This is the second in a series of posts concerning how to age Swainson’s Hawks and how to determine what color type, and if possible, … Read More
Determining Age and Color-type of Swainson’s Hawks: Part 1
This post is the first of what will be a multi-part series about determining the age and color-type of the Swainson’s Hawk. The Swainson’s Hawk … Read More
Common Nighthawk – Photo Study
The Common Nighthawk has always been one of my favorite birds, so on June 10th when Anna and I saw our first nighthawks of the … Read More
Idaho Tyrannids – Photo Study
I was able to gather quite a few photos of the flycatchers and kingbirds of Idaho by visiting migrant hot-spots often, as well as being … Read More
MAPS Banding at Lucky Peak 6/5/11
This morning Idaho Bird Observatory had its first MAPS (Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship) banding session of the year up at Lucky Peak. The purpose … Read More
Clinton Co: Laughing or Franklin’s Gull?
On May 30th, Nate Fronk found a gull that he initially ID’ed as a Laughing Gull but as he studied it further and looked at … Read More
Answer to Mystery Bird Quiz: Wilson’s Phalarope!
Thanks to everyone that participated in the Mystery Bird Quiz I posted last week. I received many guesses via comments on the post, personal emails, … Read More
Mystery Bird Quiz!
We haven’t had a mystery bird quiz here on Nemesis Bird for a while and so while Anna and I were out birding I purposely … Read More
Review: Hawks at a Distance by Jerry Liguori
Hawks at a Distance; if you are a hawk-watcher and general hawk-freak (like me), then you too have been waiting for this book to come … Read More
LBJ’s of South Africa
If you think the United States has a LBJ (“Little Brown Job”) problem, then you need to visit South Africa. There are literally close to … Read More