The Birders Report

Horned Lark photos by Larry Jordan Well I guess there’s no wondering now!  The Horned Lark’s horns are occipital feather tufts which can be raised or lowered but are usually erect in males1.  I’m not sure if this is a male or female but it was very nice to pose for a moment, long enough [...]

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Osprey Male In Nest photos by Larry Jordan This is the male Osprey of the pair nesting atop the bridge I reported on at the end of March when they were mating.  I wanted to follow up on the pair and their nestlings, now almost exactly two months later. When I arrived I saw one [...]

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Red-tailed Hawk Nesting photos by Larry Jordan This Red-tailed Hawk has been nesting on these high votage power lines for at least three years now.  I have watched them raise three chicks to fledge each of the last two years and they are well on their way this year. I thought I would use this [...]

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Kowa TSN-883 Prominar Spotting Scope photos by Larry Jordan I did a lot of research before buying my spotting scope because I wanted to use it for digiscoping as well as bird watching.  Being an avid birder and Audubon member, I  have been on many bird outings and peered through many a spotting scope. When [...]

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