New Birds!
Four new migrants came in with the rain last night: Kentucky Warbler Common Yellowthroat Blue-winged Warbler (see attached) Worm-eating Warbler All four of them nest here at the PGT. On … Continued
Preventing Tick Bites
Today was “Tick Treatment” Day at the PGT. Every year in early spring I dip all of our outdoor clothing in permethrin to prevent tick and chigger bites. I prefer … Continued
PGT a Birding Hotspot
Birdwatching Magazine calls the Prairie Garden Trust a “Birding Hotspot”. Take a look at the this link or if you have a copy of the April 2016 magazine go to … Continued
Monarchs are Good – Other Butterflies Missing
We saw about 20 Monarch Butterflies on a walk this afternoon. Their number seem about normal for their yearly migration. Other butterflies were almost totally missing. This has been a … Continued
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
On a walk this morning I heard the chatter of hummingbirds near the edge of Beaver Lake. As I went to inspect I found them feeding in a patch of … Continued
Where have all the Butterflies gone?
I’d guess that the number of butterflies at the PGT is down by 90%. Even though their favorite nectar plants are in bloom right now there are very few butterflies … Continued
Butterfly Count Down
The PGT Butterfly walk on Saturday was fun but the total number of butterflies seen was way down. The weather was perfect and we did see 26 different species but … Continued
Great Spangled Fritillary
The warm wet weather is bringing on summer flowers and that is bringing out the butterflies. This morning I photographed this Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on a Pale Purple Coneflower … Continued
Kentucky Warbler
Migration keeps bringing in new birds every day. Today I got a very good look at an American Redstart but it was so high up in the treetops that I … Continued
Big Day at the PGT
I found 80 different kinds of birds as I walked around the 600-acres here at the PGT today. I started sunrise and stopped only when a rainstorm popped up in … Continued