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 have seen the Bear River…
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 a western meadowlark singing on…
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 in one of my large…
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 great horned owl. Over the…
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 waste grain. March is the…
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 very day as I was…
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 red-winged blackbirds lined the roadside…
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 to see how the tundra…
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 only on my mind, sunsets.…
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 the bird world. Each spring,…
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 made numerous friends while out…
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 an exhilarating experience? I know…
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 eagle today and only four…
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 years now since my dad…
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 is that simple. Just go…