Red Kites in Slow Motion

A beautiful slow motion video of Red Kites.

Spy Crows

The United States military funded research into using networks of 'spy crows' to locate soldiers who are missing in action, and extended the work to see if the birds might be useful in helping them to find Osama bin Laden. The idea may seem far-fetched, but unlike some military research programs (such as the Stargate remote-viewing program) it is actually based on sound science.

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The Epic Lakeview Region Spring Trip!!

Hey all! What a fantastic trip that was! Thanks to Dan, Patti, and Scott for driving us all around. Here's my list for the weekend; 124 in total! Several of them were sighted on I-84 on the way down there Friday morning, such as the Bald Eagle, Hooded Merganser, Osprey, and Glaucous-Winged Gull, as well as on I-5 headed back to town, such as the Great Blue Heron, Western Scrub Jay, and American Crow.

Waterfowl
GWFG Greater White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons
SNGO Snow Goose Chen caerulescens
TRUS Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
GADW Gadwall Anas strepera
AMWI American Wigeon Anas americana
MALL Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
CITE Cinnamon Teal Anas cyanoptera
GWTE Green-Wing Teal Anas crecca
NOSH Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
NOPI Northern Pintail Anas acuta
CANV Canvasback Aythya valisineria
REDH Redhead Aythya americana
RNDU Ring-Necked Duck Aythya collaris
LESC Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
BUFF Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
COGO Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
RUDU Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Grebes
PBGR Pied-Billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
HOGR Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
EAGR Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Cormorants
DCCO Doubled-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus
Pelicans
AWPE American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhychos
Herons
GBHE Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias
GREG Great Egret Ardea alba
BCNH Black-Crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Vultures
TUVU Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura
Eagles, Hawks, Falcons
OSPR Osprey Pandion haliaetus
BAEA Bald Eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus
NOHA Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus
SWHA Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni
RTHA Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
FEHA Ferruginous Hawk Bueto regalis
GOEA Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
AMKE American Kestrel Falco sparverius
PRFA Prairie Falcon Falco mexicanus
Grouse & Allies
RNPH Ring-Necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
GSGR Greater Sage Grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
CAQU California Quail Callipepla californica
SORA Sora (heard) Porzana carolina
Cranes
SHCR Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis
Plovers
SEPL Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus
KILL Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
Stilts & Avocets
BNST Black-Necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus
AMAV American Avocet Recurvirostra americana
Sandpipers & Allies
GRYL Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
WILL Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
LBCU Long-Billed Curlew Numenius americanus
WISN Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata
SPSA Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia
WESA Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri
DUNL Dunlin Calidris alpina
LBDO Long-Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
WIPH Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Gulls & Terns
BOGU Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia
GWGU Glaucous-Winged Gull Larus glaucescens
CAGU California Gull Larus californicus
RBGU Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis
CATE Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
FOTE Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri
Doves
RODO Rock Dove Columba livia
BTPI Band-Tailed Pigeon Columba fasciata
MODO Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura
ECDO Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Owls
GHOW Great-Horned Owl Bubo virginianus
SEOW Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus
Kingfishers
BEKI Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon
Woodpeckers
RBSA Red-Breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber
DOWA Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens
HAWO Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus
NOFL Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus
Flycatchers
HAFL Hammond's Flycatcher Empidonax hammondii
WEKI Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
Shrikes
LOSH Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
Jays & Crows
STJA Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
WESJ Western Scrub Jay Aphelocoma californica
PIJA Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
BBMA Black-Billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
AMCR American Crow Corvus brachyrynchos
CORA Common Raven Corvus corax
Larks
HOLA Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Swallows
TRSW Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor
VGSW Violet-Green Swallow Tachycineta thalassina
BANS Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
BARS Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
CLSW Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Chickadees & Titmice
BCCH Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapilla
MOCH Mountain Chickadee Poecile gambelli
Nuthatches
RBNH Red-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis
PYNH Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
Creepers
BRCR Brown Creeper Certhia americana
Wrens
HOWR House Wren Troglodytes aedon
PAWR Pacific Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
MAWR Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris
Dippers
AMDI American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
Kinglets
GCKI Golden-Crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa
RCKI Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula
Bluebirds & Thrushes
WEBL Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
MOBL Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
TOSO Townsend's Solitaire Myadestes townsendi
HETH Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus
AMRO American Robin Turdus migratorius
Mimic Thrushes
SATH Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus
Starlings
EUST European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Wood Warblers
OCWA Orange-Crowned Warbler Vermivora celata
YEWA Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
YRWA Yellow-Rumped Warbler (A&M) Dendroica coronata
WIWA Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla
Sparrows & Allies
VESP Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus
SAVS Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis
FOSP Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca
SOSP Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia
WCSP White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
DEJU Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis
Blackbirds & Allies
RWBB Red-Wing Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
WEME Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta
YHBB Yellow-Headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
BRBB Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus
BHCO Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater
Finches & Allies
CAFI Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassinii
HOFI House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus
AMGO American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
EVGR Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
HOSP House Sparrow Passer domesticus