I’ll be on air with Rob Drieslein at Outdoor Talk on KTLK on Sunday at 5pm Central Time answering your bird questions. I have a feeling that the new Minnesota Sandhill Crane Hunt will be a hot topic. Studio line is 651-989-5855.
This young chickadee was not sure what to make of the grape jelly feeder. Ah, I love young birds as they try to figure out what is and is not food at the feeding station. The black-capped chickadee perched and stared for about 30 seconds, then flew to the sunflower feeder.
There’s legislation being considered in both the House and Senate to address the BP Gulf Oil disaster that could fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund every year at $900 million annually for land conservation – including funding for national wildlife refuges. On Facebook and Twitter, petitions and letters to support this funding on [ Read More ]
Yesterday, I was out to check on the squirrel proof Feeder with the house wren nest. On Monday, Mr. Neil sent over photos showing that three of the four eggs had hatched. I wanted to see if the final egg hatched and found something completely unexpected: One chick and no eggs. Huh? What the heck [ Read More ]
I’ve received several emails regarding the Google warning for my site–thanks so much for the head’s up! It appears to have been a problem with the Fat Birder 500 button and when I try to go to Fat Birder, I get the same warning. Non Birding Bill removed the code from both the blog and [ Read More ]
I think I got an email report of oil damaged birds that are not the typical sludge covered birds we’ve seen in the media. I think every birder along the Gulf Coast needs to pay special attention to feathers on the tails and wings of wetland birds. All of the photos in this entry are [ Read More ]
David Sibley has created a “backyard birds” poster. While I don’t think this will replace the millions of Klimpt and Dali posters hanging on college students dorm room walls, I do think it will be very popular in kitchens and nature centers. The Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Eastern North America poster features 98 common species [ Read More ]
Last night on Twitter, Mr. Neil posted a photo alerting me that the house wrens in the squirrel proof feeder hatched. Look at those little naked chicks, they look fresh from the shell! Look at the wee little toes! It looks like three of them have hatched and last I checked, there were four eggs. [ Read More ]
It’s last minute, but there is a Birds and Beers this Thursday, July 29 at Merlin’s Rest at 6pm! We can discuss the orange-billed nightengale thrush in South Dakota or strategies for applying to be president for the American Birding Association Presidency! Also, I booked the next Birds and Beers on Tuesday, August 17 at [ Read More ]
