Raptor Ramblings – Mansfield – December 2023
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 →
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 →
Don’t write off the survey until you’ve driven the entire thing! You know that old saying, “Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched?“ Well, that kind of applies to today’s Continue Reading →
Trip leader Eric Heisey provided the trip account below. Thanks Eric. Since my return to Washington, I have found myself inundated with busywork and without a car, itching to get 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 →
The following report and photos are provided by Eric Heisey (trip leader) On Saturday November 26th, I had the pleasure of leading a group of 12 NCWAS birders on a 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 →
On Friday, November 4, David Lukas will talk about bird bones and skeletons at the Winthrop Library starting at 4 p.m. This fascinating one-hour program will explore the marvelous ways Continue Reading →