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April Notes from Chaetura
Notes from Chaetura Canyon – April 2024 The continuing mild temperatures and abundant rainfall kept the beauty of this year’s vegetation and wildflowers rolling along. We can’t remember the last time we have seen such a bountiful and beautiful spring at Chaetura Canyon. Fortunately, we were able to share the
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Monthly Bird Forecast: May
Compiled by Jane Tillman for KXAN What to watch and listen for in May: Night Birds There’s something mysterious about hearing an unfamiliar sound at night. Is it a bird, an insect, or a frog perhaps? Owls are generally recognizable as owls, but depending on your location it’s possible to
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Bird of the Week: Dickcissel
Dickcissel Spiza americana Content and Photos by James Giroux Dickcissel, Bobolink, Phoebe, Chickadee, Bobwhite. What do all these birds have in common? They are named for the songs they sing. Listen for “Dick-dick-cissel” in tall North American grasslands in the spring. The Dickcissel is a strange bird, in that it
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Bird of the Week: Crested Caracara
By Abby West Lead Photo by Suzie McCann Crested caracaras are noticeable– photos of them intermittently pop up in my neighborhood group typically captioned something like, “what is this weird looking bird?” My neighbors aren’t wrong: they look like weird vultures but with flattened heads, sporting their signature black crest
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"Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today..." -Ernest Hemingway
