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Vicki Wilmarth

The Eagles of Amarillo

As many as a dozen Bald Eagles call Amarillo home during the winter months, but they can go unnoticed unless you know where to look for them

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Vicki Wilmarth

Christmas Bird Count 2019--Amarillo

For 120 years, birders have been trudging out into fields, lakesides, mountains and beaches as citizen scientists to record the types and...

Vicki Wilmarth

Yellow-Headed Blackbirds By the 100's

While huge flocks of blackbirds are not uncommon, particularly in agricultural settings, I was startled in early October 2019 by more...

Vicki Wilmarth

Playa Lakes are the Lifeblood of the Texas Panhandle

Playa lakes provide water, food and shelter to migratory and local birds and have become one of this bird nerd's favorite destinations....

Vicki Wilmarth

Palo Duro Canyon Bird Blind

The bird blind at Palo Duro Canyon State Park yields a treasure trove of interesting local birds.

Vicki Wilmarth

Ferruginous Hawk (dark morph)

Only 10% of Ferruginous Hawks are dark morphs, so I felt lucky to see this beautiful guy in northeast Amarillo. On the west side of NE...

Vicki Wilmarth

Northern Parula in Palo Duro Canyon

Someone needed to tell this bird it was the middle of November and he wasn't supposed to be here. I was birding at Palo Duro Canyon State...

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