by simpleDesigns | Apr 29, 2013 | Birding
Thanks to a phone call from friend Judy Mikolai, we counted 40+ Common Loons and over 60 Horned Grebes on Long Lake Saturday. Most were quite far out on the water, but several Grebes came near shore for a quick photo.
by simpleDesigns | Apr 23, 2013 | Birding
With colder than normal temps, lingering snow cover and spring migration in full swing, the backyard feeders have been quite busy over the past several weeks. Even our first Warbler!
by simpleDesigns | Apr 22, 2013 | Birding
Pine Siskin and (Hoary) Redpoll With a prediction for one last spit of snow this evening, winter still lingers in Minnesota. The backyard and feeders are still full of our winter guests including Juncos, Pine Siskins and Redpolls. (The redpoll on the right...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 21, 2013 | Birding
For several years I have tried to view the Yellow-headed Blackbird. This past weekend in the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas, we came across a large flock of Red-winged blackbirds. Noticing flashes of white whenever the flock would lift...
by simpleDesigns | Apr 20, 2013 | Birding, Travel
On a recent trip to Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in central Kansas, I was fortunate to see several new birds. Two of these were shorebirds migrating north through these Kansas wetlands. The American Avocet and Wilson’s Phalarope.
