I wrote the following article for the Winter 1999 edition of the Bluebird Monitor, published by the Ohio Bluebird Society. It has been 15 years since a team of volunteers installed three Osprey platforms at Alum Creek Lake. Seventy-three Osprey have fledged from seven platforms standing in Delaware County since 2001. It is time for a look back at how it started.
Blast from the Past: Osprey Mania! Read More »
Dick Tuttle gives us an end-of-season update on American Kestrel nestings. Despite a tough start due to wet spring weather, our smallest native falcons did just fine.
2011 American Kestrel Season One of the Best Read More »
Dick Tuttle reports on a new approach to deploying nest boxes to benefit both Prothonotary Warblers and Tree Swallows.
A New Management Plan Works for Prothonotary Warblers Read More »
“Look. There goes another!”
“No way. How did you see that?”
“Look for the movement.”
“I certainly can’t see them when they land.”
These were snatches of a conversation I was part of as we traveled through the farmlands of Wisconsin in early Spring, running between ponds looking for waterfowl. The subject? That field will-o’-the-wisp, the Horned Lark. We’d see their ghostly forms flitting out into the fields everywhere, but it was a challenge to keep track of them, especially once they landed. This is one of the quintessential open country birds of the Midwest, a bird that livens up even the dullest open farm fields.
Creature Feature: Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Read More »
Chimney Swift numbers have been declining for a couple of decades, and the number of buildings with towers suitable for Chimney Swift roosts have been declining as well. Now we can provide Chimney Swift roosting sites to help this fascinating species.
Let’s Build Towers for Chimney Swifts Read More »
Dick Tuttle gives us an early-season update on Osprey and American Kestrel nestings.
Update for Two Raptor Species in Delaware County: Spring, 2011 Read More »
