On The Wing

Welcome to On The Wing for December 2006

Paul Bannick is a naturalist and bird photographer. He shares insights on nature and photographing it. paulbannick.com Conservation Northwest

Events Calendar for December 2006 Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival Wings Over Willcox Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival Eagle Watch Weekend, Cadiz KY

Kate's garden in Autumn, looking forward to Winter, in Birmingham UK.

A Birding Gem from Libby Mills - Bird Vision.

Trumpeter Swans have been dying from lead poisoning. Martha Jordan of the Trumpeter Swan Society wants to find the source of the lead shot that the swans are ingesting. Trumpeter Swan Society Trumpeter Swan Society - Washington Lead Poisoning in Washington Swans

Welcome to the August 2006 edition of On The Wing

Kate's garden in Summer, from Birmingham UK.

Events Calendar for August 2006 Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge BirdFest 2006 Portland Swift Watch

(Photo © Marc Hoffman 2006. Used by permission.) Connie Sidles visits the Montlake Fill (Union Bay Natural Area) almost every day. She shares her love of this important birding site with us on a circuit of the trail. Union Bay Natural Area Waders.org - Montlake Fill Wikipedia UNBA page

Welcome to the July 2006 edition of On The Wing

(Photo by David Dawson) Our visit to the Randall Davey Audubon Center in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico. Randall Davey Audubon Center Audubon New Mexico

(Photo by Gayle Hunt) At Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, Oregon - the third largest monolith in the world, and home to nesting seabirds, raptors, and vacationers. We meet with Tom Oxwang of the Friends of Haystack Rock to learn about the Haystack Rock Awareness Program. Haystack Rock Awareness Program Friends of Haystack Rock Oregon Coast NWR Complex Oregon Rocks NWR

Events Calendar for July 2006 Oregon Shorebird Festival British Birdwatching Fair

(Photos by T K Brown) Garry and Loraine have a Bald Eagle nest in the Cottonwood tree in their back yard in Kent, Washington. They share the nest with the world through their webcam. News Flash: The eaglet has fledged! Kent Eagle Cam

Welcome to the May 2006 edition of On The Wing

(Photo by Gayle Hunt) Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge with Phil Kelley. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually Reach Nature Center Birdwise on Google Video

(Photo by Bud Anderson) Bud Anderson describes Long-Bill Syndrome, a disturbing abnormal growth of birds' beaks and bills. If you spot a bird with a misshapen beak, take note of the bird's species and location and call Bud Anderson at (360) 757-1911 or e-mail him at bud@frg.org Falcon Research Group Bill Deformities in Songbirds

Bitterroot Birding & Nature Festival Birds on the Bay Feliciana Hummingbird Celebration

Springtime in Birmingham, UK, with Kate.