10,000 Birds
APRIL 14, 2023
When it is seen that A falcon, tow’ring in her pride of place / Was by a mousing owl hawk’d at and kill’d, that is taken as a sign that the natural order has been disturbed (there, by Macbeth’s act of regicide). Thus her story becomes “braided with two ecologies – the ornithological and the personal.”
10,000 Birds
JULY 9, 2022
Keep birding in green space and you might hear a Laughing Falcon , might see a White-tailed Kite doing its “Holy Spirit” hovering moves. Bird at night and those same grassy fields could host Striped and Barn Owls. Listen for the subtle notes of Tropical Screech Owl. Any big trees nearby?
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2018
As for the name, I assume the heteronymic “lead” refers to the heavy metal – so could our unidentified raptor be a Plumbeous Hawk , Plumbeous Kite , or even a Plumbeous Forest-Falcon ? I suppose we shouldn’t get carried away. “Diurnal raptor sp.” ” it is. Just enjoy the beer.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2012
The hole-nesting population of peregrine falcons disappeared with the felling of the giant trees upon which they depended. According to the literature, Peregrine Falcons and Merlins both nested in tree cavities until the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries when most of the great trees were felled.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 31, 2019
A few have also arrived but only stayed for a short time or just haven’t vocalized again (such as the Barn Owl that was screeching in the windy January night). Bat Falcon! Over the past six months, we have had some expected species and others less so. noisy, inquisitive Rufous-naped Wrens.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 1, 2022
Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103. Dragan has caught up from his adventures in Colombia and the life list has reached 4103.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2013
Speaking of hawks, two talented and extremely knowledgeable falconers, Marie Gaspari Crawford and Chloe Bowen, shared with us their birds and their experiences. Also on hand were an Aplomado Falcon and a Red-tailed Hawk who was so mellow that he allowed Bowen to stroke him on the back, a gesture which we were told raptors ordinarily detest.
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