Rusty Blackbird Spring Migration Blitz
I am posting the following as a member of the International Rusty Blackbird Working Group, an affiliation I have had for several years as they are one of my favorite bird species. They’re also in tremendous trouble and very few people know about it. Have you heard a squeaky-hinge song lately, or seen a flash of rust-tipped feathers under a bright yellow eye? Although occasionally overlooked as “just another blackbird,” Rusty Blackbirds face an unfortunate and remarkable notoriety: this species has endured a decline more severe than that of any other once-common landbird. In March of...
Read MoreBob Hines: National Wildlife Artist exhibit continues
Have you come by to see our new exhibit Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist? You may be interested in checking out some of the press on the exhibit including this article in the Post-Journal and this piece and audio from WBFO. You can even listen to Dr. John Juriga, an expert on wildlife art who is a Hines scholar and biographer, on the second link. We hope to see you soon!
Read MoreBob Hines: National Wildlife Artist exhibit
From January 7 through May 25, 2014 the Roger Tory Peterson Institute is hosting one of the most important exhibitions of nature and conservation art ever assembled. The exhibit, titled Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist, celebrates the life work of one of the great wildlife artists and illustrators of the 20th century, and is presented in collaboration with Hines scholar and biographer Dr. John Juriga of Elmira, NY. See more on this page.
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