I found this on the Bluebird Recovery Program of Minnesota site: The U.S. Congress just passed two identical bills of importance to bluebirders. The bills reauthorize the soon -to- expire Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and added clarification to specifically state that invasive, exotic species are NOT federally protected. This overruled a recent court decision which [ Read More ]
I headed up to the bog today with Amber Burnette and Mark Martell from Minnesota Audubon. The meetings are organized by Pam Perry and it’s goal is to find a way to make the bog more accessible and safe for birders and how to keep birders from ticking off the locals. It’s opened the doors [ Read More ]
Well, I can’t believe it. I was at Sax Zim Bog today and only saw one hawk owl and that was it…
Today was a great day! I discovered that I have lost six pounds this morning and it was warm enough to wear a skirt without tights–whoo hoo. I was supposed to do some writing and tidying up but Non Birding Bill pointed out that I can do that when it’s dark and that I should [ Read More ]
A lonely bluebird house waiting for a tenant. Yesterday I checked our bluebird trail behind the store. It is actually a tree swallow trail. Last summer was my first breeding season at the Wayzata Wild Bird Store and there’s a great wetland behind our strip mall. I asked the property owner if he would mind [ Read More ]
So, Non Birding Bill and I were leaving a parking garage after a tasty breakfast at the Uptown Diner. As I backed out he said, “If you back up a few spaces we can skip the top level and exit quicker.” “Yeah, but,” I replied, “if we go straight we can look at the nest [ Read More ]
So I’m at the store and I was adjusting some merchandise by the front window. I was down below the window, bunny-proofing some merchandise, when I felt like I was being watched. I looked up and on the vine outside the window and there’s a female house finch with a bill full of nesting material [ Read More ]
I had a northern flicker in the neighborhood this morning that was loud enough to get me out of bed. My alarm clock has a snooze button so I was trying to catch a few extra minutes in the warm covers and then in flew the flicker that started calling away. The last couple of [ Read More ]
Juneau, a female peregrine dines on quail over fist. Today I went in for some refresher training at The Raptor Center. Since my schedule has become so full I am not able to do regular programs at TRC so the bird curator has me come in once a month to keep up on my bird [ Read More ]
I got a tip from Janet in New York that one of her favorite bird cams is up on the peregrine falcons that nest on the Kodak Building in Rochester, NY. That got me in the mood to check out some of my bird cams that I always watch in the spring and summer. About [ Read More ]
