Naturalist Notes
58 F, Windy, Sunny
It was a cool day, and the wind made hearing the birds somewhat difficult.
Double-crested Cormorant 500+
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 1
Glossy Ibis 2
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Greater Black-backed Gull 1
Herring Gull lots
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 3
Black Duck 2
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck 20+
Song Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Tree Swallow 36
House Sparrow 4
American Crow lots
Barn Swallow 1
American Goldfinch lots
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Grey Catbird 1
Blue Jay 5
Northern Cardinal 3
White-throated Sparrow 3
American Robin 3
Northern Flicker 1
Black-and-White Warbler 6
Great-crested Flycatcher 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Downy Woodpecker 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Pine Warbler 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 (heard several)
Northern Parula 2
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
Welcome to the New Blog
You may be asking yourself, What is The Planetary Ecologist -besides an obvious reference to Frank Herbert's Dune? The Planetary Ecologist is an attempt to create a space to discuss ecologically focused biology in a more focused environment. I Don't Go Out for Brunch is often a platform for politically, and intellectually charged subject matter, as well as just being a generally irreverant place full of comic books, movies and martial arts related content.
The Planetary Ecologist (TPE)is meant to be something different, something, as I said, more focused. While there may be some overlap of science content TPE will generally focus on organismal biology, evolutionary biology, ecology and conservation biology. I will also post my observations from my excursions in the woods. In fact I expect my bird lists will inspire a great deal of the science content of this blog.
Features on the blog will be (but not limited to):
Naturalist Notes
In the Naturalist Notes, I will largely be discussing what I am seeing during my time in the field. It will no doubt seem bird heavy, but hey, its what I know best. However don't worry, there will plenty of botany, and entomology to go along with what is sure to be a lot of vertebrate zoology.
Ecological Topics:
I envision this to take several forms.
1.Ecological Concepts: Getting the reader acquainted with the basic science of Ecology
2. Conspicuous Examples: Here I will hopefully be able to expand on those examples by using conspicuous examples from the real world with which most of us are all, some what familiar.
3. Econcerns: Here I will discuss a wide range of concervation issues, from invasive species, to global climate change and everything in between.
The Planetary Ecologist (TPE)is meant to be something different, something, as I said, more focused. While there may be some overlap of science content TPE will generally focus on organismal biology, evolutionary biology, ecology and conservation biology. I will also post my observations from my excursions in the woods. In fact I expect my bird lists will inspire a great deal of the science content of this blog.
Features on the blog will be (but not limited to):
Naturalist Notes
In the Naturalist Notes, I will largely be discussing what I am seeing during my time in the field. It will no doubt seem bird heavy, but hey, its what I know best. However don't worry, there will plenty of botany, and entomology to go along with what is sure to be a lot of vertebrate zoology.
Ecological Topics:
I envision this to take several forms.
1.Ecological Concepts: Getting the reader acquainted with the basic science of Ecology
2. Conspicuous Examples: Here I will hopefully be able to expand on those examples by using conspicuous examples from the real world with which most of us are all, some what familiar.
3. Econcerns: Here I will discuss a wide range of concervation issues, from invasive species, to global climate change and everything in between.
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