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RHINOS AND ROUGH-LEGS

Our Northwest birding trip for Golden Gate Audubon went to sea today. Then we wrapped up the day on spongy “dry” land. We took the ferryboat fronm Port Townsend to Whidbey Island, then lat… more →

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Animal Updates - April 5

National Aquarium wrote 1 month ago: Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species … more →

Tags: Animal Update, Aquatic Life, Birds, Exhibits, National Aquarium, News, Animal update, Behind the Scenes, Exhibit Cleaning

RHINOS AND ROUGH-LEGS

atowhee wrote 2 months ago: Our Northwest birding trip for Golden Gate Audubon went to sea today. Then we wrapped up the day on … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, eagles, Marin, Natural History, ocean birds, Raptor, Washington State, Winter Birds

In the midst of dead alcids — 3 comments

scourc01 wrote 2 months ago: We are currently observing a couple of different mortality events on both SEANET beaches, and civili … more →

Tags: die-offs, dead puffin, dead Razorbill, dead bird on beach

Razorbills irrupt! — 4 comments

scourc01 wrote 5 months ago: Last week, a non-Seanetter (a civilian, if you will) contacted me via this blog. Scott Clark, fishin … more →

Tags: die-offs, Dead Birds, razorbills, Florida, irruption

Pigeon Guillemot, the Pigeon of the Sea – Terry Thormin — 1 comment

annieandterry wrote 7 months ago: Winter is just around the corner here and the winter seabirds are starting to build up along the coa … more →

Tags: Photography (2), nature, Environment, Marine Life, photos, Birds, Behavior, nesting behavior, Pigeon Guillemot

SOMETHING FISHY — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 9 months ago: Out in the Coquille River, not far inland from the Pacific Ocean, the fishing seems to be pretty goo … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, Fish, ocean birds, Natural History, Pigeon Guillemot, Coquille River, Common Murre

BANDON HOPE — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 9 months ago: “Abandon hope” is a phrase with currency among Dante scholars and undergraduate existent … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, corvids, migratory birds, ocean birds, shorebirds, Natural History, Bandon

BIRDING TRIPS STILL OPEN — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 12 months ago: I am leading some birding trips later this year that are still open for participants. MOUNTAIN BIRDI … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, San Francisco, California, Oregon, Ashland, migratory birds, woodpeckers, ducks & geese

WINTER BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 1 year ago: UPDATE: SIGN-UPS FOR THIS TRIP CLOSE ON NOVEMBER 15, 2011.  This coming January PIB and Minneapolis … more →

Tags: pib, Oregon, Columbia River, Pacific Ocean, Waterfowl, shorebirds, Washington State, Barrow's Goldeneye, long-tailed duck

MURRES RETURN

atowhee wrote 1 year ago: Common Murres have apparently reclaimed an offsore island where they were once common…after ne … more →

Tags: California, Conservation, Research, ocean birds, Nesting, Natural History, Common Murre, pelagic birds

PT. REYES PENINSULA

atowhee wrote 2 years ago: This morning’s weather on the Pt. Reyes Peninsula was perfect.  Clear skies.  Just enough bree … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, California, mammals, corvids, Raptor, migratory birds, ducks & geese, ocean birds

19th March - All at Sea from Galilee! — 2 comments

julianhough wrote 2 years ago: A hardy group of CT and Rhode Island birders set sail on a Frances Fleet Charter out of Galilee, Rho … more →

Tags: CT Birding Journal, pelagics, Rhode Island, murres, Razorbill, Dovekie

Photos from Project Puffin...

codsow wrote 2 years ago: Just realized that I have not added any photos from my time in Maine…. Matinicus Rock Atlantic … more →

Tags: Birds, Birds 2, Photography, Pictures], Sunset, Nature Photography, Maine, Puffins, Razorbill

Olympic Birding, My Last Pics

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: Ferryboat approaches Port Townsend ferry dock.  The water really is that blue. This lone Sanderling … more →

Tags: Pacific Ocean, Waterfowl, belted kingfisher, birding, Harlequin, Pintails, Point Wilson, Port Townsend, Sanderling

Seabirds From Boatside

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: How many Pigeon Guillemots can you see before you stop seeing them?  Our count this final day in the … more →

Tags: pib, Waterfowl, Washington State, Common Loon, Red-throated Loon, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend

Got your lifer alcids right here! — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: We had five species of alcids on Admiralty Sound today–click here to see list. This one was ab … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Winter Birds, migratory birds, ducks & geese, Washington State, ocean birds, Natural History, Brant

Alcids all around — 2 comments

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: Two adult Pigeon Guillemot on the left.  Adult with immature on the right.  The medium-sized alcids … more →

Tags: pib, Pacific Ocean, Waterfowl, Washington State, trumpeter swan, Black Turnstone, Surfbird, Pigeon Guillemot, Port Townsend

Charleston Shorebird Festival--at sea — 2 comments

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: There were a half-dozen of us from the Rogue Valley who travelled through the Coastal Range to reach … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, Oregon, Fish, migratory birds, Hawaii birds, ocean birds, Nesting, Natural History

Starvation along the Pacific Coast — 1 comment

atowhee wrote 3 years ago: From a fellow birder, “I visited the newly renovated Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito today; … more →

Tags: birding, Birds, San Francisco, California, Oregon, Ashland, Marin, Conservation, Research


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