Hey! Check out this freaky lookin’ bird hanging out in Texas right now. I think it’s some kind of partial albino blackbird (my guess would be red-wing but the jury is still out). I am back from Alabama. Above is the view of the meeting room I spent most of Thursday in. It was a [ Read More ]
Hello, all, NBB here again. Sharon has arrived safely in Alabama, and is overwhelmed by the breathtaking beauty of the area. She is, however, without reliable internet access, and so, once again, here I am. But what to do to entertain you all? Hmm, that’s a puzzler. So difficult to figure out how to amuse [ Read More ]
I was supposed to fly into Birmingham, Alabama tonight but due to flight delays, I missed a connecting flight so I’m spending the night in Memphis, TN (ah, takes me back to the ivory-bill search) and will fly out tomorrow morning. The airport has put me up in the lovely Holiday Inn Select (which I [ Read More ]
So I recently joined Bird Forum to see what that is all about and plus Non Birding Bill and I are planning a trip to Scotland next year and I’d like to connect with some people over there before I go. I posted WildBird on the Fly’s question about “where are the great women birders” [ Read More ]
There’s a big push for birders to purchase duck stamps since many of the birds we enjoy benefit from the habitat preservtion. I am 100% for it. There’s a group trying to find creative ways to get birders to purchase duck stamps. One idea being a tag that you can attach to your binoculars that [ Read More ]
I’m not the only one with calendars this year. My friend Amber has made these really cool little calendars at a glance with her photos: The calendars are $1.25 a piece and if you would like to order one, contact Amber at redtail100@yahoo.com. I like the immature red-tailed hawk one best, although the loon is [ Read More ]
So, I almost got clotheslined by a Cooper’s hawk today! Above we have Jane Goggin, one of the many fabulous vets at The Raptor Center. We didn’t have any programs scheduled for my shift today so our crew asked if we could watch Jane and Lori (one of the other fabulous vets) test fly one [ Read More ]
Just soak in this photo for a moment. I sure need to. Of all the weekends to miss Frank’s banding station! They got in a goshawk and a male pileated! I asked Frank if he got any injuries. You don’t worry so much about the beaks of raptors, but you sure do when it comes [ Read More ]
Just finished watching the season 2 finale of Dr. Who…heart breaking! Non Birding Bill in on my case saying that there is no crying with Dr. Who. The second season has a couple hit and miss episodes but the last two are not to be missed. If anyone has the morning off tomorrow in Minnesota, [ Read More ]
Non Birding Bill: Hey, Sharon, there’s a squirrel with a sandwich. Birdchick: Yeah? So? Non Birding Bill: It’s in your box. Sure enough there was a squirrel digging a hole for its sandwich just like he would any other nut. Normally, I’d be a tad irritated that this critter is trashing my box, but the [ Read More ]
