Have you been birdwatching the past few weeks or so on a wetland in your neck of the woods, one similar to the famed Bear… Read More »Strangely Enough, It’s Not Grain But Something Else The Yellow-headed Blackbirds Want From Late-Summer Corn Fields.
Now this may sound strange to some of you but for a long time now, anytime I see an American white pelican in fact, I… Read More »Here’s Why Utah’s Record Snowpack Helped The Great Salt Lake Overall But Not The Nesting Pelicans On Gunnison Island.
Each winter I find myself mesmerized by the American kestrel, a somewhat common bird found on the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge during the coldest… Read More »The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Has Officially Joined The Fight Against Declining American Kestrel Populations
Have you ever sat and wondered why certain birds have such unique and sometimes odd physical characteristics as they do? Well, I don’t know about… Read More »Why Do American White Pelicans Have A Throat Pouch?
Without a doubt, the number one question I get from fellow birdwatchers who follow my blog is when the grebe babies are out and about… Read More »Grebes Are Now Strutting Their Stuff (Babies) On The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
There are many things in nature that fascinate me, I mean truly and earnestly grab and hold my attention and admiration to no end. For… Read More »Unlocking The Mystery Of Goose Migration Through Utah’s Bird Banding Program.
You might be wondering about the title of this blog post but up until yesterday it was actually legal to harvest a trumpeter swan in… Read More »Good New For Birdwatchers As Hunting Trumpeter Swans Is Now Illegal In Utah.
I’m not sure of its origin but there’s an age-old adage out there that simply states “Birds of a feather flock together”. But for some… Read More »When It Comes To Nesting Great Blue Herons, Birds Of A Feather Don’t Always Flock Together
Have you ever been to a wetland preserve during spring migration and, well, for no other reason just sat and watched the swans? Being an… Read More »How Do Swans Take Flight?
During the hot summer months in wetland areas like the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge auto tour route the double-crested cormorant can commonly be seen… Read More »Why Do Cormorants Spread Their Wings?
When I woke up and left the house a lot earlier than normal this past Saturday morning I certainly had no idea what I had… Read More »How A Few Airboats, Many Volunteers, A Little Hay, And A Frozen Marsh All Came Together To Help Nesting Canada Geese
Follow this blog for any length of time and you will definitely see how much of a fan I am of the famed Bear River… Read More »Watch Out For Killdeer Nests This Summer On The Bear River Bird Refuge Auto Tour Route
Watch birds long enough and you will start to realize birds sometimes nest in the oddest of places. One such bird and location we found… Read More »The Time A Killdeer Nested In Our Front Yard
Last summer, my mother and I were taking a drive around Antelope Island to look for birds when we crossed paths with a very interesting… Read More »Why Do Birds Follow And Sit On Bison?
Have you ever been really close, I mean extremely close to an American white pelican? I have and it was an eye-opening experience when you… Read More »We Often Forget Just How Big The American White Pelican Really Is
