Bald Eagle Release (1)
This weekend, we released 2 Bald Eagles at the Carpenter Nature Center. The first release was done by John Headley (husband of my flight crew chief). It was a beautiful 50+ degree day and my two grand daughters went along to watch. A really great experience.
Decorah Eagles
Online TV Shows by Ustream
Backyard Visitor
One of our summer residents has returned to the backyard. For the past several years, we have had a nesting pair of Cooper’s Hawks in the Crepeau Nature Preserve. Today, one of the Coop’s paid a visit to the yard and our feeders. Among the bird...
Cornell Lab Videos
The Gulf Coast is a premier spot for spring birding. Besides Warblers, one of our favorites are the shore birds. Here is an awesome video of a flock of Black-necked Stilts. Cornell has posted a great collection of vids if you have interest in birds or simply...
Buckthorn Busting
The St. Paul Audubon Society put together a team of twelve to help 220 other volunteers pull Buckthorn from Snail Lake Regional Park. Ramsey County sent in teams prior to the event to cut bushes through out the park and our job was to drag the debris out to the...
Harveyville, KS
Dad, Tim and I visited “the Wilson Bench” … Back story…. In the 1870’s, my great, great grandfather, David Wilson buried 5 of his 13 children between 1870 and 1874 in a small cemetery in Harveyville, KS. David and his family moved to Wilmington, KS (4 miles...
Mom’s 80th
On Monday, Tina and I drove to St. Joseph, Mo to begin our sneak attack into Kansas City for my mom’s 80th B-day party. We stayed with Teri and Joey (Phaedra’s folks), just outside of KC making it an easy run to the airport Tuesday afternoon to pick up my...
Horned Lark
Birding with a few friends this morning, we came across our first of the year Horned Larks. Several were working a park entrance @ Lake Elmo and one came up to the edge of the road. My car makes a great photography blind.
Russet-throated Puffbird
The Russet-throated Puffbird (Hypnelus ruficollis) is a near-passerine bird which breeds in tropical South America in northeastern Colombia and much of Venezuela, It is commonly named in Colombia as Bobito,Utta, Tol and Coludo. The puffbirds are an insectivorous...
Another Really Good Day
Friday, March 11 was another great birding day. Linda W and I went looking for Raptors. We started at Lilydale Park checking out an old Bald Eagle nest that is now home to a family of Great Horned Owls. We didn't see anyone home, but the nest is...