Lake Rousseau by B A Bowen Photography
A typical pine forest surrounded by waterways, Inglis Island offers many opportunities for birding and viewing wildlife. Inglis Island is sandwiched between Lake Rousseu at Inglis Dam and the Cross Florida Barge Canal at Inglis Lock just off SR 40. Once a prosperous waterway this area now belongs to the Marjorie Harris Cross Florida Greenway and designated for mainly for preservation and recreation.
Park at Inglis Dam and enjoy the park that sits on...Read Full Story
Happy New Year's Everyone. It was a fantastic day to be out birding. Today was a very fast birding trip as I had only a few hours and I realized it was going to be a very birdy day. I had already planned out ahead the night before where I would go and what I hoped to see. I reviewed my birding books and made sure all my equipment was ready to go.At first light I was at the Mountain Falls pond to check out the ducks and other birds. My scope allowed me to see all the birds hidden in the...Read Full Story
I have noticed in the past few weeks that the ducks seem to have favorite places. Gadwall and Northern Pintail prefer Willow Creek. Canvasback and Redhead and Goldeneyes seem to prefer Mountain Falls. I had one of the most exciting birding experiences today. It was wonderful to be out birding. I started off seeing the Golden Eagle at the entrance to Willow Creek. He then flew down to Pahrump Valley Blvd. I followed him and watched him fly down Pahrump Valley Blvd from telephone pole to...Read Full Story
November 19, 2011, five us met at the Willow Creek Parking lot and birded together. It was a active day for hawks.I would like to thank Richard and Carol Cantino, Kristie Abromowitz and Debby Woodland for birding with me. It was a great day to bird!We had some identification issues which I am listing here as they were different in so many ways. The Red-shouldered Hawk was not vocal at all today and we had trouble locating him.The Prairie Falcon was sitting in a Cottonwood tree and was all...Read Full Story
Birding today was beautiful. Hawks are being seen frequently by the people that live around Willow Creek. Two people sought me out to tell me what they had been seeing. Both of the people I talked to had seen the Prairie Falcon's which I saw several weeks ago but did not see today.I started the day by checking out the Burrowing Owl's which are not on Willow Creek. I took pictures of 4 different owls. I stay in my car so the owls do not get frightened by my presence. These guys are always a...Read Full Story
For more information, visit birdfest.rtpi.org or call 800-758-6841, ext. 228. The Peterson Institute also is featuring the works of bird artist Melissa Mance-Coniglio, the waterfowl carvings of James Mance, a display of fossils including a Columbian ...
I was recently interviewed by Timothy Martinez Jr. for the blog "Into the Air", a publication of Backyard Chirper, an online retailer of bird feeder and bird house products. The final piece is entitled "Birding in Cities: Why urban dwellers shouldn’t be discouraged". From the article:"Tucked away in the greenery of one of the busiest cities in the world, a small group of birders sets their sights on warblers, vireos, orioles, Monk parakeets...
Pump up the tires and clean the lenses on your binoculars, the annual Bicycle Birding series with the Audubon Society of Corvallis gets cranking, literally, on Sunday. The monthly fourth-Sunday outings are slow-paced with frequent stop-and-spot ...
Words can hardly do justice to the symphony of songs and splashes of color that greeted us at Headlands on Sunday morning. We had hardly left the parking lot when we encountered our first surprises: white-crowned sparrow, dark-eyed junco, and ...
This past week I presented the monthly program for the Northern Arizona Audubon groups in both Sedona and Flagstaff. Being in northern Arizona provided me with an opportunity to get out and go birding, of which I took full advantage! If you are looking for ...
FAIRBANKS — Although the intensity of spring migration activity is winding down, the diversity of birds in the Tanana Valley is still impressive. It’s possible to see waterbirds, shorebirds and songbirds at several spots around town. If you take a ...
so I resorted to exploring my immediate surroundings, studying every bird book I could get my hands on. Over time, I became a fully-fledged "urban birder". Even today, birders remain sceptical of the term, shunning the city in favour of deserted coastal ...
When you start backyard birding, you will try a lot of ideas from the "experts" that won't work for you. Just quickly get rid of anything that doesn't work. Don't keep them around to aggravate you as I have done. I saw a "select-a-bird" feeder ...
"We had not just one, but we had three separate sightings of the rarest warbler and it's a critically endangered ... but having been here on the boardwalk at Magee Marsh in the early part of May, there were people of all ages, different ethnicities.
FORT RANDALL — The second annual South Dakota Birding Festival will be held today (Saturday) and Sunday at Fort Randall. This festival is for both novice and expert bird watchers. Two National Wildlife Refuges and a South Dakota Wildlife ...
Birds are the most observable form of wildlife, they are found in each part of the world that is not permanently enclosed by ice, and you can witness them in any weather, any moment of day or night, anywhere you go. Whether you reside in the country or the city, there are birds in close proximity, 835 species of birds spend at least part of the...more
Birds are the most observable form of wildlife, they are found in each part of the world that is not permanently enclosed by ice, and you can witness them in any weather, any moment of day or night, anywhere you go. Whether you reside in the country or the city, there are birds in close proximity, 835 species of birds spend at least part of the year in North America. You can set off looking for birds or attract them to your home. Birding is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities all around the globe. The verb ‘To Bird' would provide an excellent jumping off point for a feature, which highlights the growing reputation of birding.