Despite temperatures ranging from the low 30’s to mid 80’s, rain, wind and snow, our group of 15 birders were able to find a total of 128 species. Highlights included dancing sage grouse, close looks at both male and female … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on May 5, 2017 Spring is in the air! A White-throated Sparrow resides in a flowering Crabapple tree in Northern Illinois. Photo by Janelle Pitula. A White-naped Woodpecker family … Continue reading →
There were 5 participants on a overcast damp morning. Tom Trowbridge 18 Species: Mallard Red-shouldered Hawk American Coot Mourning Dove Anna=E2=80=99s Hummingbird Acorn Woodpecker Northern Flicker Black Phoebe Western Scrub Jay American Crow Common Raven Oak Titmouse Wrentit California Thrasher … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on April 28, 2017 Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand, is a world first conservation project, in which a predator-proof fence was built around a 225 hectare area that includes … Continue reading →
Another windy day for twenty birders out at Big Morongo, but our choice of a later date bode well and produced for us a total of 55 species, compared to just 40 the previous year. Of the 55 species found, … Continue reading →
Report Finds Booming Outdoor Recreation Economy The Outdoor Industry Association has released an Outdoor Recreation Economy Report finding that the outdoor recreation economy produces $887 billion in consumer spending annually, sustains 7.6 million jobs, and generates $65.3 billion in federal … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on April 21, 2017 The Narina Trogon was named by the famous ornithologist, Le Vaillant, after a beautiful woman, Narina, with whom he shred a brief love affair during … Continue reading →
HI Birders, This morning April 22, sixteen birders hiked around Wilderness Gardens Preserve in Pala. The weather was really hot but we managed to find 38 bird species. Lots of Acorn Woodpeckers, Hooded Orioles, Bullocks Orioles, and Phainopeplas. Good … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on April 14, 2017 A Taiwanese endemic, the White-Eared Sibia. Photo by Mohit Ghatak. There are nearly 100 species of Kingfishers found around the world. This is the Crested … Continue reading →
Posted by Steve Boyes of National Geographic Expeditions in Bird Watch on April 7, 2017 As if birders and taxonomists don’t have enough diversity to deal with, males and females of the species Aguilucho or Variable Hawk both exist in … Continue reading →