We interrupt the regularly scheduled report on last weekend’s hawk banding to inform you of an urban Cooper’s hawk observation that happened today. WARNING! This post is not for the squeamish. In Nature, the fight for survival can be brutal and this post is going to describe an incident between a hawk and a pigeon. [ Read More ]
I’m always amazed at how closely people pay attention to the blog. When I wrote earlier that I was on a tight budget and didn’t know if I could go up hawk banding this fall, invitations came from all over for free housing. I am sometimes overwhelmed by friends and their generosity. Another example is [ Read More ]
I’ve posted some things that may have gotten the non raptor lovers hackles up. Like the red-tailed hawk raiding an oriole nest. Well, for those who think I show the raptors always with the upper hand, check this photo out. I’m not sure who to root for, the kestrel or the red-tail. All I can [ Read More ]
I’m kind of bummed, I just got Frank’s banding report for his hawk banding station for last weekend and the end of the report reminded all of us on the list that this coming weekend is the last weekend he will be banding–and I can’t go! That means I will only have been to his [ 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 ]
Note: A contest of diabolical proportions is on its way. I planned on doing it today but A: loading photos in Blogger is wonky at the moment and B: Non Birding Bill informed me that he is transferring the whole birdchick website to a new server and it might be hard to find the site [ Read More ]
Duluth was just unbelievably gorgeous this past weekend. I was surprised that there were still so many leaves on the trees. I bundled up right now. I’m thinking back to last Friday when the temps were pushing 80 degrees in the Twin Cities and less than a week later I see snow flurries out of [ Read More ]
Blogger is still acting strange, so the updates will come as blogger allows them–I’ve been working on this post from 1pm – 4:30pm trying to upload photos–grrrrrrrrrr. I think the first post should be a little note on banding and terminology before the onslaught of adventures. I LOVE bird banding and especially hawk banding. For [ Read More ]
I just got in. Here is a preview–this was one of the best birding times I’ve had in a while–great birds around every turn. I must eat, check the email which I haven’t seen since Friday, read up on the Big Sit and see if NBB actually put in any blog updates over the weekend. [ Read More ]
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 ]
