I’ve heard this story in rumor but here’s an official report: The first Snowy Owl recorded in ever in Hawaii was shot at the Honolulu Airport by a USDA official. From the article: Dan Meisenzahl told Civil Beat, “USDA officials “really are the unsung heros. Nobody hears about those guys until something like this happens. It’s [ Read More ]
If you’ve ever wondered what Non Birding Bill looks like, you can see him in this demo video for PowerPoint Karaoke: I’ll be hosting the next one Tuesday, February 7 at the Bryan Lake Bowl. Frequent Birds and Beers attendee Duck Washington will be a contestant as will Bill Corbett. Judges will be Ian Punnett [ Read More ]
One of my nephews has sent me a Flat Stanley. Having the mind of a 13 year old, I’m tempted mostly to take inappropriate photos of him: I mean, come on, if you have a friend who has a zombie arm and tombstone in their backyard, of course you are going to put Flat Stanley [ Read More ]
The last several days have included links to a rather amusing video of a hooded crow that looks like it’s tubing. Info has included “smart crows” to “crow tubing” to my personal favorite headline: “Science Can Neither Explain Nor Deny The Awesomeness Of This Sledding Crow.” Psst, Alexis Madrigal, yes science can. Here’s the video: [ Read More ]
Over the weekend I took a trip with some friends to Sax Zim Bog, Minnesota. This is a great spot to get boreal species and perk up your winter birding. Thanks to social media, I had a good idea of where specialty birds were being seen but thought I would use the BirdsEye app (the [ Read More ]
This lovely little sparrow is an American tree sparrow, one of the few birds who come to the US in the winter. Easy to miss in the sea of brown non native house sparrows, but these natives are noticeable with their central breast spot. I was digiscoping this little quy when I noticed him glance [ Read More ]
I saw on Facebook today that the FAA has decided to allow the Operation Migration Whooping Cranes to continue their southward migration: “The FAA has granted an exemption to Operation Migration that will allow pilots to continue to aid the whooping crane migration. Normally, the FAA limits light sport aircraft and pilots to personal flights [ Read More ]
OMG, we can all finally relax, someone claims to have solved the mystery behind The Birds (the Hitchcock movie and the Daphne du Maurier story). A black-capped chickadee banded in Minnesota is the oldest on record…by four months. Pigeons (aka flying rats) can do math and are smart like monkeys. That wacky North Korean media [ Read More ]
Greetings, in case you haven’t heard I’m currently in Israel while poor Non Birding Bill has to live the bachelor life back in Minneapolis. I’ll be posting photos when I can on my Twitter feed and on my Facebook page (you should see what I’ve been eating). I’ll of course update here, but from what [ Read More ]
