So there we were – taking a lunch break at the Soapstone Basin in the Wasatch National Forest during an all-day field trip at the ABA convention in Snowbird, Utah. Roaming through the camping area, someone discovered a giant, concrete, spring-mounted bird’s nest large enough to hold at least two or three people. Naturally, this […]
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Digibinning at the ABA
Recovering from pneumonia as I am (yes, I journeyed above 11,000 feet in elevation today in search of Black Rosy-Finch, Leucosticte atrata; bird watching is not always a rational pursuit) I am not presently possessing sufficient lung capacity to tote my full digiscoping rig into the field. Thus, I’ve been relying heavily on digibinning using […]
Then the Bus Broke Down
On the return trip from birding in the Wasatch National Forest, the fan belt broke on the bus. No fan belt means not only no forward movement but no AC as well. So we popped open the emergency exit windows and propped them open with water bottles until help arrived.
Spotting the Rosy-Finch
The bird was on the thin strip of rock at the top of the snow field. Even in a scope it was just barely identifiable.