From the LABIRD Listserv at LSU

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Birding

Taken from post on LABIRD, written by Sandra Barbier I attended one of BP’s joint information events Tuesday evening (June 8th) in Belle Chasse to ask questions concerning bird and wildlife rescue, and I would like to relay some of the information I got. These...

Dickcissel

by | Jun 6, 2010 | Birding

One more bird from Sunday…. the Dickcissel is a beautiful bird commonly found in fallow fields or tallgrass prairies. The breeding male is colored like a tiny meadowlark, with a black "V" on a yellow chest.  

Lark Sparrow

by | Jun 6, 2010 | Birding

Another of the highlights from Sunday was some great looks at a Lark Sparrow sitting on a electric line.  

Nesting Red-eyed Vireo

by | Jun 6, 2010 | Birding

Sunday, I birded with Steve Weston and folks from the Minnesota River Valley Audubon Society.  We had a great day with lots of fun birds.  One of the many highlights was a pair of Red-eyed Vireo building a nest in the Schaar’s Bluff Park west of...

Common Loons on nest

by | May 25, 2010 | Birding

Sunday, we watched a pair of Common Loons on Lake McKusick in Stillwater.  One of the pair (probably the female) then swam up to a new nest in the reeds.  Fun to watch up close and fun to see loons on city lakes.