Dan's Feathursday Feature: 2022 Retrospective
As the year draws to a close, here’s a list of the fourteen birds I wrote about in 2022, with a photo of each bird. I think you’ll have no problem matching the names to the photos.
BUT, hold on a second….
Also written below is a playlist of songs. Can you match each song to the bird that “inspired” me to select it for this playlist? A few are obvious. A few are tricky. And a few will only make sense (maybe) if you’ve read my essay about that bird.
I offer this eclectic playlist at risk of revealing not only my strange taste in music (all songs were chosen from my existing library), but also the weird twists my mind can take when it has too much time to play around.
I also posted a Spotify playlist of the songs for your edification. Enjoy, if you dare!
American Avocet "Loves Me Like a Rock" by Paul Simon
Barred Owl "Hit the Road, Jack" by Ray Charles
Blue Jay "Meadowlark" by Patti LuPone
Clay-colored Sparrow "Yellow Bird" by Chris Isaak
Eastern Meadowlark "A Stór Mo Chroì" by The Chieftains, Bonnie Raitt
Indigo Bunting "Talking to Myself Again" by Tammy Wynette
Red-winged Blackbird "Pink Shoe Laces" by Dodie Stevens
Rock Pigeon "Foul Owl On the Prowl" by The Little Willies
Ruddy Duck "Little Brown Bird" Muddy Waters
Short-eared Owl "Wild Turkey" by Jefferson Airplane
Savannah Sparrow "Mood Indigo" by Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins
Say’s Phoebe "Bye Bye Blackbird" by Etta Jones
Wild Turkey "You Don’t Know My Name" by Alicia Keys
Yellow Warbler "Blue Bayou" by Roy Orbison
Dan's Feathursday Feature is a regular contribution to the COS blog featuring the thoughts, insights and photography of Chicago birder, Dan Lory on birds of the Chicago region.