PONDS, TURTLES, AND A WHITE LAUNDRY BASKET
In early July, naturalist Dottie Herring visits the Lubrecht Experimental Forest in Montana to assist wildlife biologist Erim Gómez in tracking Painted Turtles. The project involves measuring, weighing, and releasing turtles, aiming to estimate their population. She explores the different steps in tagging turtles, and the habitat they live in.
Western Screech-Owl Update
In Part Two of the owl updates, Dottie goes through the process of fledgling and the difficulties of finding young owls
Western Screech-Owl Update
The fifth segment of Dottie’s Western Screech-Owl Update.
Western Screech-Owl Update
The house buzzes with excitement as my family and I await the arrival of Zach and Hailey, researchers from the Charlo-based Owl Research Institute. When we first got in touch with them, the Western Screech-Owls living on our property were in the process of laying five eggs. That was four weeks ago. Now, those five…
Western Screech-Owl Update
In the third Western Screech-Owl Update, Dottie Herring allows
Western Screech Owl Update
4/26/2026 A creature of night-time prowls, the owl is more often heard than seen. Tonight, Mom, Papa, Lucy, Fred, Charla, and I sit in a loose semicircle around the nesting box, the sky darkening around us. As the light fades from the crisp air, everything forms into the shape of owls which slips into shadows.…
Western Screech-Owl Update
April 19th, 2026 This is a follow-up segment to the post “Oh My Gosh, A Screech Owl!” from last week. Basically, I am just so excited about the owls and want to share their life and our experience with you. Each week, I will post another update, until the owls have left the nesting box.…
Oh My Gosh a Screech Owl!
Birder Dottie Herring retells her experience of providing a home for the elusive Western Screech-Owl…
Piping Plovers
Their Problems, Their World Just smaller than your average Ticonderoga pencil, and weighing as much as a tennis ball, the Piping Plover forages sandy shores atop orange legs, snatching up small invertebrates with their stubby, black and orange beak. I am lucky enough to have seen one hunkered down on Sandy Hook, a peninsula jutting…
Year of the Snake (and much more)
Writer, naturalist, photographer, and artist Dottie Herring shares her highlights from the past year.
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