As with any good American Birding Association convention, the field trips available to the attending membership were plentiful and highly productive. I ventured forth with the group visiting Mirror Lake in search of the Black Rosy Finch and with another group travelling to Antelope island in quest of the Chukar population there to be found. […]
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Posts by John E. Riutta, MA, MBA, FLS:
The Riddle of the Sphinx Moth
Maybe I should change my name to “Born Again Moth Watcher.” While the bird watching has been good this past week in Snowbird at the ABA convention, the moth watching has been superb. As I was having lunch this very afternoon I spotted this exquisite One-eyed Sphinx moth, Smerinthus cerisyi, resting on a nearby concrete […]
Rocky Mountain High
The view from the 11,000 foot level above Snowbird, Utah. Further comment is superfluous.
Moth Identified
Remember that sphinx moth found by Father Tom at the ABA convention in Snowbird, Utah and given to me to identify? Well, I took a few more detailed photos (not great, but better than the quality of the BlackBerry camera I am using to blog from the convention floor) and I think I have an […]