With the balcony usually shut these chilly fall days and most of the helicopters that fly the air corridors within range of our house already documented, a project that began in June and was ongoing well into September has wound up on hiatus.

I’ve been warned against sharing too much about this exercise in surveillance. The government, it has been suggested, might confiscate my computer as evidence against me in a case involving the collection of classified information. If you ask me, the more likely scenario has them rewarding my meticulous service of organizing their data.

Without further ado, I present the highlights of the 2013 birdwatching season at Lewicka.