It has been a busy month! About half the boxes that I have been monitoring in Levy and Marion counties are being used by breeding … Read More
Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area
Over the past month I have been able to spend a handful of days at Juniper Prairie Wilderness Area in Ocala National Forest for both … Read More
Falcon Friends?
This evening, PA birder Katie Andersen was hiking along the Pine Tree Trail at Presque Isle State Park in nw PA. She noticed a lack … Read More
Winter Raptor Survey Results for PA – 2012
Greg Grove sent out the following message concerning the results of this past winter’s PA winter raptor surveys (WRS). Greg has allowed me to post … Read More
Spring Migration Predictions – First Half of April
Finally, it’s April. March was nice, but very few spring migrants returned to PA compared to what’s in store for us birders during April and … Read More
10 Reasons to visit the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey Area right now!
Among raptor fanatics, the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area is not only a mouthful of words but also a world-famous site … Read More
Southeastern American Kestrel Egg Color Variation
Over the past 2 weeks I’ve been spending a lot of time checking Southeastern American Kestrel nest boxes for eggs in Marion and Levy counties … Read More
What’s in the box? Part One
Over the past week I’ve been cleaning out American Kestrel nest boxes in Marion and Levy Counties. These boxes are most commonly mounted on utility … Read More
Kestrel and Kingfisher
Yesterday morning, I drove around some agricultural areas near Woodward, PA in search of winter raptors. I was rewarded with distant but still satisfying looks … Read More
The Dark Ghost
Rob Miller, the author of this post, is a Raptor Biology student at Boise State University. His thesis is focused on the breeding Ecology of Northern Goshawks … Read More