Ivory-billed Woodpecker ?
What???!!!!! Show me the money!!! Article in The Guardian
Darwin’s Missing Notebooks
He da man !!! 2 missing Charles Darwin notebooks are mysteriously returned more than 20 years later
Dacha Migration
On a walk in the neighborhood I had some nice birds today, ash throated, vermillion, scissors flys, grasshopper, lark, chippy, savanna and brewers sparrows, and black capped vireo. No pix.
Dacha Sparrows & Migrants
Spotted towhee, numerous Lincoln, white crown, white throated and chippys at the dacha still today. White eye and yellow throat vireos showed up about a week ago. Summer Tanager first seen on Friday. No sign of great crest fly yet.
Bolivar Peninsula
More bolivar peninsula advice
Denizens of the Deep
Non-avian denizens of the deep.
Double-crested Cormorant
Did you ever wonder why it’s called “double-crested”?
Harlequin Ducks Yes
Allan and I made a successful trip to Corpus yesterday for the famous Harlequin Ducks.
Harlequin Ducks NO
Virginia and I made a quick trip to corpus yesterday for 3 gulls and a duck. Our score on target birds? 0 for 4!! But none the less a great day!!! Especially seeing these early migrants under perfect lighting conditions, in leafless trees at eye level!! DOWN WITH WOBBLER-NECK !!!! (new bumper sticker?)
Pacific-slope Flycatcher (now Western Flycatcher)
4th time was a charm for me with the Pacific-slope flycatcher in Texas. Staked out the area with about 5 other birders for 2.5 hours and he made a brief appearance. Then I waited another 90 minutes to try for unobscured pix. He made one more appearance and this is the best I got (he’s…