HI! Im Lisa from Idaho. This morning I saw something I had never thought possible and will probably never see again!! I watched a hummingbird bathe in my table...
... And this is the state I live in. - Janet From today's Asbury Park Press: http://www.app.com/app2001/story/0,21133,780511,00.html Story cut/pasted below in...
Another news story from today's newspaper: http://www.app.com/app2001/story/0,21133,780269,00.html cut and pasted below in case it goes off-line Shorebird...
Lisa, Welcome to the group! That sounds like a great sighting, I don't think I've ever seen a hummingbird stop long enough to take a bath, what a treat! Holly...
Well, I imagine we'll see Virginia and Maryland following closely behind N.J. pretty soon. I know that the federal government has threatened to take away...
This was a very informative article on the American Crow, which was in the Washington Post magazine this past Sunday. It seems to me that the crow is one of...
Why did the turtle cross the road? Why, to get to the housing development on the other side! At least that's what we thought this morning when Jeremy spotted...
This is a bit late but we went to Occoquan Refuge on August 2 and had lots of neat butterfiles. Here's the list: Eastern Comma Zebra Swallowtail Eastern Tiger...
Glenn Koppel
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Aug 14, 2003 3:24 pm
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Good!! A butterfly watcher!!! I know nothing about this!! I attempted to ID some a few years ago but gave up... I have 2 good reference books... but what I...
I haven't netted butterflies for years, this was all done with binoculars, camera and field guides. We used the Kenn Kaufmann Butterfly book and Butterflies...
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Aug 14, 2003 4:55 pm
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We spent Sunday looking for Butterflies up in Loudoun county. Most were found at Beaverdam Resevoir near Leesburg. Here's our list: Monarch Cabbage White Red...
Glenn Koppel
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Aug 25, 2003 6:44 pm
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This seems to be a very good time for butterflies, I notice a bunch of tiger swallowtails flying over the car going to and from work everyday. Holly ... From:...
I found this article on the Washington Post's website this morning, and thought I would pass it along. I haven't seen many box turtles this year, but the ones...
Hi all! Here is a recent e-mail I received from Birding.com about changes from the American Ornithologist's Union. For those who are bird listers, these...
We spent Saturday morning at Banshee Reeks in Loudoun county on their normal...
Glenn Koppel
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Sep 24, 2003 8:44 pm
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That's a great list! Congratulations :) Lisa www.scottieparrots.com www.conure.org Int'l Conure Assoc. and the Yellow Eared Conure Conservation Project ...
We did the Kiptopeke Challenge over the weekend. Our area was strictly the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refure. While passerines were ...
All, Here's an updated story about the National Zoo. Earlier this year, they were only granted a one year accrediation by the AZA (American Zoo & Aquarium...
Thanks! It was a great day, although a little humid for wildlife watching, but fun! Holly ... Conservation Project ... legislative "watchbird" ... people...
As a born and bred Connecticut Yankee - it gives new meaning to the South shall rise again! Actually it is not that uncommon a phenomenon - water spouts...
All, It looks like ANWR is back up in the spotlight of the energy bill again, so I ask yet again that you please write your representatives and tell them that...
All, Here is an article I recently wrote concerning the need to buy "Bird-Friendly" coffees. This has also been posted on the Wildlife Watchers website under...
Wow. Thanks for the info. I sure do like my coffee but I had no idea that it had that kind of affect on migratory birds. Now I will have to be very particular ...
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On the bright side though, I did hear that Dunkin Donuts is planning to start using "Bird Friendly" coffee in their stores, kudos to them! Holly ... From:...
All, My friend, Aron, thought this article might be of some interest to the group. Holly http://msnbc.com/news/984054.asp?0dm=C11PT WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 — An...
All, For those of you who live near or close to Baltimore, it looks like a lot of their animal collection may be moving to other zoos due to lack of funding....
Checked out Beaverdam in Loudoun county today to see if we could re-find the previously reported Snow Goose. No luck there but found 4 Common Goldeneye on the...
Glenn Koppel
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It's a shame, too, as one of the better zoos in the tri-"state" area. They have a good variety of animals - a great deal of them had come to them injured, and...