First record of Pholisora catullus in Carbon Co. https://leplog.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/atlas_pa_bflies.18th-ed.2019.pdf
First record of P. themistocles in Carbon Co. https://leplog.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/atlas_pa_bflies.18th-ed.2019.pdf
I was extremely fortunate to be apart of the group that rediscovered MAPA #1 at its relocation site. The bird was thought to be dead along with the other 16 birds that were translocated to the location in 2019 but after 605 days of being missing, we found it! It was foraging in a kolea tree along with a few warbling white-eyes.
My observations of the bird consisted of it moving about the trees being seen briefly and one sighting lasting a few seconds of him hopping on a branch foraging and picking off a piece of bark.
During the duration of the sighting ~20 min, he gave several chip calls which can be heard in the attached recording.
A link to the official press release:
https://mauiforestbirds.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=be48633ee3fc1ae579bf4d54f&id=ad0d34dff3&e=c22f243ccf
The wasp in picture two landed just as I took the picture and I'm curious if it is looking for something to parasitize.
Such a fortunate sighting! We turned the corner leaving the Paraiso Quetzal Lodge and there it was in the middle of the road slowly walking into the cloud forest where it disappeared.
My friend was walking and came upon this 4 ft Black Rat Snake coiled around a juvenile Broad-Wing Hawk. The Hawk was unconscious. He and his wife picked up the duo with a towel and untangled the snake. The snake had a small wound near the tail so he surmised that the hawk likely attacked the snake, but bit the wrong end. Big mistake! Rat Snakes are constrictors. The snake slithered away seemingly unaffected. The hawk took approx 20 minutes to recuperate and fly away. Happy ending for the snake - lesson learned we hope for the hawk.
The hawk had a purple band on its leg, but we don't know who tagged it.
A separate observation has been logged for the snake.
Thoughts on subspecies?
Thoughts on subspecies?
Observation for the large center one
Popeyes Chicken nugget, a chicken bone, and a remnant of some sort of reptile, loggerhead shrike cache on a razor wire. The shrike (pictured a couple of weeks ago) has been using this spot for several weeks to perch and forage.
I saw these two condors mating. Looking up their wing tags, they're Beak Boy and Solo, a mated pair:
Observation onboard a cruise ship.
Poor guy tried to fly off but instead landed on road nearby. He was left alone, as he eventually flew away on his own, likely to not survive I'm sure.
Growing in tree
7 dead male Eastern Bluebirds from recent -3 degree and multiple single digit temps in North Texas. One bird was tagged and has been reported.
I saw his head sticking up in the waves about 1/2mi out in the lake seemingly heading towards St. Helena Island during my initial scan in the morning. About 15min later he made the wise decision to return to shore directly in front of me. I was expecting him to barely be able to walk ashore after all of that swimming but he began to run through the water and then into the forest. A very memorable experience
Individual 1. Wing tag U6R. Tag was reported. Bird had a plastic bag around its neck which I reported at the time. The next time the bird was observed, the bag was gone.
Our impact, she had a long piece of silicone rubber 2 m long half of it stuck down her throat. She tried for a 24 hours to get it out. Finally it came out.
Our porch anole lost his tail 2 days ago; don't know how. I took this photo so we can document its re-growth.
Nighttime moth photography at Hillman State Park, Five Points Extension.
Found in woods near Lake Erie.