The Bus Has Not Yet Arrived! This past week, Amanda and I drove our first Winter Raptor Survey for the East Cascades Audubon Society.  We actually made a trip earlier Continue Reading →

 I think my car could drive itself to Jameson Lake. My vehicle (whichever one I owned at the time) has taken us there so many times over the past two Continue Reading →

The End of the Season I was reminded of that billboard that was put up in Seattle in April, 1971. It said, “Will the last person leaving Seattle – – Continue Reading →

They Finally Showed Up! “Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Stop! Stop!” Don was yelling from the backseat. “There’s a Snowy right behind us! In that rock pile, right there!” I slammed on Continue Reading →

Caught Between the Fog and the Mud There’s an old saying that states “The third time’s the charm.” But we’re not so sure.  The first time this month we attempted Continue Reading →

A Case of Mistaken Identity We decided that January was the month we would find our Gyrfalcon. In the past five years we have spotted a GYRF five times, three Continue Reading →

The Douglas County Raptor Convention The first thing we do in the morning, when embarking on a new survey, is to check the weather on the WSDOT traffic cameras up Continue Reading →

Migration Settles In We tried to drive the Mansfield survey route earlier in the week. However, we got as far as Withrow and had to turn around, skunked out by Continue Reading →

A Trip Down the Tumbleweed Turnpike Today was Thanksgiving 2023. We decided to forgo the turkey and headed out to do our last winter raptor survey for November. However, instead Continue Reading →