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On Thursday I guided to Great Grey Owls for what will probably be the last time this season. The chosen bird was Miss Hissig, the unusually vocal female who has always made her presence known by bill snapping whilst we are more than 50m away. On Thursday she had also added a rather menacing growling to her repertoire and this may have been due to the presence of a fairly large young on the nest. We kept a respectable distance and didn’t place ourselves between the female who was perched high in a pine about 25m from the nest and the nest itself. There was also the possibility that there was a young on the ground and should one approach such a bird too close then the chances are very high that the female will attack (it is this instinct that ringers use to catch the adult females with a large net). We clearly chose an acceptable spot to stand as she soon became quiet although any noise or perhaps movement elsewhere in the forest could attract her attention and start a series of growls and snaps. We hoped to see the male arriving with food but early afternoon was never going to be the best time although at one stage the youngster became very animated and started calling excitedly which I felt certain was going to prelude dad flying in (mum had also looked excited) but nothing happened. The young which had been out of sight when we arrived became more and more active during our stay so was I assume getting hungry. It also rained briefly which I thought would cause mum to fly to the nest to cover the young but that did not happen either. This female really is a strange beast but it hasn’t stopped her, or perhaps more importantly her mate who brings the food, from raising a youngster to very close the jumping out of the nest stage in a year where voles are clearly in short supply. The excited calling from the nest at one stage sounded like it was coming from two birds so the single large bird we saw may also have a smaller, younger, sibling that was not yet large enough to peer over the edge of the nest platform. The video included sequences of mum bill snapping and growling (good speakers may be necessary to hear this) and the youngster calling excitedly. I am very excited to see how this winter and spring of next year will pan out. If vole numbers crash then we could see Great Grey and other owls spreading around looking for food and then we may be lucky enough to have an owl winter around Oslo. Should this happen though then the chances of spring 2027 being good for singing and breeding owls is low. Vole numbers may however hold up for another season meaning next spring is similar to this, i.e owls breeding but at low densities and with few young. Only time will tell.
I efteråret 2025 kontaktede Per A. Olsen DOF-Vestjylland og fortalte om at han og Struer golfklubs bestyrelse havde talt om at forbedre naturindhold og biodiversitet...
This morning was unfortunately again interrupted by some strong winds and heavy rain showers coming and going. I managed to have the nets open for a few hours, but very few birds were moving because...
Ringmærkningen: Et hurtigt tjek på vejret var der intet på radaren og de lovede ikke noget regn heller, men det virkede meget mørkt og vinden kunne tydeligt høres så jeg vidste at nogle få net ikke...
12. jun. 2026 kl. 20:26
When Ben Haywood moved to his current home in South Carolina, he quickly made two friends: The pair of Eastern Bluebirds that readily took to the nest box he put up outside his home in the spring of...
Af Gunhild Brink Den 6. juni var vi 7 deltagere til Gyldensteen-turen med Jens Bækkelund som kyndig vejleder i herligt sommervejr. Allerede ved ankomsten hørte...
Ringmærkningen: Da der var problemer med hjemmesiden i går var det ikke muligt at lave blog, men den fungerer igen. Dagens ringmærkning blev på trods af at alle net var oppe en lidt tynd dag med nye...
The rain was once again around in the early morning, forcing me to open the nets with a few hours delay. I had the nets open for 4h from 8:00 in the morning until 12:00, and a mix of rather strong winds,...
One of the things that makes Minnesota unique is having constitutionally defined, public funds for the environment—the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and Outdoor Heritage Fund. With...
11. jun. 2026 kl. 22:39
GARNER, North Carolina – Two bills filed in the North Carolina General Assembly--Senate Bills 1008 and 1009--would reverse a decades-old ban on hardened shoreline structures on the North Carolina...
11. jun. 2026 kl. 20:43
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series exploring the various facets of the Sandhill Crane Migration in Central Nebraska, the $28 Million annual economic impact that the migration...
For many volunteers, a single opportunity can lead to a lifelong passion. That's certainly true for Sterling Hollman, whose search for community service hours led him to volunteering during crane...
11. jun. 2026 kl. 02:54
(Washington, DC--June 10, 2026)--The House Natural Resources Committee today approved bipartisan legislation that would provide dedicated funding and support for local habitat conservation efforts...
Etter flere års kamp har BirdLife Norge og andre gode krefter fått medhold i en av de viktigste naturvernsakene i Nordland de siste tiårene. Miljødirektoratet stopper planene om et stort landbasert oppdrettsanlegg på Verholmen, og slår fast at naturverdiene veier tyngre enn utbyggingsinteressene.
11. jun. 2026 kl. 02:00
Etter flere års kamp har BirdLife Norge og andre gode støttespillere fått medhold i en av de viktigste naturvernsakene i Nordland de siste ti årene. Miljødirektoratet stopper planene om et stort landbasert oppdrettsanlegg på Verholmen og slår fast at naturverdiene veier tyngre enn utbyggingsinteressene.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (June 10, 2026) — The National Audubon Society’s Audubon Conservation Ranching program now reaches the Southwestern United States with the hires of Nick Beauregard, Ariel...
After coming back from nightjar (Natravn) ringing, we had 5 minutes before going out to set up nets for the morning ringing at Kabeltromlen. Today was the last morning for Dylan and Olga and they ringed...
This morning after a quick rain shower which forced me to delay the opening of the nets by around 30min, I decided to open the station garden nets only as the rain showers still looked really menacing...
(Washington—June 10, 2026) Audubon applauds the introduction today of bipartisan legislation to extend and build upon the success of the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration...
I once saw a comical looking bird the size of a small gull with a black cap, gray back and a bill that looked like a carrot was spotted stopping off on a beach in mid-coast Maine on its way south...
10. jun. 2026 kl. 19:44
Last week, the National Audubon Society joined more than 50 wildlife, conservation, and sporting groups in sending a letter to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee urging...
The United States is facing record growth of electricity usage, but the system that delivers electricity to our homes is outdated, increasingly unreliable, and currently cannot support the expansion...
This morning most of the team was at the ringing. It was a steady session with mainly Blackcaps (Munk) but a couple nicer species like Marsh Warbler (Kærsanger) and Icterine Warbler (Gulbug). One of the...
This morning, after checking the weather forcast and rain radar after waking up, I went out to open the nets as it seemed there was no rain planned and the wind was ok. After being all done with opening,...
Ringmærkningen: Vinden var igen kraftig så det var ikke alle net som kom op. Jeg forventede meget få fugle da vinden for det mest lå på 9 m/s(middelvind), og flere runder var også tomme. Det gav...
