Babies, Babies, Babies East: In spite of the very high, and continuous, winds we have been experiencing over the past weeks and months, More Mesa’s eastern kite pair have already hatched, and fledged, three chicks! A sightings report, filed through our web site, has confirmed that there are, indeed, three juveniles … already out of…
A teaching moment … Although we have not had any documented fledglings at More Mesa, as yet, we have an amazing kite photo to share with you this month. The image was taken by wildlife photographer Barry Rowan, late in May at Lake Los Carneros. We thought it would be fun and informative to list…
Although March is “coming in like a lion”, there are already many signs of spring out on More Mesa. Grasses are green (and high), wildflowers are starting to make appearances and our special raptors are courting and nest building. The east kite pair is especially busy. Kite watchers may be interested in a story from…
As this relatively quiet year draws to a close, and has been our custom, we offer some highlights of 2010. Bio Study It is nearly a year and a half since the field work for the Updated Biological Resources Study was completed, and the final report has still not available. We have requested estimated release…
It’s Quadruplets! Last month we reported the presence of Northern Harrier Hawks on More Mesa … in summer … a most unusual occurrence. And since early spring, we have also noticed some very atypical kite behavior. That is, the historical “east” site, with its perching, hunting and nesting areas, has been nearly devoid of kites. …