Let’s talk spring bird watching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge for a moment. Without a doubt, today was the most active bird-wise I… Read More »Spring Bird Watching Is Just Getting Good On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Here’s What Birds I Saw Today.
When it comes to the soothing sounds of nature, and trust me there are indeed plenty to choose from, nothing beats the melodic overture of… Read More »The Sweet Song Of The Western Meadowlark
As I headed out the door this morning, a male cooper’s hawk caught my attention as it squawked a bit from its perch high up… Read More »The Cooper’s Hawk, A Forest Raptor That Can Actually Thrive In The City
If you were to ask me what bird I love seeing in my backyard more than any other, without any hesitation I would say the… Read More »Where Do Great Horned Owls Nest?
Today, while traversing the small town of Corinne, Utah I came across an old cornfield with a thousand or more snow geese feeding on the… Read More »Thousands Of Snow Geese Are In Corinne, Utah, A Perfect Time For Bird Watchers To Come And See
Getting right to it, I have a proposal for the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and it stems from something that occurred to me this… Read More »A Proposal For The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge To Put Up Some American Kestrel Boxes
I was on my way down Forest Street this morning to check on the tundra swan migration but I was temporalily distracted when numerous male… Read More »The Red-winged Blackbirds Are Starting To Sing On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
March is here and so are the tundra swans. Today, I took a quick drive around the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route… Read More »Now Is The Time To See The Tundra Swans On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
When I headed out to Antelope Island this afternoon, I honestly wasn’t thinking of burrowing owls as I just had one thing and one thing… Read More »The Burrowing Owls Have Returned To Antelope Island
If you’ve never seen a greater sage grouse dance you are truly missing out on one of the strangest yet most enchanting mating rituals in… Read More »The Greater Sage Grouse Has Some Of The Strangest Dance Moves You Will Ever See
A big part of the enjoyment of bird watching is making friends, lots and lots of friends who love birds. Over the years, I have… Read More »I Love It When I Cross Paths With A Friend While Out Bird Watching
As a bird watcher, wouldn’t you agree when those moments of up close and personal birding encounters do present themselves it can oftentimes be quite… Read More »Getting An Up Close And Personal View Of Thousands Of Migrating Snow Geese, A Bird Watchers Dream Come True
If you’re starting to see fewer and fewer bald eagles over the past several weeks, you are not alone. I struggled to find even one… Read More »Even Though Bald Eagles Are Starting To Dwindle Bird Watching Is Just Heating Up
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a great love for nature, especially for birds. Case in point, it has been over 40… Read More »How HawkWatch International’s Banding Efforts Are Helping Us Better Understand The American Kestrel
If there’s one thing I know about our avian friends it’s this, to learn about birds you simply go and watch birds. Yes, it really… Read More »What Bird Watching Taught Me About The Tenacity Of The American Avocet
