Well, a major newspaper is covering birder squabbles. The Chicago Tribune is reporting on an out of range burrowing owl that was nailed by a Cooper’s hawk: When Chicago birders flocked toMontrose Beach this week for a glimpse of two strange birds not often seen in these parts, they got something far more: a bloody [ Read More ]
ChirpTracker is a revolutionary concept that provides technological enhancements to birding hobbyists by birders, for birders. ChirpTracker utilizes the integration of satellite mapping technology with a community-based environment to steer the hobby of birding enjoyed outdoors, into the virtual realm of social media to provide a rich conservational, educational, user, and data driven platform to [ Read More ]
It’s Skywatch Friday again! I think I may actually be getting it in on time this week. I’m very confused because it’s called Skywatch Friday, but apparently, it begins on Thursday where I live. This is a view of one of my favorite places that I’ve been blogging about this week. It’s called The Meadows [ Read More ]
Hey, we have some Birds and Beers dates coming up! Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you might be working on, ask a [ Read More ]
Frank Taylor just sent me last weekend’s banding report from his hawk trapping station in northern Minnesota. While I was busy with birding in Cape May, NJ over the weekend, he was dealing with goshawks and a double red-tailed hawk capture! So wish I had not been working and had been at the blind with [ Read More ]
From The Star Online: Bird lovers flocked to the Borneo Highlands Resort near here recently to take part in an inaugural bird watching competition. Dubbed the “Mini Bird Race”, the event was organised by the resort and the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) to promote bird watching and bird conservation in Sarawak. Sixteen teams of two [ Read More ]
One of the people I band birds with at Carpenter Nature Center is Sue Plankis. She had an interesting encounter last weekend: “At the Visitor Center this afternoon,” Sue said, “we watched birds for about 45 minutes warming up from our hike at Bass Ponds. That feeder is an awesome one for comparing Hairy woodpeckers [ Read More ]
According to National Geographic, Mexico is cracking down on the parrot trade: President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa has signed into law a bill to ban the capture and export of Mexican wild parrots. The bill, introduced one year ago by the Environment Commission of the Deputy Chamber, was passed in the Mexican Senate on 22 April, [ Read More ]
I think my favorite place at Cape May is The Meadows, an area managed by The Nature Conservancy on the southwest tip of the Cape May peninsula. It has dunes, fresh and saltwater marshes, meadows, ponds, and a mile of beachfront. The lighting can be beautiful and during migration, you can get some great bird [ Read More ]
I digiscoped so many images this weekend, I’m having trouble organizing them into blog entries. I found a most cooperative northern mockingbird at Higbee Beach. I know for some of you southern readers that a mocking bird is not the most exciting bird on the planet, but for a Minnesota girl, getting a chance to [ Read More ]
