How many species can you see in this video clip? Thanks for the reminders about Daylight Savings Time! I’m doing a pelagic trip on Sunday, keep your fingers crossed, I’m might get to see some brown boobies (and maybe even a blue-footed booby)!
Here are just some initial notes about the sneak preview of the documentary about the Ivory-billed Woodpecker phenom shown at the San Diego Bird Festival: It’s more about the human side of the story, how the rediscovery and promotion of the IBWO mirrors the fate of Brinkley, AR. Cornell Lab of Ornithology is kind of [ Read More ]
I got totally punk’d by my alarm on Friday morning. I was supposed to be at the San Diego Bird Festival headquarters by 5:30 to film a couple of morning live shots for KUSI with Karen Straus. My iPod alarm went off at 4:30 am, I gradually woke up, brushed my teeth and opened my [ Read More ]
We interrupt the entries about Gautemala to talk about the San Diego Bird Festival! I’m in sunny SoCal for the next few days to speak and go on some fabulous field trips. Guatemala needs to be put on hold because I need to have all my notes nearby to make sure I get my species [ Read More ]
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Well, this was an interesting development that came about while I was out of the country. The 2009 San Diego Bird Festival has been selected to host a sneak preview screening of the documentary, Ghost Bird, about the search for the legendary ivory-billed woodpecker. The annual bird festival, hosted by the San Diego Audubon Society, [ Read More ]
Monday morning I took a walk in this: This morning it’s below zero so I’m choosing not to take a walk in this: We were supposed to have piles of snow this morning, and just south of the Twin Cities they are getting a few inches, however there is a freezing cold front that is [ Read More ]
I decided that when I went to the west coast I would take my National Geographic Field Guide to Birds. It’s a little smaller than the Sibley Guide to Birds, and fit perfectly in a pocket of my carry on suitcase. I also chose it because I keep little check marks next to birds that [ Read More ]
The captain’s binoculars, compared to mine. It still makes me chuckle. In hindsight, I wonder if I should have offered to sell him a harness.
