Wind conditions looked great for a lakewatch from the north lookout at Derby Hill Bird Observatory today, even though we got a bit of a late start at around 10am. The optimal time to do one of these watches is when there is a W with a slight northerly aspect wind, preferably over 20 mph.…
As we get further into the fall season, more Arctic breeders are heading further south in search of food. Some of those include birds such as Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs and Horned Larks. While driving around looking for American Pipits, we saw a flicker of small birds flying around an empty field. We did hear…
