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Registrace 25. 07. 2014
MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew, bathing
MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew was banded and fitted with a satellite transmitter in May 2020 by the Intermountain Bird Observatory at his breeding grounds in Indian Valley in the West Central Mountains of Idaho.
Dozer returned to his non-breeding grounds in Morro Bay for his 5th season on June 17, 2024. This encounter with him was filmed on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Alva Paul Lagoon (Morro Strand State Beach).
Dozer's mate, Mimi, also has a satellite transmitter. She spends the non-breeding season in Sonora, Mexico just north of the Gulf of California.
The Intermountain Bird Observatory has been studying Long-billed Curlews since 2009 as local populations in SW ID have been in a ~ 95% decline. They began tracking their migration through use of satellite transmitters since 2013 to learn more about their migratory connectivity and to try to find out the reasons for their decline. They have discovered the illegal shooting on the public lands is one of the main driving factors for this decline.
Dozer returned to his non-breeding grounds in Morro Bay for his 5th season on June 17, 2024. This encounter with him was filmed on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Alva Paul Lagoon (Morro Strand State Beach).
Dozer's mate, Mimi, also has a satellite transmitter. She spends the non-breeding season in Sonora, Mexico just north of the Gulf of California.
The Intermountain Bird Observatory has been studying Long-billed Curlews since 2009 as local populations in SW ID have been in a ~ 95% decline. They began tracking their migration through use of satellite transmitters since 2013 to learn more about their migratory connectivity and to try to find out the reasons for their decline. They have discovered the illegal shooting on the public lands is one of the main driving factors for this decline.
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Montezuma Quail
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Filmed at the Interpretive Center Feeders in Davis Mountains State Park in the evening on April 21, 2024. The male Montezuma Quail is defending his feeding space from the White-winged Doves. We watched him do this on 2 nights. The quail would typically sometime come in for an evening feeding between 5 and 7 PM.
MV Dozer (satellite tagged Long-billed Curlew) Foraging
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MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew was banded and fitted with a satellite transmitter in May 2020 by the Intermountain Bird Observatory at his breeding grounds in Indian Valley in the West Central Mountains of Idaho. Dozer returned to his non-breeding grounds in Morro Bay for his 4th season on Friday, June 30th, 2023. This encounter with him was filmed on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 at Alva Paul Lagoon ...
Long-tailed Duck
zhlédnutí 55Před 9 měsíci
Found by Petra and Jack C. on Nov. 28, 2023. Filmed at Sea Pines Golf Course, Los Osos, CA.
Long-billed Curlew : missing tarsals and feet on both legs.
zhlédnutí 178Před 9 měsíci
This bird was first encountered on Morro Strand State Beach on July 31, 2023. It was found again on Friday, November 2023. Despite a serious injury, it is surviving!
Royal Terns
zhlédnutí 51Před 9 měsíci
Filmed on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 at Morro Strand State Beach. Morro Bay, California
MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew with a satellite transmitter November 17, 2023
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MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew was banded and fitted with a satellite transmitter in May 2020 by the Intermountain Bird Observatory at his breeding grounds in Indian Valley in the West Central Mountains of Idaho. Dozer returned to his non-breeding grounds in Morro Bay for his 4th season on Friday, June 30th, 2023. He was found and filmed on Morro Strand State Beach, California on November 23, ...
Painted Bunting male and female or immature at feeders.
zhlédnutí 742Před rokem
Filmed August 20, 2023 in SE Arizona. Painted Buntings are rare migrants usually seen in August. August 2023 has seen more Painted Buntings than usual passing through the area.
Curve-billed Thrasher Nest in a Sycamore
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Typically I have seen Curve-billed Thrasher nests in cactus or think low desert vegetation. This is the first time I have seen a nest in a sycamore tree. Filmed in Portal, Arizona on August 11, 2023. Two parents were feeding two nestlings.
Elegant Trogon Calling
zhlédnutí 81Před rokem
Filmed along the South Fork Trail, Cave Creek Canyon, SE Arizona.
MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew with a satellite transmitter June 30, 2023
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MV: DOZER, a Long-billed Curlew was banded and fitted with a satellite transmitter in May 2020 by the Intermountain Bird Observatory at his breeding grounds in Indian Valley in the West Central Mountains of Idaho. Dozer returned to his non-breeding grounds in Morro Bay for his 4th season on Friday, June 30th, 2023. He was found and filmed on Morro Strand State Beach, California. Dozer's mate, M...
Western Patch-nosed Snake Digging -Portal, AZ
zhlédnutí 54KPřed rokem
Western Patch-nosed Snake digging in abandoned Bailey’s Pocket Mouse burrow. The snake has been interested in this burrow for several hours, returning to it repeatedly after being scared away by human activity. Shortly before this video was shot and while the snake was away a large whiptail (probable Desert Grassland) emerged from the burrow and ran off. The snake may have been trying to dig ou...
Loggerhead Shrikes with Indigo Bunting
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At San Luis County Park on Galveston Island a Loggerhead Shrike was seen landing on the ground next to a dead male Indigo Bunting. The male shrike eventually carried the bunting up to a fence. He did a begging wing display while he was on the fence. A female came out of a nearby low dense palm tree and landed on a nearby railing and watched him. The male took the bunting into a low shrub where ...
Clouds of Bats Emerging from Cave- Trio Bat Flight Tours
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At the Frio Bat Flight Tour visitors can watch 10 to 12 million Mexican Free-tailed Bats ascend into the evening sky before sunset at Frio Cave near Concan, Texas. This is a maternity cave where the bats return each spring to mate and give birth to their pups. The bats fly south for the winter and are only there from mid March thru September. Along with the amazing spectacle of millions of bats...
Frio Bat Flight Slow Motion exit of Nursery Cave
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Frio Bat Flight Slow Motion exit of Nursery Cave
Gulls (mostly Western Gulls) feeding on Elephant Seal afterbirth.
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Gulls (mostly Western Gulls) feeding on Elephant Seal afterbirth.
Dozer, adult male satellite tagged Long-billed Curlew (By IMBO)
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Dozer, adult male satellite tagged Long-billed Curlew (By IMBO)
We have studied Mexican Jays near the SWRS but the population at the Sunny Flat was banded years ago by McKenna Kelly, then a grad student at Cornell. Since then no researchers is following the population at Sunny Flat. Mexican Jays may be very aggressive towards individuals who are not group members.. so if an individual who was a target of aggression was weak or injured for some other reasons, it might have been fatally attacked. Also, birds of prey may be attracted to jays that already "quarrel" with each other (different groups) and maybe a jay was injured in a bird of prey attack. If you reported the band we will know sooner or later if this was bird from our research population or from the population of Dr McKenna Kelly. -Piotr and Sangim
That seems like really strange behavior to me. Has anyone who has studied Mexican Jay’s ever seen this?