The weather was perfect for 24 birders. The highlight was a Merlin that took a Cliff Swallow and ate it in a nearby tree. We had a lot of discussion if it was a Peregrine Falcon, Cooper’s or Merlin. Later, … Continue reading →
Article by: JIM ADAMS , Star Tribune Updated: March 28, 2014 – 11:47 AM The DNR’s eagle cam has allowed people to see births of eaglets. Feeding time for the newly hatched eaglets, as captured by the … Continue reading →
BY KATIE VALENTINE ON MARCH 28, 2014 AT 11:59 AM A lesser scaup is held for cleaning at a wildlife rescue site, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Baytown, Texas. CREDIT: AP PHOTO/PAT SULLIVAN Ship traffic may have reopened on Galveston Bay after a collision … Continue reading →
Though smaller than the 2010 Gulf spill, this oil spill could still harm birds. An oil containment boom cuts across a sandbar covered with birds on Pelican Island near Galveston, Texas. PHOTOGRAPH BY SMILEY N. POOL, HOUSTON … Continue reading →
It shouldn’t be so hard to make a bald eagle sound like a bald eagle. By Nicholas Lund Courtesy of Dreamfly Productions/Screen Media Films When Top Gun was released in 1986, the U.S. Navy saw a 500 percent increase in pilot recruits. The Karate … Continue reading →
Snow geese, Canada geese most numerous species Posted: March 22, 2014 – 5:02pm By Marc Murrell Special to the Capital-Journal A new record was broken in the birding world, according to officials at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National … Continue reading →
Today was a cool, partially overcast, but comfortable day as our large bunch of PAS birders, together with several Buena Vista tag-alongs, explored the Eastern shores of Whelan Lake and points beyond. We split into three groups and with about 70+ eyes we … Continue reading →
Black-tailed trainbearer, female (left) and male Join me for a photography workshop in Ecuador With over 1,600 species in an area smaller than the state of Arizona, Ecuador’s diversity of birds is among the highest in the world. The country’s … Continue reading →
Big Red’s secret surprise: the first egg of 2014! Watch the highlight. Big Red and Ezra Return! Big Red laid her first egg this year, March 19, 2014, just after1:00 P.M. EDT (watch the highlight). Nesting on the same light pole as … Continue reading →
BY MARY BATES 03.17.14 Photo: pam’s pics via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license. It’s that time of year: despite the still-freezing temperatures and lack of greenery, birds are beginning to think it’s spring. And in spring male birds’ … Continue reading →