Not to embarrass her but to give her proper credit, I shall call the discoverer of the following superb sequence of jocular philosophical answers to the age old question about the chicken Ms. Scott. Reprinted here following much laughter and with sincere gratitude for sharing her excellent humor with all the subscribers to BIRDCHAT. Question: […]
Musings and Observations
Naturalists Converge Upon Oregon in 2008
Oregon has hit the trifecta in terms of naturalist events for 2008. Not one, not two, but three major events will take place in the beaver state over the rest of the course of the present year. I’m particularly pleased as I am a member of two of these fine organizations and am seriously contemplating […]
Rufous Hummingbird via Wingscapes BirdCam
The Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) are back in the Pacific Northwest. The list servers are beginning to light up with reports of “first of the season” sightings. At our own feeders, the first one was noted almost two weeks ago. Naturally, being interested in all aspects of bird study, I wanted to get a few […]
Disgusting Crime Committed Against Nesting Mallard
This has definitely not been a good week for news of human-bird interactions. First, we had the professional golfer who killed a Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus, on a golf course because it was making too much noise. Now, right in my own dear state of Oregon, two teen-agers stand accused of committing a crime against […]