Lu Anne: I heard this sweet guy singing this morning and found him in our backyard. A little sun beam on a very cloudy, wet day. Many thanks to all the folks working on the bobwhite restoration project at the Connemara.
Birds
Terry Comingore – Will they rebuild in the remains next year?
Remember these great photos of a heron nest at Maxwell Creek?
John Garbutt – Cooper’s Hawk
A couple of winters previous, I discovered a large nest at one of the local parks. I believed it to be a hawk’s nest based on size and I had… Read More →
Dick Zartler – BPRC Turkey Vultures
While inspecting the status of the BPRC’s recently burned meadows (doing very well, thank you), came upon these.
Valerie Dalton’s Favorite Opera Hits
3.5-minute video. ShakeUp Music recomposed The Magic Flute Papageno/Papagena Duet into a colourful Mozart bird aria. Listen to an audiovisual Twitterstorm performed by our feathered fellows.
Clyde Camp – Screech Owls 2020 – Two Failed Nest Attempts
Last year about this same time (late June), I wrote an article entitled Screech Owls in Suburbia describing our (their) success in raising four chicks. This year we, 2020, had another pair but with quite different results. All material, from this year and last, including 98+ videos for 2020, is available as links from http://crcamp.com/owls.
Jean Suplick – Discover the Birds in Your Yard and Garden
With us all hunkered down at home, there has been a worldwide spike in eBird.org observations by citizen scientists. If you’re one of those staying home with more time to gaze out the window, wander in the yard, or play in the garden, consider starting your own list of yard birds and contribute to the eBird database of avian observations.
Blackland Prairie Rapter Center Update
As of June 18 Raptor Center rehab has treated 275 birds.
Shaking the Trees 5th Edition 06/1/20
Birds, Bees, Flowers…Stuff
Take a look at answers to the quiz in Edition 4, fledgling growth, knocked out birds and what our leaders collect.
Join in the fun and provide your type of elixir during this dry spell of sharing nature on foot.
Shaking the Trees 4th Edition 05/15/20
Bird birthing updates, Duane’s cool labyrinth, news from a New Mexico naturalist you may know and grass and forbs contest ready for viewing. Keep the info coming folks. You are… Read More →