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 →

Migration Madness This month’s raptor survey started with a bang. And it just kept going! Fall migration is in full swing and all the players were out. In addition to Continue Reading →

One Last Dance The last dance of the 22/23 Winter Raptor Survey Season took place this past Friday. Not everyone attended, but there were a few who got out.  Thankfully, Continue Reading →

Well, that was unexpected. Ever since that very sharp, cold snap we had at the beginning of December we have not seen very many raptors on our surveys.  The last Continue Reading →

You never know what you’ll find This season, the Raptor Ramblings will be more of a an exception, rather than the rule. I won’t be able to submit a blog Continue Reading →