Prairie Falcon in Boulder County
Seeing a Prairie falcon is a privilege, and getting a good shot of one is a miracle. The Prairie falcon is one of the raptor species...
First Ferrug of the year
I've been enamored of the Ferruginous hawk since I started studying raptors. This hawk is in peril in Boulder County. Since 1990, its...
Perhaps my best day to date
A Golden Eagle, a Long-legged Buzzard, an Imperial Eagle, a Bonelli's Eagle, and not just one, but six Critically Endangered (In southern...
Trapping and banding passerines with Germans on a rice field in Spain
Even Alejandro deemed the day to be crazy. Today I trapped and banded passerines (i.e. songbirds) at La Janda with Alejandro. This was my...
Tagged Milano negro (Black kite)
Captured this photo of a tagged Black Kite from Germany. We contacted the bander and now are tracking it all the way to its wintering...
In Tarifa, Spain for the autumn raptor migration
I am in Tarifa, Spain for one of the most world-renowned events in the birding world: the autumn raptor migration across the Strait of...
Updates on fledgling raptors in Boulder County
All three Cooper's hawk fledglings are flying and I even witnessed one make a kill on its own. Neither adult was present at the nest site...
