I discovered the joys of Horicon Marsh just four or five years ago and have been back nearly a dozen times in those years. Horicon Marsh is located northeast of Madison in south-central Wisconsin. The marsh is part state refuge and also part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. The problem is that the marsh
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Central Selva Protection Area – Peru
Nature Conservancy Site of the Week – #1 Kicking off a weekly feature of this blog is the first Nature Conservancy Site of the Week, the Central Selva Protection Area. Located in the eastern slope of the Andes in Peru, the Central Selva Protection Area includes Yanachaga-Chemillen National Park at almost 300,000 acres. The Conservancy
Winter Hummingbirds
There has been a lot of action (posts) on the Wisconsin Birding List of late discussing wintering/vagrant (lost?) hummingbirds especially since there are two probable Rufous Hummingbirds at separate locations in Wisconsin. The weather in northern Illinois has been frigid so these hummers are certainly tough. I have three points to make about the posting:
Looking for Snow Buntings
Today Michelle and I went hunting for Snow Buntings and Lapland Longspurs in SW Winnebago county. We went driving for about 1.5 hours and saw no Snow Buntings and 1 Lapland. Traffic seemed to be right where all the groups of birds were. Highlights of the trip besides the Lapland were Tree Sparrows, “Oregon” Junco,
Winter Wonderland at the Callaway Nature Preserve
The Lexus was stuck this morning so no work. At 7 this morning the snow was coming down so hard we couldn’t see the neighbor’s house across the street. Birds were aplently. A female Cardinal was snacking on suet, something I only see in bad weather. A male Cardinal had to share his feeder with
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