Christmas Bird Count 2014

Today was the 114th annual Christmas Bird Count.  St. Paul Audubon Society has been actively participating for decades and this was my 4th or 5th year.  After a cold morning exploring our ‘circle’ of parks and open spaces in St. Paul, I decided to add in a...

Birding in Kenya

In July, Tina and I had the opportunity to travel to Kenya for a photo safari with our family.  I have about 4,000 images to sort through, but here are a few images shots from the trip. More images posted at http://www.bnwilson.net/. Purple Grenadier Lilac-breasted...

Kentucky Warbler

1st identified by Julian Sellers on June 11th, I ventured to Battle Creek Park quite early this morning on the chance of seeing a Kentucky Warbler.  The bird and several birders were exactly where Julian had 1st found him.  I was able to watch the bird for...

The California Quail (1,000th)

This past weekend I visited my brother in Hood River, OR for a weekend of mountain biking and beer tasting. One of the unexpected surprises were California Quail, a lifer bird (my 1,000th) sitting in Tim’s front yard.  Tim has had as many as 30 quail in his yard...

Warbler Weekend 2013

Tina and I just spent a cold and windy weekend in Frontenac and Lake City, MN.  The middle of May is the height of spring bird migration and there is no better place to be than Frontenac.  Birds using the Mississippi River as a flyway stop along the way to...

Pectoral Sandpipers (#999)

My friend and birding extraordinaire John Dillon helped me identify these guys as Pectoral Sandpipers.  The image is from our recent trip to Quivera National Wildlife Refuge. There is one Least Sandpiper in the flock.  Can you find it?