Hey everyone, I just wanted to say thank you for making our field trip a resounding success! I learned quite a bit and had a wonderful time, and I hope all of you did as well. One really cool thing I enjoyed was seeing those chrysalids from the caterpillar that changes its chrysalis colour to camouflage with its surroundings. Also, I thought those quail were awesome.
I wanted to pass on what Meagen said to me after the program was over: she said it was really nice to be able to work with a group that was really interested and knowledgeable about the topic, and that you guys were great.
If you have any photos from the trip you really liked (including photos of Young Naturalists, as long as parents approve -- I will not post any photos of Young Naturalists that parents don't approve first, in writing or email) you are welcome to send them to me at my email address (my name at uc.org) and I will post them here.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
October sightings
Reminder: KWFN YN tomorrow morning! Hope to see you all there.
As promised, our sightings from last month:
As promised, our sightings from last month:
- Mourning cloak butterfly
- Rabbit
- Chipmunk
- Juncos
- Grackles
- Goldfinches
- Cedar waxwing
- Jelly cup fungus
- Golden-crowned kinglet
- Canada geese
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
November program reminders!
Just a couple of reminders:
Wings of Paradise is this weekend! I've sent out an email -- if you didn't get it, please let me know so that I can send it to you. I included a map and the list of people who are coming. The program will be about Monarch butterfly migration, and it should be really interesting! And what a great time of year to be reminded, just a little bit, of what summer is like...
Also, if you haven't sent your photos to me yet, I'm looking forward to seeing them! I have a couple already and I'll be posting them here once I've added a small copyright note to them.
I hope everyone is enjoying the snow. I'm looking forward to getting out my skis this weekend. And my birdfeeder is full of all sorts of critters, including a Cooper's Hawk who thought maybe I was providing a buffet for him. Also, I've seen big flocks of Snow Buntings in fields along the road as I'm driving -- always a sure sign that winter's really here.
My next thing to post will be our sightings from the October meeting. Hopefully I can get to that tomorrow!
Random cool bird fact:
"Although breeding and nonbreeding males look quite different, the Snow Bunting has only one molt each year and no true "Alternate Plumage." After the molt in the late summer the male looks brownish with a brown and black striped back. Underneath the colored feather tips, the back feathers are pure black and the body feathers all are white. The male wears off all of the feather tips by actively rubbing them on snow, and he is immaculate white and jet black by the time breeding begins."
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2003). All about birds bird guide: Snow bunting. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Snow_Bunting_dtl.html
Wings of Paradise is this weekend! I've sent out an email -- if you didn't get it, please let me know so that I can send it to you. I included a map and the list of people who are coming. The program will be about Monarch butterfly migration, and it should be really interesting! And what a great time of year to be reminded, just a little bit, of what summer is like...
Also, if you haven't sent your photos to me yet, I'm looking forward to seeing them! I have a couple already and I'll be posting them here once I've added a small copyright note to them.
I hope everyone is enjoying the snow. I'm looking forward to getting out my skis this weekend. And my birdfeeder is full of all sorts of critters, including a Cooper's Hawk who thought maybe I was providing a buffet for him. Also, I've seen big flocks of Snow Buntings in fields along the road as I'm driving -- always a sure sign that winter's really here.
My next thing to post will be our sightings from the October meeting. Hopefully I can get to that tomorrow!
Random cool bird fact:
"Although breeding and nonbreeding males look quite different, the Snow Bunting has only one molt each year and no true "Alternate Plumage." After the molt in the late summer the male looks brownish with a brown and black striped back. Underneath the colored feather tips, the back feathers are pure black and the body feathers all are white. The male wears off all of the feather tips by actively rubbing them on snow, and he is immaculate white and jet black by the time breeding begins."
Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (2003). All about birds bird guide: Snow bunting. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Snow_Bunting_dtl.html
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