"Harley" gets released
100's of people showed up to witness the release of "Harley", the bald eagle on Saturday and the event received a great deal of good press for both the Raptor Center and the Carpenter Nature Center. Several of us had a beer with Brian after the release and listened...
“Harley” scheduled for release
In early August on a long stretch of County Highway T near Wascott, Wisconsin, motorcyclist Brian Baladez passed a bald eagle on the side of the road. Realizing the bird was injured, Baladez wrapped it in his leather jacket, strapped it to the back of his Harley...
Red-shouldered Hawk
Early morning, January 1st, 2010. A neighbor calls, says “get up and bring your camera… there’s a big hawk in my yard”. I did catch a glimpse in the binocs of what I assumed was a red-shouldered hawk, but he didn’t stick around long enough for a picture....
Golden Eagle Survey Update
On January 16th, 2010 over 130 observers were out to specifically look for Golden Eagles! 93 Golden Eagles were seen in the survey area which covered southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northeast Iowa. More than 40 routes were covered in 12 counties and...
Red-breasted Nuthatch & Gray Jay
Two more fun birds this past weekend were the Red-breasted Nuthatch and the Gray Jay. Both birds were quite common “up north”. We don’t see them here in the cities as they rarely make it this far south. The Sax-Zim Bog has feeding stations posted at...
Boreal Chickadee
Tina and I celebrated our anniversary up north this past weekend. We spent one of the days driving around in the Sax-Zim bog bird area of northern Minnesota. One of the highlights was watching a Boreal Chickadee feeding on suet from a deer carcass at a...
Playing for Change
American Tree Sparrow
Went birding this morning with some friends in Lilydale. Saw quite a few species but no owls. One of the ‘cute’ birds was the American Tree Sparrow. “The American Tree Sparrow is a common winter visitor in backyards all across southern Canada and the...
32 years and counting
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, I celebrate my 32nd anniversary of marriage to my best friend, Tina Guse Wilson. We met in West Berlin Germany in the fall of 1976 as kids and have been in love ever since. Like any good marriage, we have had our ups and downs, but...
Birding in Boerne
One of my tasks this week was to clean out Lightroom of images that were bottom of the barrel and taking up valuable hard drive space. No one ever wants to see your less than clear images, or the 3rd best. While going thru the July images, I came across a series from...