Bristlecone

Christmas Bird Count

Contributed by Lois Ports for Bristlecone Audubon Audubon’s 119th Christmas Bird Count will be conducted between the dates of Friday, December 14, 2018 through Saturday, January 5, 2019. There are presently 18 counts held in Nevada. The local count for the Elko and Spring Creek areas will be held on […]

Quaking Aspens

Quaking Aspens Contributed by Lois Ports for Bristlecone Audubon Aspens (Populus tremuloides) are the most widespread tree in North America. From the Midwest, across Canada, north into Alaska and across the West through to Arizona and New Mexico, quaking aspens occur on the edge of conifer forests in clusters or “clones.” […]

Wading Birds on the Humboldt River

Contributed by Lois Ports for Bristlecone Audubon Driving over the Humboldt River via the 12th Street bridge you can see the effects of our hot summer. The Humboldt is slowly drying up in some stretches. All that is left in many areas are pools of water not much bigger than […]