July 2006 - Index
Welcome to the July 2006 edition of On The Wing

Welcome to the July 2006 edition of On The Wing
(Photo by David Dawson) Our visit to the Randall Davey Audubon Center in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. Randall Davey Audubon Center Audubon New Mexico
(Photo by Gayle Hunt) At Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon - the third largest monolith in the world, and home to nesting seabirds, raptors, and vacationers. We meet with Tom Oxwang of the Friends of Haystack Rock to learn about the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. Haystack Rock Awareness Program Friends of Haystack Rock Oregon Coast NWR Complex Oregon Rocks NWR...
Events Calendar for July 2006 Oregon Shorebird Festival British Birdwatching Fair
(Photos by T K Brown) Garry and Loraine have a Bald Eagle nest in the Cottonwood tree in their back yard in Kent, Washington. They share the nest with the world through their webcam. News Flash: The eaglet has fledged! Kent Eagle Cam
Welcome to the May 2006 edition of On The Wing
(Photo by Gayle Hunt) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with Phil Kelley. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually Reach Nature Center Birdwise on Google Video
(Photo by Bud Anderson) Bud Anderson describes Long-Bill Syndrome, a disturbing abnormal growth of birds' beaks and bills. If you spot a bird with a misshapen beak, take note of the bird's species and location and call Bud Anderson at (360) 757-1911 or e-mail him at bud@frg.org Falcon Research Group Bill Deformities in Songbirds...
Bitterroot Birding & Nature Festival Birds on the Bay Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration
Springtime in Birmingham, UK, with Kate.
(Photo courtesy NSCC) Birds and the restoration of the North Seattle Community College Wetlands NSCC Campus Wetlands
Welcome to the February 2006 edition of On The Wing
At the Upper Skagit River, we meet Libby Mills, tour the Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center, and visit a couple of riverside viewpoints. skagiteagle.org
With Kate, from Birmingham UK.
(Photo courtesy of PAWS Wildlife Center) In January 2006, a group of nearly 60 Western Grebes were found stranded and starving on the beach at Ocean Shores, Washington. They were taken to the PAWS wildlife rehabilitation center in Lynnwood, Washington. PAWS PAWS Wild Again Newsletter
Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival San Diego Bird Festival Winter Wings Festival Connecticut Audubon Society Eagle Festival Port Susan Snow Goose & Birding Festival
A Birding Gem from Bud Anderson - The Vole National Park. Falcon Research Group
An overview of other birding podcasts, with a guest segment from RainforestInn. Naturesound RSPB Bird Notes Parrot Science Whooper Happenings Ray Brown's Talkin' Birds The Sounds of the Rainforest...
Welcome to the November 2005 edition of On The Wing - the UK Edition.
(Photos by John Lithgow) Duddingston Loch is on the shoulder of Arthur's Seat, a dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland. Duddingston Loch
(Photo by David Dawson) The Scottish Seabird Centre, in North Berwick, Scotland, is a state-of-the-art nature viewing facility. Visitors to the Centre can view the birds on Bass Rock, the Isle of May and Fidra by remote controlled video cameras, using the latest telemetry to rotate, pan and zoom to get the best possible views of the birds. Scottish Seabird Centre Lothian SOC Forth Seabird Group...
(Photo by Gayle Hunt) The RSPB Sandwell Valley Reserve is a 10 hectare wildfowl and songbird refuge just outside Birmingham, England. RSPB Sandwell Valley
(Photo by David Dawson) The Entiat Ridge Experimental Hawk Banding Station, a project of the Falcon Research Group, is conducting its fifth annual hawk migration study. Located on a beautiful ridge in Eastern Washington, the station is in the migratory path of several hawk species. Bud Anderson, Ed Deal, Mark Gleason and Martin Muller show us the action. Falcon Research Group Bird Banding Laboratory...
Welcome to the August 2005 edition of On The Wing!
Chris Templeton tells us how Black-Capped Chickadees vary their alarm calls according to how dangerous a predator is - It's size that counts, but not in the way you might think. Chickadee-dee-dee means a lot more than it may seem... Chickadee Alarm Calls - Chris Templeton
Oregon Shorebird Festival Meet the Waders Australia New Haven Hawk Festival
(Photo by Michael Hobbs) Michael Hobbs has made himself an expert on Redmond Washington's Marymoor Park, by birding there virtually every week for eleven years. Birding at Marymoor Park East Lake Washington Audubon
Hurricane Katrina has devastated the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. What can we do?
(Photo by Kevin Li) Kevin Li has been putting up nesting gourds for Purple Martins in the Puget Sound area. We join him to check three of the sites he maintains. kdli@msn.com Seattle Times article USGS Purple Martin site Martin Cam Kitsap Audubon Martin site purplemartin.org purplemartins.com...
Welcome to the May 2005 edition of On The Wing!