Friday, June 19, 2026

6/19 Barn swallow, L130, ocean monitoring, battery farms, B'ham sewer plan, Tofino gold, democracy watch, week in review.

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Barn Swallow [Jeff Dyck]   Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart grace...
Thursday, June 18, 2026

6/18 Greater scaup, L-pod calf, BLM 'reassignment,' crab season, democracy watch.

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  Greater Scaup [Frank King] Greater Scaup Aythya marila The only circumpolar diving duck, the Greater Scaup breeds across the tundra ...
Wednesday, June 17, 2026

6/17 Red crossbill, ancient glass sponges, ESA for NW wildflowers, Musk xAI, democracy watch.

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  Red Crossbill [Michael Stubblefield] Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra A fascinating finch of coniferous woodlands, the Red Crossbill f...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

6/16 Pelican, Longview spill, highway open, BC dams, 'roadless rule,' BC LNG, NWSF job, new spider, democracy watch.

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Brown pelican [Blake Matheson] Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized ...
Monday, June 15, 2026

6/15 Black-headed grosbeak, mifepristone, ticks, land stewarship, AI data centers, democracy watch.

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Black-headed grosbeak[Bridget Spencer]   Black-headed Grosbeak Pheucticus melanocephalus Black-headed Grosbeaks are hefty songbirds w...
Friday, June 12, 2026

6/12 Frosted nudibranch, heat wave, El Nino, paper mills, chemical safety, nature stories, NE Hawaiian Islands fishing, democracy watch, week in review.

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Frosted nudibranch [Vic High Marine]   Frosted nudibranch Dirona albolineata The frosted nudibranch, also called the Alabaster Nudibranch ...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

6/11 Shaggy mouse, warm Wednesday, Longview plant, BC amphibians and reptiles, Horse Heaven project, democracy watch.

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  Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch [Zoe O’Toole] Shaggy Mouse Nudibranch  Aeolidia loui True to their name, shaggy mouse are covered in two dens...