We spent a quick weekend at Chincoteague and managed a decent list considering the awful birding weather. Winds were 15-25 NE during the night and 30-40 NE...
Here's a picture of a Piping Plover from Chincoteague this past weekend. This is also an endangered species so we were fortunate to find 3 of them. Glenn...
Here's a nice picture of a baby Delmarva Fox Squirrel from Chincoteague. These are also an endangered species but we are usually able to find them at ...
We birded Bull Run Regional Park as part of the weekend Fairfax county count. We started at 0616 and ended at 1247. Miles by car 2, miles by foot 7. Weather...
We made a quick stop before the rain hit at Manassas Nation Battlefield Park. Highlights here were the Northern Watertrush along Bull Run and the 4 very vocal...
Eight people joined us this morning for the weekly Dyke Marsh walk. We were ably helped by Rich Rieger, thanks! Hightlights would be the Bay breasted ...
This past Saturday, Jeremy and I decided to take a trip to the National Zoo to see how the Asia Trail was coming and to see the Meerkats in the Small Mammal...
Place: Soldier's Delight Natural Environmental Area, Baltimore Co., MD I have heard the yips and little barks of foxes before, but none of us was prepared for...
Is this a guided bird walk or just a group of friends? I'd be interested in going. Sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks Carol Laing Front Royal, VA ... From:...
This was a scheduled event that's conducted by the DNR (Scales & Tales) staff. It looks like the next Owl Prowl is scheduled for June 10. Here's a link with...
Here's another similar event held at the Patusent Research Refuge (a little closer if you live in VA). Night Hike Saturday May 27 7:30-9pm All Ages Discover...
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology at Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, NY has stated in their newsletter that there have been six possible visual encounters and ten...
All, I found this article in the Post this morning and thought it was a pretty good one describing a bit of the plight of Box Turtles in suburban areas. Holly ...
All, Found this in the Post today and what a shameful piece of publicity this is. I admire the fact that Frist seems to care about something, but is he a...
That sounds great! I haven’t actually seen to many owls in the wild; only 2 come to mind at the moment. I guess I’m just not used to how they think yet....
... I’m frankly a little surprised at the critics of the video. With all the ‘extinct’ species being rediscovered lately (about 2 a year it seems),...
All, Here's this month's species report, this time on the Eastern Screech Owl. As always, comments are welcome! Holly The Eastern Screech Owl: Our Nocturnal...
Using another species, like a Blind Snake, to help with their nesting housekeeping chores is a pretty amazing adaptation I think. I just checked my Amphib and...
They certainly are! I got to see an Eastern Screech Owl at the Banshee Reeks Arbor Day Festival, and found it interesting how well they can blend in with...
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