All Blog Posts Tagged 'birds' (3)

While at Squirrel Lake Park on Saturday, January 10 I saw the following species: Red Shouldered Hawk (building a nest) Cardinal Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Red Bellied Woodpecker Tufted Titmouse Pine Siskin American Goldfinch Pine Warbler Chickadee House Finch Mallard Canada Goose Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Eastern Towhee White breasted Nuthatch Brown Headed Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird American Crow Yellow Bellied Sapsucker As you visit the park add to the list. Continue

When the cold weather arrives, we have a flock of turkey vultures that congregate in a section of trees in our neighborhood. There are about a 100 of them this year. Since they are such large birds, and we all know they're carrion eaters, it's kinda creepy. The house across the street seems to be a favorite morning warm-up spot. Unfortunately, I hear their talons will damage shingles - not to mention much more noticeable excrement. Continue

Snake's Impact on Guam Appears to Extend to Flora

By Marc Kaufman Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, August 11, 2008; A07 One of the most infamous examples of what can happen when a nonnative species is introduced into a new environment involves the brown tree snake -- a voracious, s… Continue