In 2011, I participated in a workshop with the 
Cooper’s Hawk
Bird of the Day card featuring Cooper’s Hawk. I’ve enjoyed hearing and seeing these birds around the neighborhood!
Naturalist Project
The practice of sketching and close observation awakens the senses and cultivates scientific inquiry. Throughout my explorations, I have grown increasingly curious about natural history and have committed myself to a self-guided study the environment. Both in the field and at home, I strive to identify and learn about my surroundings. Birds of the Pacific NW region are my first focus and I am creating a series of small compositions each featuring one bird with notes about its life and habitat. I have completed over 70 “Bird of the Day” cards, some of which are available as limited edition prints on bamboo in my Shop.
Bird Resources
I carry my small Nikon 7×15 monocular and iPod Touch everywhere for bird-spotting and use the following resources for identification and learning.
- All About Birds, Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology website for birds and bird watching
- The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, beautiful book and app
- Birds Eye, an app that tells you where and what birds have been recently sited.
