Golden Eagle Blog
Song Sparrow. Photo by Mick Thompson.
Bird Habitat Burned In Valley Fire
The Valley Fire burned a huge area of important bird habitat in the Boise Front. Guest blogger Nicholas Niendorf talks with Heidi Ware Carlise from the Intermountain Bird Observatory and Ann Moser from Idaho Fish and Game about the damage and the plan for restoration.
Photo by Brian Rodenspiel
Round and Round and Round
If it has a green head it must be a Mallard. Guest Blogger Debbie Wiggins introduces the “other” green head and explains how to recognize the Northern Shoveler.
Photo by Ken Miracle
Little Duck. Big Head.
Guest Blogger Debbie Wiggins introduces us to the smallest diving duck in North America.
Bufflehead by Louisa Evers
…..just another Mallard?
Guest Blogger Debbie Wiggins makes the case that the Mallard may be common, but it’s not ordinary.
Mallard by Linda Wentz
The Most Excellent Turkey
A lot of turkey is eaten at Thanksgiving. Guest blogger Terry Rich introduces us to the North American wild turkey, that you might just see in your neighborhood. Photo by Ken Miracle
Mixed Species Foraging Flocks
Terry Rich shares where to find a special fall wonder -flocks of mixed species foraging together. Photo by Terry Rich
What’s All This Fuss About Wildlife Habitat?
Wildlife Ecologist Chuck Blair takes a deep dive into shade-grown coffee explaining how you can save birds with every sip.
What’s All This Fuss About Wildlife Habitat?
Wildlife Ecologist Chuck Blair urges us to take action to protect the insect habitat around our homes in the second part of his What’s All This Fuss About Wildlife Habitat. Praying Mantis by Ceredig Roberts.
K thru Gray Education for Bird Conservation
Heidi Ware Carlisle shares her vision of community engagement in bird research in this Guest Blog by Sydney Meng.
The Life of a Raptor Researcher
Zoe Bonerbo is a raptor researcher currently studying Prairie Falcons. Sydney Meng interviews Zoe to learn about her work.
Song Sparrow. Cindy Sedlacek/Audubon Photography Awards.
The Golden Eagle
Print Newsletter Archive
In 2021 GEAS reformatted our regularly printed newsletter, The Golden Eagle, to better serve our community. Now, twice-monthly E-News provides timely information on events, engagement opportunities, and action items. Please sign up for the email newsletter to stay up to date.
Below is an archive of prior editions of The Golden Eagle print newsletter. We wish to extend our thanks to Niels Nokkentved for his many years of service in editing the newsletter and to Crista Videriksen Worthy for her wonderful article contributions.