July 4th, 2003: Sharon tries to free an adult male
Cooper's hawk trapped in a batting cage
in St. Louis Park. With help from park
staff, the hawk found his way out.
Know Your Authors
Sharon's decided to post her own sighting list online: a guide to author spotting, complete with descriptions.
Stink Island 2005
Sharon returns to band pelicans on their annual return to their nesting site. Warning: contains some disturbing images.
Donny Osmond and the Owls
January 25th, 2005 was an interesting day for Sharon, it started off with meeting Donny Osmond, and by the evening she was transporting injured owls back to the Raptor Center.
Pelican Banding
Sharon first trip to band pelicans, gulls, and cormorants as part of an ongoing research project in Minnesota. Follow along with her as she recounts her lost weekend of birding:
Part one: Arrival, pelicans, vomit
Part two: Dive-bombing gulls
Part three: The danger of banding cormorants
Owl Irruption
We've archived Sharon's directions from the 2004 Owl Irruption.