After what seemed like forever, life started coming back to normal - sort of. I still avoided going out unless I had to. Still no birding ventures or pelagics. A friend commented on how wonderful it must be for the wild things. And surely it seemed to be very good for them. Skies seemed bluer. There was less noise (no airplanes flying overhead). Less cars on the roads. The natural world changed. If you have the chance, I highly suggest seeing this movie narrated by Sir Richard Attenborough:
​Please enjoy Doug's talk here:
In summation, I certainly will report back on some of the efforts I employ. If you have any suggestions for books to read, certainly feel free to leave a comment with titles and authors. I'm in the Northeast USA.