One of the best parts of bird watching, at least for me, that is, comes from the occasional and oftentimes unexpected opportunities to find new bird watching encounters. Just last…
Bird watching on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, especially on the refuge auto tour route, starts to really get going in April and May and today was proof of…
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…