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Wild Pantex – Happy to help

  • Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 11:18 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

Occasionally, Pantex staff comes across injured and very young wildlife in need of assistance. This often involves observations and captures by Natural Resources staff while out conducting fieldwork, or observations by Plant employees who are arriving at or departing the Plant, working at various job sites, or just walking between buildings.

Wild Pantex - Swainson’s hawks, narrow corridors and wind farms

  • Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

The four remaining satellite‑marked Swainson’s Hawks departed from their nesting territories and are well on their way south towards their wintering grounds in Argentina. The hawks are strung out in migration, with one each in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Wild Pantex – Bird of the Day: The Cliff Swallow

  • Posted: Monday, September 14, 2015, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

I have had only one post covering the topic of Bird of the Day since I began writing Wild Pantex blogs back in early 2013 (American Bald Eagle). A timely candidate for the second is the Cliff Swallow which began arriving in our area during the last days of April. Along with its scissor-tail-adorned cousin, the Barn Swallow, the Cliff Swallow is the reason that we are applying sky blue paint on the eaves of specific buildings around the facility.

Wild Pantex – A Near-Perfect Outing

  • Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 12:00 am

Article by Jim Ray, Pantex Wildlife Biologist/Scientist

When upper level management visits your facility and wants a tour and an overview of your program, you certainly hope you are prepared and can show him or her some wildlife when you are out-and-about. Such was the case, recently, and our tour could not have gone much better.

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