Month: March 2013 - Page 7

Mammals

Gyr fodder

March 9, 2013 by Clare K 7 Comments

Gyrfalcons are big birds. A male Gyrfalcon, the smaller of the pair, can clock in at 24 inches tall and weigh up to 3...

Birds

Nariño Tapaculo in EcoRoute

by Renato No Comments

A typical Tapaculo is always hiding so most of the time you can hear them over-and-over but never see more than a crawling shadow...

Sleeping, pregnant San Clemente Island Goat

Conservation

The Parable of the Goat Mites

March 8, 2013 by Carrie 1 Comment

I’ve written on this topic before, but I just can’t get it out of my head. And so, a man named Salvador Ramirez brought...

Birds

How Did the Prothonotary Warbler Get Its Name?

by Corey No Comments

Rick Wright has exploded the conventional wisdom and advanced an alternative theory as to why the Prothonotary Warbler is called the Prothonotary Warbler. Click...

Birds

Terry, Ray, and Veronica’s Vulture

by Suzie 8 Comments

The upside of rehabbing Turkey Vultures is they’re smart, funny, cool, fascinating birds. The downside is sometimes they’ll bite you and throw up on you....

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of March 2013

March 7, 2013 by Mike 1 Comment

Rocky Mountain High, a great place to go birding according to our old pal Mike Freiberg I’m bored. When will the new birds get...

Birds

Northern Gannets Morus bassanus

by Corey 4 Comments

Northern Gannets are a phenomenal seabird to watch. Their plunge diving is legendary, their flight is distinctive, their willingness to shake it up in the chum...