I wanted to emphasize Allan’s post of yesterday on a new book by Bert Frenz Birds of the Central Oaks and Prairies of Texas with Emphasis on Historical Changes. Some of you may have heard Bert’s talk at TOS meeting in College Station a few years ago. I found it fascinating!!!! Here’s why (from another quote…
Oh happy days!!! It’s time to pre-order “The Gull Guide” by gull aficionado Amar Ayash!!! I got mine coming in late October just in time for “I Don’t Do Gulls Gulls Class”!!! Pretty sure ya’ll don’t have enough bird books!!!
Made a short visit to Hornsby this morning to check conditions for Shorebird class. It doesn’t seem that the hard rain of Monday hit Hornsby. Drying beds are dry (and full of brush). But pond 1W had ample shorebird habitat, in the form of floating mats — as much as I’ve ever seen. There were…
In case anyone missed it, Travis Audubon has revamped they way classes are listed and announced. e.g. “fall semester”. I’m pretty sure Travis Audubon is the premiere organization for birding classes in the world!!!!! And looks who’s on the website: Plumbeous V and the Gulls class of 2023!! Shorebirds class is up and I’ll be…
Shingled by G-U-11 !! Port Townsend WA.
Plumbeous V birds by ear!!
American Herring NOT split from European Herring, at least this year. Proposal on AOS Website
More from the PacNW. I’ve been thinking of the many Western GUlls as “big birds” (58″ wingspan), but they were dwarfed as they escorted this eagle on its way. Eagle’s are 80″ wingspan. Also had gloaming fly-bys of Murrelet’s, Marbled I presume, but couldn’t be sure.
Nice and cool on the Oregon Coast!! Here’s a few birds and sea creatures. I’ll let you gull aficionados give me an ID on these west coast gulls. Hint: 3 species.
Welcome to B3 — Be a Better Beetle!! I’ve been trying to catch one of these guys for 2 years out in Davis Mountains!! Finally nabbed one with a butterfly net. Photographed and released. They are super swift and maneuverable!! I believe it’s called an Emerald Euphoria, which is such a great name for these…
