On this evening, I had the opportunity to go for a bout of night birding with a group led by Byron Butler and Tom Forwood (park naturalist). We went late in the afternoon toward the cavern entrance, and we had Canyon Wren, Green-tailed Towhee and Western Tanager. The evening started off slowly with a few …
Category Archive: Herping
May
18
2009
Kelly Canyon and Mission Creek with video
This weekend, Sam and I went on a loop drive from Kelly Canyon to Cottonwood Reservoir, and then, on to Mission Creek. It was a day of firsts with Common Yellowthroat, Lazuli Bunting and Western Tanager at Kelly Canyon with the bird of the day being a Townsend’s Warbler picked up by Sam. At Cottonwood …
Apr
12
2009
New arrivals and a great day
This post covers both Saturday and Sunday of an incredible weekend Saturday This morning I started the day at the Cherry River Fishing Access with several Cinnamon Teals and a Great Yellowlegs. The surprise was a Columbia Spotted Frog engaged in amplexus with an otherwise dead partner. Seems like froggy love knows no bounds. It …
Apr
01
2009
WilderTrack 2.0 unleashed
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 …
Jul
09
2008
Laid back morning
Wake up this morning, scraped my teeth and out the door I went. Wandering along the beach and the town of Jaco, I managed to turn a couple of great birds. Outside of the clinic, a huge line of folks was queued up for doctoring. A young lady feeding a tiny infant with an exposed …
Jul
06
2008
Adventure Level 10
Today was what I call a level 10 adventure. What makes it a level 10? Well, a couple of near-death experiences, several great birds, and no plan other than visit the highest waterfall in Costa Rica and see some outstanding birds and herps. We started out the day by hopping the bus from Jaco to …
May
17
2008
East Gallatin with expected results but…
I will explain the but later. Today I had the good fortune to go with Sacajawea Audubon group on a trip led by Lou Ann Harris. We had a medium sized group of about 15 souls. Our destination was the East Gallatin Recreation Area. We had several spring arrivals and a reacquainting with old friends. …
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