Jan
17
2011
Together since 2007, their courtship proceeded slowly on Eastern Island in the Midway Atoll. During that year, they were seldom seen in each other’s company. The subsequent year, the pair spent more and more time courting. By 2009, the relationship had progressed to the point of building a nest, but alas, no egg was to …
Jan
05
2011
Recently on Montana Online Birders (MOB) there has been an ongoing conversation centered around whether or not it is ethical to publicly disclose the precise locations of falcons due to the threat of their being captured by falconers. The thread went predictably, which is to say that the discussion flowed from the ethics of licensed …
Feb
02
2010
Every Groundhog Day, they drag a poor old Punxsutawney Phil out of his constructed den and see if he sees his own shadow. Will there be 6 more weeks of winter or is spring right around the corner? That predicitive logic might be acceptable for an eastern Groundhog (I personally prefer Woodchuck), but we have …
Oct
13
2009
Researchers in Indonesia have rediscovered the Banggai Crow (Corvus unicolor) on a small island in the archipelago. The species was first discovered in 1900 and not seen since. Full story is on LiveScience.
Oct
07
2009
An interesting article from Japan describes a research project that placed small cameras on Black-browed Albatrosses to passively gather data on their lives. One very intriguing behavior came to light. The Albatrosses were actively following Killer Whales to probably feed on the scraps from the orca’s kills. What a great strategy to find a meal …
Oct
04
2009
I had the great opportunity to give of talks at the Bridger Raptor Festival. This festival is a great educational event with many great exhibits and live rehab birds, including the Turkey Vulture that once threw up on me. The talks went well with great attendance. It has been a long time since the last …
Oct
01
2009
An article from BirdLife International is announcing the great news that a recently undertaken survey of White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni has revealed a record count of 310 individuals. It is always good to hear a bit of good news when we seem to be deluged with gloom and doom.
Apr
01
2009
We are very pleased to announce the release of WilderTrack 2.0. WilderTrack is the most comprehensive birding and outdoor-focused web application available. If you enjoy watching and studying the natural world, and you need to be able to record, track, and share your outdoor life easily and quickly, WilderTrack is definitely for you. With WilderTrack …
Feb
19
2009
I was just informed about this story about Worcester’s buttonquail was known only through illustrations based on decades-old museum specimens until a television crew documented the live bird in the market before it was sold in January, NationalGeographic.com reported. Scientists had suspected the bird, found only on the island of Luzon, to be extinct, according …
Feb
17
2009
With the approach of warming temperatures and longer days, we will soon be seeing the trickle and then the flood of migrants as they cascade into the forests and prairies of the northern latitudes. Most, if not all, of us herald this annual event with fervor. We think of the birds as making steady, daily …
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