Seattle Part II: That time I almost saw a Gyrfalcon
The weekend after the Seattle trip with Jen, my boyfriend, Tomas, suggested going to Seattle to visit friends and try out his new fancy camera. I heard, “Blah, blah, blah…..another chance at redpolls?” Yes. Yes, I would like to go to Seattle. We drove up late Friday night and stayed a hotel way less creepy…
Bonney Butte and HWI
So, there’s this awesome organization called HawkWatch International. Their study site in Oregon is at this awesome place called Bonney Butte. There are several HWI monitoring sites across the American west and one in Vera Cruz, Mexico. They’re all open to the public, and visitation is encouraged (!). The sites are set up along optimal raptor migration paths where…
Lloyd Lunch Walk II
Bingo. That, my friends, is a red tail. I found the nest! One advantage to working super early on the 10th floor, I’m up with the birds. Later in the day, I found a better vantage point of the nest. But no one was home. I’ll check back another day. Earlier this same week there…