Month: February 2014 - Page 5

News

Stop the Madness: More Whooping Cranes Shot

February 8, 2014 by Meredith Mann 4 Comments

As if the last month’s revelation of a pair of murdered Whooping Cranes wasn’t devastating enough, the bad news just keeps on coming. Another pair of...

Birding

Where Are You Birding This Second Weekend of February 2014?

February 7, 2014 by Mike 2 Comments

Let a hot Merritt Island sunset keep you warm! Here in the northeastern United States, stultifying forces assail us from every side. Not only...

Birding

Birding in Place

by Carrie No Comments

So, we had a bit of excitement in my neighborhood yesterday, when a gunman robbed the Taco Bell a few blocks from my apartment...

Terminology

What is a Nictitating Membrane?

February 6, 2014 by Corey 5 Comments

A nictitating membrane is a third eyelid that is translucent or clear. It is used as an extra level of safety for the eye...

Trips

Birding Where St. George Killed the Dragon

by Dragan No Comments

Half past six, barely one degree Celsius, but the snow is melting fast. East, down the Danube we go, to the Labudovo Okno Ramsar...

Birds

Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

February 5, 2014 by Birdchick 7 Comments

I’m to the point that I wish all the Snowy Owls in the US this winter would head back north. Now. As Tracey Ullman...

Trips

Birding Hokkaido

by a Guest 6 Comments

Ian Davies lives in Manomet, Massachusetts, and is a recent graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in Widlife Ecology...