabin Republicans

I'm relatively new to Wikipedia, so please let me know on my talk page if I make any mistakes that need fixing!

Bird List
An incomplete list of birds I've seen

Songbirds, Woodpeckers, etc.

 * Black-capped chickadee (my spark bird)
 * Baltimore oriole
 * Blue jay
 * American crow
 * Red-breasted nuthatch
 * White-breasted nuthatch
 * American robin
 * American goldfinch
 * Cedar waxwing
 * Great crested flycatcher
 * Eastern phoebe
 * Cactus wren
 * Gila woodpecker
 * Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker
 * Red-bellied woodpecker
 * Pileated woodpecker

Wading Birds, Sandpipers

 * Great blue heron
 * Green heron
 * Wilson's snipe
 * Killdeer

Ducks, Geese, Swans

 * Canada goose (my favorite!)
 * Mallard
 * Redhead
 * Mandarin duck

Owls, Hawks, Eagles

 * Bald eagle
 * Harris's hawk
 * Golden eagle
 * Eastern screech owl