COHW Release

Yesterday, Tina and I drove to Cannon Falls to release a young Cooper’s Hawk.  This time my great wife shot some images of a very hard to capture moment.

Raptor rescues

I’ve posted some images from our 2009 birding. Trips included Peru, Texas and Alabama as well as every nitch of Ramsey County where we live. Take a look at Photos/2009/ Last week, I had the opportunity of rescuing a Great Horned Owl and helped with locating a...

Explosion of Kinglets

Seems everywhere I look this week, I find Ruby-crowned Kinglets.  I never seen more than one or 2 at a time before this month.  Today, I saw 7.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

This past weekend, Tina and I spent some time birding in the Chicago area.  We hiked over 8 miles and identified over 40 different species with local friends.  One of the fun finds was a female Rose-breasted Grosbeak along the DuPage River.

Name the Screech-Owl

This Eastern screech-owl is the newest permanent resident at The Raptor Center.  He was hatched in 2008 and was found as a nestling. Unfortunately he was not brought to The Raptor Center quick enough, and became a human imprinted bird.  He will spend the...

Bald Eagles

This past weekend, Tina and I saw 7 Bald Eagles by Crex Meadows in Wisconsin.  In one sighting, we watched an adult pair with 2 immature work a dead carcuss at the side of the road.  The images were not the greatest, but it was great fun watching the birds...