I have been very lucky to be able to go to Alaska on occasion. May 18, 2012 my Melinda and I visited our friend Arlene and she took us on a grand adventure, driving from Valdez to Anchorage. We saw so many amazing things but one of my favorites was of a Caribou which elicited … More Mining the Past: Caribou
April 2019 at Bear River Refuge ONE Roland L. Redmond, Donald A. Jenni, Roland L. Redmond, and Donald A. Jenni. 1982. “Natal Philopatry and Breeding Area Fidelity of Long-Billed Curlews (Numenius Americanus): Patterns and Evolutionary Consequences.” Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 10 (4): 277–79. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.4599496&site=eds-live&scope=site. Male long billed curlews are more likely to return to their … More A Miscellany of facts about Long Billed Curlews
White Tank Mountain Regional Park March 8, 2008 I really fell in love with cacti on this trip From the window of the car Unarmed saguaro Many armed saguaros Buckhorn cholla My sister Jaime Prickly pear Awesome petroglyph Hedgehog cacti HUGE barrel cacti Last but not least my favorite: Teddy bear cholla Yes there were … More Time Travel: White Tank Park 2008
Arizona Wildlife Park March 14, 2008 I visited my sisters Sarah and Jaime and they took me to this Wildlife Park. I have no idea where it actually was but it must have been near Phoenix. Yes there were other animals at the park, but of course I focused on birds. My first Black bellied … More Time Travel: Wildlife Park 2008
Johnsgard, Paul A. Prairie Birds: Fragile Splendor in the Great Plains. University Press of Kansas, 2001. My focus on this book is in chapter six “Shorebird Sagas.” Instead of adding new knowledge to my head regarding Long billed curlews, this chapter reinforces what I know from my other readings. What I really like about this … More Long Billed Curlew Research becomes Book Review(s)
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