All the photos in this entry are courtesy of Frank Taylor. I just got in a weekly banding report from Frank Taylor. In it was a an interesting account of a first year sharp-shinned hawk that had impaled it’s wing on a twig. Frank said that it had healed up with a bit of the [ Read More ]
Cinnamon finishes up cleaning all the acorn squash on my fork and prepares to steal it. Hard to take her seriously as a master thief with buck teeth.
Saturday at Hawk Ridge: Sunday, Sunday, Sunday At Hawk Ridge: People… …hawks, northwest winds, fair temperatures, shining sun–all the things that make hawk watching special. I helped out at the NatureScape News selling subscriptions and issues and the table became a catch all table for everybody. I was selling shirts and calendars (shirts were a [ Read More ]
IVORY-BILLED COORDINATOR– The South Carolina chapter of The Nature Conservancy is seeking a qualified candidate for a one-year temporary position as South Carolina Ivory-billed Coordinator. Primary activities include organization and implementation of strategic IBWO searches in high priority areas within South Carolina, such as Congaree National Park, Francis Marion Forest, and the Lower Santee watershed. [ Read More ]
Reader Olga has sent me a link to a Russian site with an unknown raptor. Does anyone have any idea? I’m just not so up to speed on my old world birds of prey and need all the help I can get!
Hawk Ridge: Every autumn come to Duluth, MN to experience thousands of hawks flying over. Live the thrill of goshawks and the agony of harriers! Not so much today. When I arrived at Hawk Ridge for the big Hawk Weekend I found what should have been a road full of cars to actually be void [ Read More ]
Today was the quintessential crap day at the ridge–worse weather possible short of a blizzard. But for me, a crap day at the ridge is better than any day in an office. Tomorrow! Sunday! SUNday! SUNDAY! Will be the best winds, perfect weather and no doubt ginormous numbers of hawks flying over since they have [ Read More ]
Okay, the Birdchic Boutique is now open and you can order shirts online.
Okay, looking at the weather in Duluth, MN for this weekend at Weatherunderground.com, it looks like Saturday morning will be rain and it has a chance of clearing up by the afternoon with winds out of the Northeast (not the best for hawk watching, but for sure better than winds out of the Southeast). Sunday [ Read More ]
Here’s the finished house: What does Cinnamon have to say? Does she approve? “Can I eat some paint?” Not the reaction I was hoping for. Let’s ask a chickadee. Would you nest in here? Hmmm. Guess not. Good thing I glued a bluebird to the entrance so at least there’s a backup bird.
