Coming into September with only 100 raptors, the other primary Jo Hays hawkwatchers and I were ready to see things heat up. We put in … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – 2000th Raptor of the Season!
Until around 1:30pm today, Jo Hays Vista was pretty well fogged in, but then the clouds got higher and the rain stopped and birds poured … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – 120 Raptors and an up-close Kestrel
This morning I helped out with the PSU Forest Festival, and so I didn’t get up to Jo Hays Vista until a little after noon. … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – Another nice Broad-winged Count
I spent 8 hours today hawk watching at Jo Hays Vista. The weather was nice and birds were on the move, despite almost the very … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – 469 Migrant Raptors Today!
I got a late start today at Jo Hays Vista, but it didn’t matter because the valley was covered in a thick blanket of haze … Read More
Jo Hays Vista – Season Total Doubled!
Yesterday, I spent most of the day hawk watching at Jo Hays Vista hawk watch. While I didn’t get nearly as many raptors as Hawk … Read More
White-eyed Vireo along the Lower Colorado River!
This morning, some of the other cuckoo researchers that I work with were attempting to capture one of our nesting cuckoos at our best cuckoo … Read More
Goodbye Moorhen, Hello Gallinule
Sometimes I am okay with changes, other times I am a little hesitant to accept things, and sometimes I just downright cannot stand certain changes. … Read More
Request for Photos of Birds with Bugs
Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, is looking for good photos of … Read More
First Few Days of Cuckoo Field Work
Anna and I arrived in Blythe, California on the 14th and hit the ground running; the morning of the 15th we went to one of … Read More