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Tag: Pine Grosbeak

Great Grey Owl!

Great Grey Owl!

February 19, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Rix Leave a comment

Yesterday I had planned a trip to Kurefjorden with Anders. On the way down we received a message that a Great Grey Owl picture had just been posted on Facebook from Hvaler. The exact location was unclear but we had enough information that we decided to alter our plans and keep heading south. An hour […]

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Siberian Jay

Siberian Jay

February 14, 2019December 23, 2019 Simon Rix Leave a comment

Yesterday saw Anders and I again engaging in the noble art of Taiga Birding. With sun and little wind forecast plus seemingly everyone who enters into the area recently having to wade their way through flocks (up to 100 strong) of Pine Grosbeaks we had high hopes. We did have a great day in great […]

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Sleeping Pygmy Owl

Sleeping Pygmy Owl

December 3, 2017December 23, 2019 Simon Rix Leave a comment

It really is quiet at the moment on the bird front. Summer migrants have all left but there are very few exciting winter birds around. The Pygmy Owls in Maridalen don’t seem to be around anymore with a bird I saw early on Saturday morning the last sighting. There have been some reports of large […]

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Letters from Listeners: Odd Things Birds Eat

Letters from Listeners: Odd Things Birds Eat

April 23, 2017December 23, 2019 Laura Erickson 1 Comment

In the past few weeks, I’ve received a couple of letters from listeners about their backyard birds eating unusual items. Craig Magnuson of Forks, Washington, wrote that he’s seen Evening Grosbeaks, during several different summers, eating cold campfire charcoal shortly after dawn at the Lake Kachess campground in the Wenatchee National Forest. He noted that […]

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Three-toed Woodpecker and a bit of Piney

Three-toed Woodpecker and a bit of Piney

December 7, 2016December 23, 2019 Simon Rix Leave a comment

I just had to go searching for the Pine Grosbeaks again. I have really fallen in love with this area of Lillomarka. Despite being closer to the city than the areas of Nordmarka that I usually visit there are far fewer people here, the forest seems to be richer and it is also a lot […]

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