Author: wildlens
Do Dark Northern Harriers Exist?
Three times every winter I drive road transects looking for raptors with other biologists for my Master's Thesis work at Boise State University. Monday January 9, 2012 was one of these days. I was out with fellow raptor biology graduate ...
Winter Raptors: Part 3
From what I have been hearing around the country, Boise Idaho is not the only place receiving record low totals of snow fall this winter. Maybe it is just going to be one of those years.... Although I do keep ...
Winter Raptors: Part 2
A month into the winter raptor season and still no snow! What the heck, I thought this was supposed to be another La Nina year?! Last winter Boise Idaho had a huge snow storm right before Thanksgiving, which drove a ...
Winter Raptors: Part 1
Hello Wild Lens followers, sorry for the delay between blog posts but this past month has been a busy one for Wild Lens! "Scavenger Hunt" is mostly completed and we have already submitted the film to 10 festivals: waiting anxiously ...
Idaho Bird Observatory: Part 6
As the trapping season at Lucky Peak winds down for the year we can reflect on some of the trends we have seen. One thing that stands out is that 2011 has been a huge year for owls. IBO has ...
Wild Lens a 501(c)(3) non-profit!
We are pleased to announce that Wild Lens is now officially a federally tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit! Word just came in from the IRS today, and our pending status has been removed in place of official 501(c)(3) status. This means ...
Editing Completed!
As of October 6th the film "Scavenger Hunt: An Unlikely Union" is officially done editing! Thanks goes to our editor Pam Wise for all of her help and hard work. Work will now begin on sound and special effects, which ...
2011 Raptor Research Foundation Conference
This past week found myself in Duluth, Minnesota along the shores of Lake Superior to attend the 2011 Raptor Research Foundation (RRF) Conference. Duluth is home to Hawk Ridge, one of the longest running and busiest hawkwatch sites in the ...
Idaho Bird Observatory: Part 5
Before heading up to Lucky Peak for my weekend fixin' of field work, I managed to convince fellow graduate student Rob Miller to let me accompany him on a day of trapping at Boise Peak. Boise Peak is another trapping ...
