May 21-27, 2019 (Week 21 of 52): Shorebird Migration May Peak This Week — Buffalo-Niagara Nature Almanac

Shorebirds often dominate the tail end of spring bird migration in the Buffalo-Niagara Region, typically peaking during the last week of May. Dozens or even hundreds of migrant shorebirds can be seen at the most productive sites. You may be surprised to hear that over 30 species of shorebirds have been documented in the region. […] …

Grizzlies Extended Their Range by 1,500 Square Miles. That’s Bad News for Ranchers, and Maybe the Bears, Too — TIME

(BILLINGS, Mont.) — Grizzly bears are spreading into new areas of the U.S. Northern Rockies, expanding from remote wildernesses and into low-level farmland amid a legal fight over proposed hunting. New government data from grizzly population monitoring show bruins in the Yellowstone area of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho expanded their range by about 1,500 square… via …

Alligator Blocks Runway at Florida Air Force Base — TIME

https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMacDillAirForceBase%2Fphotos%2Fa.399535779209%2F10157142350069210%2F%3Ftype%3D3&width=500 (TAMPA, Fla.) — Staff at a U.S. Air Force base in Florida had to bring in a front-end loader to remove an alligator that was lounging on a runway. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the large reptile was spotted Tuesday morning on a MacDill Air Force Base flight line. The base shared a photo… …

California May Get 2 Months’ Worth of Rain From Series of ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ — KTLA

California is on track to get more rain in a week than it sees in two months, all from unseasonal storm systems rolling through. The National Weather Service's San Francisco office said that through May 22 the state is expected to get 150-200% of its normal monthly rainfall. It's all thanks to a series of… via …

It’s Electrifying! — Through Open Lens

F/8.0, 1/1000, ISO 200. Monk Parakeets What do you get when you cross a parrot and a centipede? A walkie-talkie. Interesting Fact: Monk Parakeets in North America live in urban and suburban environments, especially around city parks. They are one of the few parrot species able to survive temperate-zone winters. In their native range in […] …