A little over a month ago we wrote about endangered Whooping Cranes, both with information from the 1980’s and an update about their present status. We also included a link to a National Geographic video featuring training flights for the young birds.
Since they were captive-reared, these young Whoopers didn’t know their way from Wisconsin […]
Over 50,000 birders — beginners, professionals, and everyone in between — are polishing binoculars, pouring over maps, and getting ready for the 2006-2007 Christmas Bird Count. Last year 57,156 individuals took part in this annual event. That’s quite a change since the first count in 1900, when 27 individuals were involved.
Each year the […]
Moving south for the winter isn’t a new idea - we humans were just a little slow catching on. Many creatures migrate to a more comfortable climate each year, but it’s the birds we notice most. Few people who spend time outdoors could fail to notice the disappearance of robins, or the passage of Canada […]
When we first started birding we went on a migratory hawk watch. Sitting for hours counting tiny specks in the sky, we were amazed when our birding mentors identified birds we could hardly find with our binoculars.
“Bet you can’t identify that one,” we were challenged. It turned out to be a joke – […]
Turkeys have almost become synonymous with Thanksgiving, but the one that ends up on your dinner plate is not the wild turkey. Unlike the white-feathered prisoner of the poultry farm, the wild turkey is colorful, relatively smart, and … well, wild.
Hunters will tell you that turkeys are tough to locate. They have excellent […]
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