Nancy McClure
Treasures from Our West: America swallow-tailed kite
American swallow-tailed kite The American swallow-tailed kite is a bird of prey related to other kites, eagles, hawks, and falcons. Prior to…

More Yellowstone wildflowers
A whole new palette of Yellowstone wildflowers, July 13, 2014 If you read my recent blog post about early summer wildflowers in…

Treasures from Our West: three bald eagles
Originally featured in Points West in Winter 2010 Photographer Gabby Barrus’s Three Bald Eagles in Winter Three bald eagles gather on a…

Points West Online: Listening to the Golden Eagle: Fieldwork 2010
Originally published in Points West magazineFall 2010 Listening to the Golden Eagle: Fieldwork 2010 By Charles R. Preston, PhD In its second year in…
The Feathered Cape and Painted Proof – Points West Online
Originally published in Points West magazineSpring 1997 The Feathered Cape and Painted Proof: Stearns painting resolves mystery on origin of unusual feathered…

Treasures from Our West: River Otters
Originally featured in Points West in Spring 2015 North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) specimens Most of the animal specimens that inhabit…