What is a Bioblitz? The goal of a bioblitz is simple: take an inventory of all life forms you can find in a particular area over a particular time period. This time period is usually 24 hours but can be stretched to two days depending on scheduling. Creating a bioblitz is simple and easy and
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This has been a wild winter and it isn’t over yet. We’ve had countless days of below zero temperatures and well above-average snowfall totals. The snow drifts along our driveway are deep enough to get lost in. This cold weather, while limiting my birding, brought a wonderful surprise to our yard: Snowy Owls! Yes, Snowy,
Stacia and I have recently completed construction on our house. With a new house comes a new yard and with a new yard, new yard birds! But first I must backtrack a little. Calling it a yard is quite misleading at this point. A year ago, the landscape was a field of corn. No grass,
At 1:35 PM on Friday, April 25th, 2008 our backyard willow tree made a fantastic display of what happens when a dead tree mixes with wind and gravity. With a loud rumble, 80% of the tree came crashing down, taking power lines and part of our fence with it but missing every living thing in
This is a backyard American Robin bathing to music. The song is “Dare” by the Gorillaz. We set up this heated bird bath in close proximity to a window where we could observe, photograph, and film birds and other wildlife. American Robins are common in our area as they are in much of the United
