Berkeley Pit in operation, 1980
Conservation

The Berkeley Pit – An Overview

December 16, 2016 by Carrie 2 Comments
Last week many birders were shocked and saddened by the deaths of thousands of Snow Geese who, trapped by adverse weather conditions, landed at...
Birds

Snow-fronted Geese

January 27, 2015 by Felonious Jive 1 Comment
Recently I ditched the coast and headed into the bowels of the Central Valley, to meet up with an old friend…you may know him...
Snow Goose Dark Morph
Birds

What is a Blue Goose?

January 14, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments
The “Blue Goose” is the dark morph of the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). Click on photos for full sized images. Color morphs are controlled...
Snow Geese, USFWS
Birding

Freezeout After Hours

April 11, 2014 by Carrie No Comments
As I mentioned before, Freezeout means Snow Geese, and lots of them. But like any aspect of migration, the lots-of-Snow-Geese phenomenon is ephemeral and...
Snow Geese, USFWS
Conservation

Snow in the Air

March 21, 2014 by Carrie 3 Comments
The Varied Thrushes came back. Then the Western Bluebirds and Meadowlarks. My Dark-eyed Juncos are trilling in preparation to retreat to quieter breeding grounds,...
Birds

Time To Get Goosed!

December 11, 2011 by Alan 1 Comment
Anyone thinking that it’s time to slow down needs to think again. The temperatures may not be conducive to shorts and T-shirt but there...
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