Golden Hour Owls
Those who write the Great Plains off as a “flyover region”—and I was once one of them—have never stood on an early spring prairie among...
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mitchellpruitt
- Oct 8, 2022
- 16 min
The Mountains of Southern California
California, worlds away from my native Arkansas. I’ve always been consumed by wanderlust for it—something that seems to be ingrained in...
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mitchellpruitt
- Aug 16, 2021
- 10 min
The Morning Preen
A wing stretch, a head scratch, a lazy poke at wet sand, perhaps a snooze and getting feathers in order before really starting the day....
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mitchellpruitt
- Jun 14, 2021
- 12 min
Flyway Highway Part II: The Others
During spring migration, it’s exceedingly difficult to get past the dazzling array of warblers, but mixed flocks are rarely composed only...
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mitchellpruitt
- May 29, 2021
- 14 min
Flyway Highway Part I: The Warblers
Birds don’t fit well into many of the boxes we’ve created for them, but flyways do have some merit. A “flyway” is a rough route of travel...
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mitchellpruitt
- May 2, 2021
- 10 min
The Curious Lives of Nuthatches
Even if you know few things about me, you can probably tell that I’m obsessed with owls. But what many may not know is that nuthatches...
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mitchellpruitt
- Feb 17, 2021
- 11 min
Snowbirds: A Guide to Identification and Appreciation
As an early American ornithologist put it, “there is not an individual in the Union who does not know the little Snow-bird” (Audubon...
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mitchellpruitt
- Dec 13, 2020
- 4 min
Research: Banding Season Recap
Banding Season The 2020 saw-whet owl banding season officially drew to a close last week. Compared to the last two years, it was a great...
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mitchellpruitt
- Oct 31, 2020
- 2 min
Research: First Owls and Listening to the Ozarks
Two weeks of soggy fall cold fronts have finally made way for drier weather! While some birds migrate during wet cold fronts (ie....
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mitchellpruitt
- Oct 16, 2020
- 5 min
Research: Migration is Coming!
The migration banding season for Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) is almost upon us! Starting tonight, the Arkansas Saw-whet...
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mitchellpruitt
- Sep 27, 2020
- 8 min
The Dark Canyon
In arid southern Colorado, a vast valley floor is walled in by the formerly volcanic San Juan Mountains, and violently uplifted Sangre de...
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mitchellpruitt
- Jul 27, 2020
- 10 min
Deep Woods
Known as the Gulf Coastal Plain for the great sea that once extended into the region, southwest Arkansas is unique. Blackland prairie...
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mitchellpruitt
- Jun 27, 2020
- 13 min
Golden City of Birds
At the heart of the Great Plains, a meandering, seasonally dry Arkansas River cuts lazily across the landscape. This upper section of the...
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