A birder scans the dawn for migrants. What a beautiful morning at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Ohio! During the Midwest Birding Symposium, I got the opportunity to observe some shorebird banding last Friday (which was a fun change of pace from the usual songbird banding I do on Fridays). The banding started at dawn [ Read More ]
Are these the same species or different species? What species do you think they are?
Thanks for all the guesses in the blog and on Twitter. DC Birding Blog guessed correctly when he wrote Wilson’s snipe. I love that tail, it looks like a mini red-tailed hawk tail. Tai brings up a good point, note how small the feathers are in relation to the fingers–they are small birds. Here is [ Read More ]
Zeiss rep Steven Ingraham posted this video he got with his scope and video camera combo of a great blue heron working a great big fish:
I’m just back from the 2009 Midwest Birding Symposium and this was the most insanely busy birding event I have ever been to. There was so much going on and so many people, my only complaint was that I didn’t have the time to have an actual conversation with many people from people I want [ Read More ]
So, I stumbled upon a really interesting blog called Pete at Midway, written by a man spending six months on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean–who knew they had Internet access there? Anyway, he’s got some great shots of the birds around there including albatross, fairy terns (also known as white terns), and tropic birds. [ Read More ]
Who says birders don’t know how to get down and party? For those curious, that is Alicia Craig shaking her money maker in the front row. Well, the Midwest Birding Symposium was a blast. For me that birding wasn’t that exciting, most of the birds in and around the Quad Cities I can see easily [ Read More ]
My wireless signal in my hotel room is weak, so blog entries will be few during the weekend, but I will make up for it Sunday night…however that will depend on how many people will pay me not to post the incriminating photos I have from the symposium’s river boat event and the karaoke party [ Read More ]
