Matt Hunter
Consulting Wildlife Ecologist, Field Naturalist & Guide
Featured Photo: A Pacific Marten (Martes caurina) in a 2x2 lope abruptly turns to go a different direction. October 28, 2025, near Cinnamon Butte, Oregon.Snowfall brings a special kind of…
Featured Photo: Bald Eagle (green), River Otter (orange) and Greater Yellowlegs (yellow) tracks in mud and aquatic vegetation near an American White Pelican carcass at Plat I Reservoir. Marked and…
Featured Photo (by Connie Page): Birders scanning trees, pasture and fence lines along a country road.This post synthesizes two documents I created about 10 years ago, one for an inland and one…
Featured Photo: A male Black-throated Blue Warbler forages in sapsucker wells in a Sequoia tree near Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon, January 1, 2023.Two years ago, I shared observations of diverse…
Featured Image: A Gray Fox surveys the surroundings after urine-marking this down log.An information request was posted on a Facebook animal tracking group, which prompted me to dig up some old…
Featured Photo: An old front track of American Black BearConditions looked good for a couple days of animal tracking, so I planned an afternoon of tracking at River Forks Park then a…
Featured Image: Spotted Sandpiper and worm tracks in the mud.Conditions looked good for a couple days of animal tracking, so I planned an afternoon at River Forks Park then a full…
Featured Image: A Common Loon feeds on a young Tiger Trout and Vine Maple in vibrant fall color.Could it be done? A Diamond Lake boat birding trip and a fall…
Featured Photo: One of two nests used in 2022 to produce at least six young Black-crowned Night-Herons in central Douglas County, Oregon.AUTHOR'S NOTE, JANUARY 1, 2026: I just discovered a…
Featured Image: In the low light of dawn, in sub-freezing temperatures, a lone Snow Goose flies with a group of Cackling Geese at Ford's Pond, west of Sutherlin, December 17,…