We flew to São Paulo from the Pantanal then the next day drove to Ubatuba on the Atlantic Coast. How could things get better? We’ll to start with as we were going through town we spotted a family of at least three Burrowing Owls. While food in the Pantanal was OK, meals here were spectacular.Continue reading “Ubatuba, Brazil: Day-1”
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Pantanal, Brazil: Day-3
Amazon Kingfisher, one of the first birds of the day. Staying close to wetlands we continue to find a lot of birds. Capped Heron on the left, Striated Heron on the right. Wattled Jaçana. Red-legged Seriema. Another Black-collared Hawk, a bird that I never get tired of. Unicolored Blackbird male. Yellow-olive Flatbill, formerly known asContinue reading “Pantanal, Brazil: Day-3”
Pantanal, Brazil: Day-2
Our days often started with Capyberras. But today we started as the sun was rising in search of Giant Anteaters – and we weren’t disappointed. Not only did we find one that we were able to get close to, but she had a baby with her. What a way to start the day. Walking backContinue reading “Pantanal, Brazil: Day-2”
Whitefish Point – A rare bird shows up
You never quite know what to expect bird wise when you’re at Whitefish Point. I am always interested in what raptors appear, when they appear and in what numbers. Rough-legged Hawks seem to fly in any weather, regardless of the temperature or wind direction. The same applies to Sharp-shinned Hawks and Turkey Vultures. Red-tailed HawksContinue reading “Whitefish Point – A rare bird shows up”
Traveling south
As I am sitting here writing we are on the fourth day of our trip south. The drive through Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia were easy and occasionally interesting. We always stop at the Tennessee Welcome Center on I-75 because they have nice bathrooms and a nature trail. It’s always where we find the first warblersContinue reading “Traveling south”
Last night’s bird talk
Last night I gave a talk on warbler migration for the Washtenaw Bird & Nature Alliance at the downtown Ann Arbor Library. As always it was amazing fun. I saw a lot of people that I hadn’t seen for years. I censused birds in the Arb between 1979 and 2008. At the end my responsibilitiesContinue reading “Last night’s bird talk”
First full day of summer 2024
We spend a lot of the summer at our cabin at Whitefish Point, Michigan. Spring migration is long over, although yesterday we had a small kettle of eleven Broad-winged Hawks overhead. Now we talk long walks looking for flowers and insects, drive to favorite sites for birds and orchids or light for moths (more onContinue reading “First full day of summer 2024″
Day-31: Dauphin Island birds
Typically our days start at one of the many bird sanctuaries and preserves on the island. We’ve started at Audubon Sanctuary, Goart Tree Preserve and Shell Mound Preserve. Who knows where we’ll start next. Where ever it is there will be interesting things to see. Nothing like starting the day with a cotton mouth (waterContinue reading “Day-31: Dauphin Island birds”
Day-15: Smyrna Dunes
Managed to great great photos of an Abbot’s bagworm moth coccoon. on a palm frond. It’s hard for me to pass up the opportunity at getting a great photo of a Turkey Vulture. Somehow, I thought that this Loggerhead Shrike was going to be the highlight of the day for me. We were close toContinue reading “Day-15: Smyrna Dunes”
Day-9: New Smyrna Beach – gulls and more
Today we went down and drove the beach here north to the jetty. Since it was early in the morning as well as cool and foggy there were very few people to disturb the birds. I got to see some of my favorite gulls and terns. This is one of the many Sandwich Terns thatContinue reading “Day-9: New Smyrna Beach – gulls and more”
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