It’s always a special
day when I see Junior the Great Horned Owl in our tree all day long.

This is a surprise. Thank you, Readers and Booksellers. Thank you, #Barnes&Noble for choosing #TheBackyardBirdChronicles as #GiftBookoftheYear.

What I’m excited to report: Wildcare of San Rafael released into our yard young doves that had been rescued as babies. So happy our yard was chosen because we had adult doves and a reliable food source.

What I notice when drawing birds: the miraculous way their feathers are made up, feathers used to fly thousands of miles twice a year.

What I’m doing 32 years after the beginning of the all-author band, the Rock Bottom Remainders: reuniting with Stephen King, getting our photo taken by Mary Karr, before we head to rehearsal at Dave Barry’s house.

What I’m excited about: Next week, a passel of juvenile Mourning Doves are being released by Wildcare in my backyard, where they will join adult Mourning Doves that will teach them the basics of survival, that is, how to eat food they’ve knocked from the feeder. Below: baby doves from last year.

The loves of my life.

Here are photos of me to prove it’s me on Bluesky.