I think I just had my sighting of the year this morning. A western tanager recently showed up at someone's front yard feeder, so I woke early to...
Rails have to be one of the most frustrating birds to find. I spent over an hour looking for soras in a small wetland habitat. After slowly pacing...
I was at the zoo today and I can confirm the lynx live here. The ravens live in the old budgie aviary near the back of the zoo. I'm not sure what...
4/18/24 Birds: 129. Nashville warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla 130. Swamp sparrow Melospiza georgiana Total Species: 166 Birds: 130 Mammals: 10...
4/17/24 Birds: 126. Field sparrow Spizella pusilla 127. Pine warbler Setophaga pinus 128. House wren Troglodytes aedon Total Species: 164 Birds:...
4/15/24 Birds: 124. Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps 125. Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor Amphibians: 1. Green frog Lithobates clamitans...
FWCZ will now offer a sitatunga feeding this season every day at 11 am. I'm curious how this will go, as they can sometimes be shy. Plan Your...
The zoo just announced they received two Canada lynxes from the Pittsburgh Zoo. It looks like they live in this exhibit, but I'm not sure where...
One mammal I forgot to mention last week... 4/1/24 Mammals: 10. Groundhog Marmota monax I returned to the nature center I checked a couple weeks...
One more from today that I had to identify later on. 120. Chipping sparrow Spizella passerina
3/31/24 Birds: 118. Fox sparrow Passerella iliaca 119. Eastern meadowlark Sturnella magna Total Species: 150 Birds: 119 Mammals: 9 Reptiles: 5...
Tried to go owling last night, but nothing showed besides a raccoon. 3/27/24 Mammals: 10. Raccoon Procyon lotor Total Species: 149 Birds: 117...
I decided to stop by a nature center recommended by someone I met when I found the woodcocks a couple weeks ago. I didn't have time to explore the...
The weather is now bearable to stay out after sunset without freezing, so I finally got to do some nocturnal birding today. I was targeting...
Thanks for mentioning the swan exhibit, I completely forgot about that when I posted my updates. I do have a couple things to note about what you...
I was browsing through the zoo's website, and I found there's a new master plan for '23-'28. Doesn't look like anyone's brought it up in this...
3/4/24 Birds: 106. Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata 107. Green-winged teal Anas crecca 108. Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 109....
3/2/24 Birds: 104. Pine siskin Spinus pinus 105. Hairy woodpecker Dryobates villosus Total Species: 135 Birds: 105 Mammals: 8 Reptiles: 5 Fish: 17
Detroit Zoo (2/27/24) 5. Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis 6. Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus 7. Tiger Panthera tigris 8. Lion...
I was at the Detroit Zoo today. Nothing new just yet, but there will be some cool things to see this summer. 1. I was talking to a volunteer and...
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