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I just returned from a trip to Santa Barbara, California and on the trip back home I drove up Interstate 5, through California's central valley, which just happens to coincide with the Pacific Flyway. For those of you who don't know, flyways are generally considered to be the main north-and-south "highways" that birds travel during their migrations. Migration routes are usually considered to be the "lanes" of individual travel from any particular breeding ground to the winter quarters of the birds that use them. No two species follow exactly the same path from beginning to end.
There are four major North American Flyways: the Pacific, the Central, the Mississippi and the Atlantic. These four flyways cover all of North America from the Arctic down through the US and blend or merge together in Central and South America. Some birds travel the full length of these flyways for a trip of over 3000 miles twice a year! Is it any wonder that they need some place to stop and refuel on their long journey?
As I left my Mom's house in Lincoln Hills (near Sacramento, California) I spotted a White-Tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) hovering near the local golf course looking for lunch. What a beautiful sight! The kite is a falcon-shaped hawk with a body length of 14-17 inches, more than a three foot wingspan and weighs 9-10 1/2 ounces. They favor agricultural areas, grasslands, marshes, savannas, and other open land or sparsely wooded areas from the West Coast and Gulf Coast of the United States into Central America and eastern South America.
The Black-Shouldered Kite is the Australian relative of the White-Tailed Kite. These kites prefer a diet of small mammals like mice and voles but will also occasionally hunt birds, reptiles and amphibians. Kites search for prey from soaring or hovering flight, then swoop down onto their prey. Their hunting style is very similar to the American Kestrel that we love to see hovering over our fields here in northern California. Their nest is a platform of sticks in the fork of a tree or bush where they will lay 3-5 eggs. The eggs hatch out around 30 days later and the young kites fledge at 5-6 weeks of age.
As I drove further north I was able to see flocks of hundreds of migrating birds in the Sacramento Valley. Hundreds and hundreds of land birds and water fowl refueling for their migrations. Keep your feeders and water supplies full during this most important time of migration. We want our birds to grow and flourish so that they can come back and visit us all next Spring.
Larry Jordan has been bird watching for many years and building birdhouses for over 26 years. For more information on bird watching, bird houses, feeding wild birds, birds in the news, bird conservation, and some great bird photos go to The Birder's Report and sign up for my newsletter or my RSS Feed.
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Party Planning This Fall Made Easy With This Apple Harvest Party
Autumn, to me is the most glorious season of the year. I am charmed by the hint of crispness that I feel in the evening air, not quite cold but not sticky hot either, and best of all this is when the apples come rolling in at my local farmers market.
To me, apples are the best and possibly the most versatile fruits on the planet. And, I love that they have a varied and sordid history -- from Eden to Snow White (they’ve been through a lot!) So naturally I channel all this apple-love into a fun apple harvest dinner party.
I want to have fun at the party and not be exhausted from cooking and prepping all day so my plan is to keep everything simple. I’d like to have dinner on the deck, so I decide to keep the party to 8 guests total including my husband and me. Next, I make sure that my party space is ready for guests. I make a list of the things that need to refreshed after my summer dinner parties like: buy more citronella fuel for my torches, get a few more votives for the table, sweep the deck and give the cushions a fluff.
I want to include apples in my table décor, of course, but I want it to be simple and fresh. I choose the theme of “fresh from the orchard” and I decide to create centerpieces using paper lunch sacks filled with apples. I roll the sides of the bags to various heights and tie ribbon belts around the sacks for a punch of color. I add tags with sayings including “tasty” & “juicy” to the ribbon for a little fun. These centerpieces will also be great take-home gifts for my friends. I’ll be sure to slip my favorite apple pie recipe into the bags before they leave so they’ll have inspiration for using their apples at home.
Because I’m obsessed with decorative papers, I create apple-themed place cards and menus for my party. These cute little cards are available on my website if you’d like to use them for your party too. Decor tip: slipping the place cards into the tongs of the fork at each place setting adds a little extra dimension to the tablescape and is a great way to display them.
Now for the good stuff – the food! I always have drinks and tasty bites ready to go 10 – 15 minutes before party time. These little lifesavers are great for those early bird arrivals and keep us all happy until the last guests arrive. I decide to make little apple, ham & brie stacks. These remind me of little croque monsieurs – without the bread. Yum! They are great because they can be prepared in advance and then served at room temperature. I think I’ll slide mine on to little skewers to make them even easier to munch. Perfect little no-fuss bites. I think sparkling apple cider and apple martinis are just right with these. Cocktail tip: I recommend using a cocktail mixer when making apple martinis – these shortcuts make “tending the bar” a snap!
For dinner, I want to start with a small salad of mixed greens combined with sliced apples and topped with candied walnuts (which I buy pre-candied in the nut aisle at my local grocery store) and a shaving or two of Parmesan cheese. Bleu cheese crumbles would be a delicious alternative to the parm, if you prefer. Drizzle just a touch of olive oil and apple cider vinegar and voila! Salad is served.
For the entrée, I am craving ham slowly roasted in apple cider with an apple-honey-mustard glaze. Now remember, I said I don’t want to cook all day, so I’m going to rely on my slow-cooker (also known as a crock-pot). This is my favorite entertaining secret weapon. I get all the benefits of a slow cooked meal without having to hover over the stove for hours. To accompany the ham, I’ll make cheesy cheddar grits and apple-cabbage slaw. These will be easy to prepare shortly before guests arrive.
But, how to end this meal, that’s the hardest decision. I love apple pie and I’m sorely tempted to go that route but the siren call of apple-cider donuts is too much for me to resist – plus I can set up stations so that all of us can participate in making them which will be a lot of fun for all of us and create some great memories. What more could an apple-crazed gal like me ask for?
Here are a few of the recipes to try:
Rustic Ham with Apple-Honey-Mustard Glaze
Ham:
1 fully cooked ham, 3 - 5 pounds, be sure it will fit in your slow cooker
4 cups apple cider, or enough to cover (apple juice may be used if cider isn’t available)
12 whole cloves
Glaze:
2 cups apple cider
2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
½ cup honey
½ teaspoon or a pinch of ground cloves
1 - Roughly score ham with a knife and randomly stud with whole cloves.
2 - Place ham in slow cooker and pour apple cider over ham to cover.
3 - Cook on low for 8 hours.
4 - During last 20 minutes of cooking preheat oven to 400 degrees and prepare glaze. In a small bowl, combine cider, mustard, honey and ground cloves.
5 - Place ham into a roasting pan and brush glaze over top of ham.
6 - Bake for 30 minutes or until ham is browned. Remove from oven and allow to rest on cutting board for 30 minutes. Note: Leaving the ham in the pan will encourage more cooking and not help the ham cool down.
7 – Slice and serve!
Apple Cider Donuts:
2 Tablespoons butter, softened
1 ½ cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoon cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ cup apple cider
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups Bisquick
canola oil
1. In a bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add in 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon of nutmeg, combine well. Next, add apple cider, buttermilk, egg, egg yolk and vanilla, mix thoroughly, scraping sides of bowl to be sure batter is well blended. Finally, stir in bisquick.
2. In a shallow bowl or pie plate, combine 1 cup of sugar, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon and 1 teaspoon of nutmeg. Set this aside to coat hot donuts after frying.
3. Flour your hands and your countertop and lightly roll dough to a 1/2-inch thickness. Try not to work the dough too much – you don’t want it to become tough. Use either a 2-1/2-inch doughnut cutter or 2 graduated sizes of glasses. Dip cutter or glasses into flour between cuts to keep cutting easy. Reshape dough and cut again. Roll remaining dough into small donut “holes.”
4. Fill a large frying pan ¾ of the way full with oil. Heat over medium heat. Place donuts into hot oil – be careful not to crowd the pan. Cook for 2 – 3 minutes or until golden brown. Gently flip the donut and cook another 2 – 3 minutes. Remove donuts from oil with a slotted spoon or tongs. Drain on paper towels.
5. Immediately dip hot donuts into sugar, cinnamon & nutmeg mix.
6. Repeat with remaining donuts and “holes.”
7. If not eating immediately, allow donuts and holes to cool on cooling rack. Store in sealed Ziploc bag in refrigerator. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Looking for more festive holiday party ideas this holiday season, stop by Jennifer’s blog or her website Jennifer Carroll Designs today.
About the Author
Jennifer Carroll is a southern wedding, party and lifestyle expert and has been featured on NBC and in The Knot and Virginia Bride magazines. Her company Jennifer Carroll Events, LLC, www.jennifercarrollevents.com designs events all over the U.S. and in Europe. She is currently writing a book on entertaining at home and has launched a line of stylish note card sets for baby, Christmas and everyday under her brand, Jennifer Carroll Designs.
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