Vicki Wilmarth
Christmas Bird Count 2020--Amarillo
Eighty-nine species of birds showed up on Saturday, December 19, 2020, to be counted by 15 local birders in the 121st Audubon Christmas...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jun 6, 2020
Birding a Different Part of Texas
At the beginning of June, birding in the Texas Panhandle slows down and can seem a little, well, monochromatic. The migratory birds are...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 20, 2020
Mystery Birds
Quick! If you are a birder, what kind of hawk is this? This picture is from my front yard in Amarillo, taken on May 9, 2020. You can see...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 20, 2020
The Reopening of Palo Duro Canyon State Park
For two weeks in April, the animals had the 26,000 acres of Palo Duro Canyon State Park to themselves and they quickly staged a takeover.
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Vicki Wilmarth
Feb 17, 2020
The Eagles of Amarillo
As many as a dozen Bald Eagles call Amarillo home during the winter months, but they can go unnoticed unless you know where to look for them
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 21, 2020
Bosque del Apache Should Be on Every Birder's Bucket List
Rohn and I spent the weekend in New Mexico at the birding dream location, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 22, 2019
Buffalo Lake's Boisterous Northern Shrike
A beautiful, buff-colored bird has sparked birdwatcher's interest in Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge this winter. The juvenile...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 9, 2019
The Great Varied Thrush Stakeout of 2019
While I was visiting my big brother, Steve Hart, in Lakewood, Colorado, he created a small birding sensation when he spotted a Varied...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 3, 2019
Palo Duro Canyon Bird Blind
The bird blind at Palo Duro Canyon State Park yields a treasure trove of interesting local birds.
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 2, 2019
Ferruginous Hawk (dark morph)
Only 10% of Ferruginous Hawks are dark morphs, so I felt lucky to see this beautiful guy in northeast Amarillo. On the west side of NE...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 1, 2019
Northern Parula in Palo Duro Canyon
Someone needed to tell this bird it was the middle of November and he wasn't supposed to be here. I was birding at Palo Duro Canyon State...
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