Birding In The National Parks: The Black Widow Camera Holster From Spider
A camera holster from Spider Holster allows you to hang your camera on your hip when it's not immediately needed.
- By Kirby Adams - July 17th, 2012 3:00am
Birding in the National Parks
Birding In The National Parks: Seen Any Rare Birds Lately?
Birders like to talk about how much we appreciate every bird, even the most common ones we see on the feeder every day, and that may well be true. But the rare birds - the ones that take some blood, sweat, and tears to find - those are the birds that get our hearts racing.
- By Kirby Adams - May 22nd, 2012 3:00am
Birding In The National Parks: Grab A Field Guide, There Are Many!
Finding the birds and getting some good glass (binoculars, scope, or camera) on them is only half the battle of birding. Once you see the birds, you then have to identify them. In other words, you need a field guide or six!
- By Kirby Adams - May 8th, 2012 8:46am
Birding In The National Parks: Spring Migration Is Spreading Across The National Parks
This is the time of year when bosses, friends, and spouses may wonder if they’ll ever see the birder in their lives again. Yes, it’s spring migration time, and we’re all up and out the door before dawn to bird until the sun sets.
- By Kirby Adams - April 10th, 2012 3:00am
Birding in the National Parks: Spotting Birds In Canada's Fundy National Park
Birds don’t seem to recognize political borders. Some might call that uncivilized, but I find it endearing that a migrating bird doesn’t know – or care – if it’s about to land in Utah, Ohio, Mexico, or Canada. As long as the habitat is suitable and the time is right, the bird will land, and hopefully be spotted by an observant birder.
- By Kirby Adams - February 28th, 2012 3:00am
Birding in the National Parks: Kindling An Affair For Bird-Watching
Olympic National Park offers three distinct landscapes for birders -- coastal settings, emerald rain forests, and alpine vistas.
- By Kirby Adams - February 14th, 2012 3:00am
Birding In The National Parks: Where Are All The Kittlitz's Murrelets Going?
Data being gathered to help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decide whether the Kittlitz's murrelet should have Endangered Species Act protection shows an alarming direction in the species' population trend.
KM_Agness_Vessels_Disturb_Kittlitzs.pdf
- By Kurt Repanshek - October 1st, 2024 3:38pm
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