The fifth segment of Dottie’s Western Screech-Owl Update.
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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 fiveContinue reading “Western Screech-Owl Update”
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.Continue reading “Western Screech Owl Update”
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.Continue reading “Western Screech-Owl Update”
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 juttingContinue reading “Piping Plovers”
Year of the Snake (and much more)
Writer, naturalist, photographer, and artist Dottie Herring shares her highlights from the past year.
Search for the Resplendent Quetzal
By Lucy I wake to the steady drip, drip, drip, of coffee splashing out of the coffee maker and into the waiting mug. It is 4:30 am and I quickly remember why on earth I would be awake so early. Today, we are getting up today to go search for the Resplendent Quetzal who isContinue reading “Search for the Resplendent Quetzal”
The Nest Nature Center
Writer, birder, and photographer Dottie Herring explains the threat of deforestation and how Costa Rica’s Nest Nature Center is working hard to fight back against it.
Missoula Bird Nerds 