Birds – Have Snakes Will Travel

Counting Cormorants

April 3, 2018 by Betty

“Call me when you’re finished,” the Tres Rios employee offered as he closed and locked the gate behind us at the Tres Rios Wetlands, “and I’ll come let you out.” As the gate closed behind us, we entered a birder’s paradise.For the next four hours, we would be locked away from civilization, driving around some …

Owl Attack Update

May 25, 2016May 24, 2016 by Betty

Before leaving Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge a few weeks ago, I encountered a Great Horned Owl that appeared to fly toward me intending harm, as I wrote in the last blog entry. But was the owl swooping in my direction for an attack, or did it have another objective in mind? Was it looking …

Attacked!

May 9, 2016May 8, 2016 by Betty

Throughout our years of volunteering with U.S. Fish & Wildlife, we have been in many areas frequented by a number of potentially dangerous animals such as moose, bears, mountain lions, and venomous snakes. However, the only animal that has ever tried to attack me was a dog in a residential neighborhood. That is, until now. …

The Owl and the Scorpion (part 4)

December 11, 2011February 11, 2011 by Betty

Recently we once again met with Arizona Western College (AWC) professor and veterinarian Cecilia Vigil to discover the progress of the great horned owl brought there for rehabilitation.

The Owl and the Scorpion, Part 3

December 11, 2011November 25, 2010 by Betty

Two weeks ago we learned that the great horned owl that had been stung by a giant hairy scorpion had been transferred from raptor rehabilitator Dr. George Montopoli, professor of mathematics with Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma, to Dr. Cecilia Vigil, doctor of veterinary medicine and biology professor also at AWC. Recently we met with Dr. Vigil at the college to be briefed on the owl’s progress.

Great Horned Owl (the Owl and the Scorpion), Part 2

December 11, 2011November 13, 2010 by Betty

Not long ago, a great horned owl was brought to Imperial National Wildlife Refuge’s visitor center suffering from what Refuge biologist Joe Barnett thought might have been a sting from a giant hairy scorpion. Today we visited with George Montopoli, the rehabilitator who took in and nursed the owl.

The Owl and the Scorpion

December 11, 2011November 3, 2010 by Betty

An owl sitting in the middle of the road is not natural. So when someone reported a great horned owl on the road leading toward Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, biologist Joe Barnett investigated.

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