By Bill Sargent “Palm Sunday started with the cries of a pair of courting osprey wheeling and diving overhead.” “Our species was approaching the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but here was nature heralding a new day.” “Tidepools glittered with the … Continue reading →
“A lot of nests were predated early in the week/last weekend, and I haven’t seen some of the pairs since they lost their nests. In total, I only saw 18 pairs this week. However, some may turn up again, and … Continue reading →
“My name is Kiah, and I’m a new Biological Science Technician at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. I previously worked at the Refuge in 2018, so I’ve already met a lot of you, and I look forward to meeting and … Continue reading →
“The public parking lot at Plum Island will open on Monday, May 25, 2020. Beaches are open to residents and the public. There will be no parking allowed on any public streets on Plum Island, and this will be strictly … Continue reading →
Welcome Kiah Walker! “Surprisingly, we still don’t have any plover nests on the refuge! Department of Conservation & Recreation reported their first nests at Sandy Point a couple of days ago, so hopefully our plovers aren’t far behind. They continue … Continue reading →
Ryan Vachon, Ph.D. is a keynote speaker, Research Scientist with the University of Colorado’s, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, video and photography consultant, film personality, and author. Dr. Vachon is reading prose written by Bill Sargent whose words are … Continue reading →
By Bill Sargent “We’ve been hearing a lot of the expression, “We’re all in the same boat.” And while it sounds good, is it really true?” “My life hasn’t changed very much during isolation. I still write alone every day, … Continue reading →
“It was nice doing plover survey again– it was nice to have sun again. Tuesday was very windy and lots of kestrels hunting on the beach (I counted at least 10– at times, it seemed that there were more kestrels than plovers on the … Continue reading →
“Another week has gone by! It was hard to fit a plover survey this week with all the rain! I don’t know how they aren’t miserable out there.“ Here’s the total for the week: 14 pairs 8 singles total: 36 … Continue reading →
In April thousands of people started to upload images of improvements to their local environments and download them to the waiting world. They were not acting like the centralized brain of an advanced organism but like the network of interconnected … Continue reading →
