8/7/2017 today we stuck close to Coeur d’Alene and began our day at the North Idaho College campus which has a wonderful walking/running trail alongside the lake. Here was a tree full of nuthatches and a lake full of ring billed gulls. Okay, so not a lot of bird species but I haven’t seen pygmy … More Birding Lake Coeur d’Alene
8/6/2017 Arlene knew of a wildlife refuge nearby. In my search for places to bird I hadn’t even thought about crossing the border into Washington. I’m really glad she knew of the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, because it was AMAZING. As we approached the refuge we drove over this bridge with ponds on both sides. … More Birding Turnbull NWR
Melinda and I birded our way around Grays Lake in June and got to see many wonderful things including a very scruffy red fox, a running carpet that turned out to be a badger and lots of birds. Mammals: 1 Uinta ground squirrel 2 Least chipmunks 3 Red foxes 4 Badger 5 Cotton tail bunny … More Time Travel: June 20 2016
My father was just out of surgery and not feeling well so Shanna and I loaded up Raphael Jr., and headed for Texas on early Monday morning, you know, two days after that long Tetons trip. Our first day of driving got us to Burlington Colorado. Lightning lit the sky as we did the final … More A Surprise Visit to Italy TX
In June of 2016 I went birding at my favorite spot: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It was a very, very good birding day. American avocets, American coots, American kestrels, American robins, American white pelicans Bank swallows, Barn swallows, Black billed magpies, Brown headed cowbirds, Black crowned night herons Black necked stilts, Bonaparte’s gulls, Common ravens, California gulls, Canada … More Time Travel: June 21, 2016
I just realized I never wrote up my report as to this year’s Anchorage Audubon Big Day competition back in March! It wasn’t anywhere as bizarre as last year’s but I’ll hit the highlights. Quick review of the rules: 24 hours (5 pm Friday to 5 pm Saturday), anything spotted/heard within Anchorage municipal limits counts, … More The belated Big Day
Shanna and I took a plane to Texas on Saturday the 13th. We stayed for a week and while most of the trip was spent with family. Melinda and I were able to steal some time to go birding, Shanna too for one trip. My parent’s dome house sits in front of pond with a … More Jenny is Birding in Texas
I completely spaced this week’s early morning bird walk in the Campbell Tract (I was up, just not awake, clearly) so in lieu of that I and a friend went birding at two of our favorite spots in Anchorage after work last night. Potter Marsh and Lake Hood/Lake Spenard (the float-plane/small aircraft airports out by … More Evening birding
BRMBR = Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the place I do the most birding. Shanna and I went to Spanish Fork for a family gathering. We arrived at our hotel late on Friday night because I had an all day library conference in Idaho Falls (it was great) so we didn’t leave Pocatello till almost … More BRMBR May 6, 2017
Every Thursday in the month of May, BLM and Anchorage Audubon co-sponsor early morning bird walks through the Campbell Tract area of Anchorage. I mean early morning. They start at 6:30 am. Which means I have to get up at 5:30 am. I keep telling myself: at least it’s light out. It’s actually a great … More The early bird(er) gets the ?
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