I was invited to take on a side project for our Institute's "Bring Your Kids To Work Day". Turns out my manager wanted me to give her two young'uns a birding walk through the office park property--a trail that allowed access to field, edge, wood, and riparian habitats. The young men were already willing, having apparently decided I was "cool" as birder & chorister. And so we worked said trail until the rains came...about half an hour. What a challenge! The little guys were a bit disappointed that birds were harder to see than hear. But I gamely taught some mnemonics---such as "Cheeseburger Cheeseburger Cheeseburger" for the Carolina Wren. I am hoping they saw something valuable in the exercise, or will have enough memory of it to try again on their own time. It's a pleasure passing on the passion.
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