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# The Birders Report

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- [It's Time to Clean Out Your Nest Boxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/12/13/its-time-to-clean-out-your-nest-boxes/) - Birds can be attracted to your home simply by offering food, water and shelter. Trees and shrubs that yield fruit, berries, seeds, nuts and cones will provide food. Birdbaths or pools can be built to supply water, and feeders strategically placed around the yard will furnish supplementary food for the birds when natural sources diminish.
- [My Trip to Costa Rica Part 2](https://thebirdersreport.com/2019/03/21/my-trip-to-costa-rica-part-2/) - Before leaving Olguita's on the second day in Costa Rica, I spotted this migrant male Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) pictured above, but I also enjoyed a resident Black-cowled Oriole (Icterus prosthemelas), both lifers! Since the weather was not favorable for snorkeling I decided to kayak up the local Quebrada Ernesto Inlet. Climbing into the kayak I noticed a Three-toed
- [My 2018 Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/03/08/my-2018-great-backyard-bird-count/) - I hope everyone participated in at least one day of the four day Great Backyard Bird Count of 2018. I submitted five checklists from four different locations yielding 44 species. As I walked out on my back porch on Friday morning, the first day of the count, it was a cool, clear day and the
- [Osprey Nesting Platform Installation](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/03/22/osprey-nesting-platform-installation/) - The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) at Anderson River Park in Shasta County have been nesting atop a soccer field light stand for over 17 years. The problem is that they build the nest right on top of the field lights. This becomes an issue when, every four or five years the light bulbs need to be replaced
- [Acorn Woodpeckers Drinking Sugar Water?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/04/19/acorn-woodpeckers-drinking-sugar-water/) - OK. You probably know that I live where we have many, many woodpeckers. One of the most abundant woodpeckers in Oak Run, where I live, is the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus). The photos above and below are an adult male Acorn Woodpecker hanging on a hummingbird feeder at the University of California Hopland Research and
- [Rufous Hummingbird Male in Northern California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/05/03/rufous-hummingbird-male-in-northern-california/) - The Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) visits my home every year about this time. Of course the males come first to establish territory. According to Macauley Library's migration map the overwhelming breeding activity for this species occurs north of the state of California. The thing is, I have females that have been hanging around also. I think
- [Ravens Are Way Cool!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/05/17/ravens-are-way-cool/) - The Common Raven (Corvus corax) Any questions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpApJr53Sgo
- [Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/06/28/comeme-hunting-is-not-conservation/) - The definition of the word HUNT is "to chase or search for game or other wild animals for the purpose of catching or killing." The definition of the word CONSERVATION is "the act or an instance of conserving or keeping from change, loss, or injury." Obviously the dictionary does not equate hunting with conservation. One
- [The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/08/09/the-effects-of-wildfires-on-wildlife/) - The photo above shows the beginning of the Carr Fire east of Redding with the Sundial Bridge in the foreground. This is about 35 miles West of my home. According to a Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences study, human-induced climate change has doubled the area affected by forest fires in the western U.S. over
- [It's Migration Time!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/09/06/its-migration-time-2/) - In the past few weeks I have had several fall migrants passing through my area. The temperatures in northern California have been in the high 90's to 104 degrees so having the only water hole in half a mile probably helps attract birds to my water feature. Click on photos for full sized images. Of
- [The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/09/20/the-juniper-titmouse-nesting-project-2/) - The Juniper Titmouse (Baeolophus ridgwayi) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. The American Ornithologists' Union split the Plain Titmouse (Parus inornatus) into the Oak Titmouse and the Juniper Titmouse in 1996, due to distinct differences in song, preferred habitat, and genetic makeup. The featured image above is a Creative Commons (CC) photo from Rich
- [The American Coot - One of the Least Appreciated Birds in North America](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/11/29/the-american-coot-one-of-the-least-appreciated-birds-in-north-america/) - Maybe it's because the American Coot (Fulica americana) is the most abundant and widely distributed species of rail in North America that it gets no respect? I mean we see them everywhere, in almost any of a broad variety of wetlands, including freshwater lakes, ponds, marshes, roadside ditches, and industrial-waste impoundments, as well as in coastal marine
- [My Trip to Costa Rica Part 1](https://thebirdersreport.com/2019/03/07/my-trip-to-costa-rica-part-1/) - I recently returned from a twelve day birding tour of Costa Rica with Lifer Tours guided by an incredible birder, David Rodriquez. I began the trip with a rather long drive from the airport hotel in San Jose to Punta Uva on the southern Caribbean coast for a couple of "free" days before joining the
- [The Harris's Sparrow. A New Lifer For Me!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2021/03/06/the-harriss-sparrow-a-new-lifer-for-me/) - The Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) is usually only found in the south central plains of the United States in the winter and during migration. This bird has been very rare in Shasta County having only been recorded here 16 times. According to Cornell's "Birds of the World," the Harris's Sparrow is listed as Near Threatened
- [Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/11/22/happy-thanksgiving-everyone/) - Today, I want to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! At this time of year our hearts go out to those who are enduring severe hardships across our country. Especially in California, where we have had the worst fires in our history, people have lost everything. Many have lost their homes and many have lost
- [The Juniper Titmouse Nesting Project](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/09/21/the-juniper-titmouse-nesting-project/) - My friend Rebecca Carrier wrote a guest post on my behalf as my latest contribution to 10000 Birds. She was part of a Juniper Titmouse nesting project for Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Go check it out!
- [It's Migration Time!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/09/06/its-migration-time/) - Migrating warblers and other birds are showing up in my yard. Check out my latest 10,000 Birds post to see the Yellow Warblers, Black-throated Gray's and other fall migrating birds that love to visit on their way to their wintering grounds.
- [Anna's Hummingbird - Male Dive Display](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/06/annas-hummingbird-male-dive-display/) - Anna's Hummingbird Female Being Courted photos by Larry Jordan Spring is in the air in Northern California even though it is still a couple of weeks away. Anna's Hummingbirds, as I stated in an earlier post, nest early and thus avoid competition from other hummingbird species. They may begin nesting in November or December but
- [Birds From Delevan and Sacramento National Wildlife Refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/16/birds-from-delevan-and-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuges/) - Green-winged Teal photos by Larry Jordan I began the morning before sunrise at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge. It was a cold morning with rain falling off and on but I did manage to get a few shots from the photo blind. I was also able to watch some incredible courtship behavior of the Green-winged Teal.
- [BirdLife News Roundup - Migratory Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/07/birdlife-news-roundup-migratory-birds/) - Greater White-fronted Geese Fly Over photo by Larry Jordan BirdLife International is a global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. How do I know this? I am a BirdLife Species Champion and besides, their About BirdLife
- [Some of My Favorite National Wildlife Refuge Photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/2018/01/25/some-of-my-favorite-national-wildlife-refuge-photos/) - My latest 10000 Birds post shows lots of my favorite bird photos from National Wildlife Refuges. There is also an exciting video at the end of the post from Colusa National Wildlife Refuge showing interaction between a very diverse group of species. Enjoy!
- [My Latest Water Feature Visitors](https://thebirdersreport.com/2017/09/23/my-latest-water-feature-visitors/) - Check out my latest 10000 Birds post featuring my latest water feature visitors like this young Anna's Hummingbird taking a bath.
- [International Vulture Awareness Day 2017](https://thebirdersreport.com/2017/09/02/international-vulture-awareness-day-2017/) - The first Saturday in September each year is International Vulture Awareness Day. Vultures are an ecologically vital group of birds that face a range of threats in many areas that they occur. Populations of many species are under pressure and some species are facing extinction. The International Vulture Awareness Day has grown from Vulture Awareness
- [You Do It Suet - A Very Handy New Product](https://thebirdersreport.com/2017/04/11/you-do-it-suet-a-very-handy-new-product/) - Do you have bird feeders around your home? How about suet feeders? Yes? Well I have a treat for you! I have discovered a great new product created by Desiree and Josiah Cole. It's called YouDoItSuet®. Like most people who cook meat, I always poured the leftover fat into a metal can and stuck it in my
- [Some of My Christmas Day Yard Birds at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/12/29/some-of-my-christmas-day-yard-birds-at-10000-birds/) - Head on over to 10000 Birds to see several of my Christmas birds with links to several of my 10000 Birds West Coast Beat Writer posts!
- [The 117th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins December 14th](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/12/03/the-117th-audubon-annual-christmas-bird-count-begins-december-14th/) - The 117th Audubon Christmas Bird Count begins December 14th and runs through January 5th. The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is a long-standing program of the National Audubon Society, with over 100 years of citizen science involvement. It is an early-winter bird census, where thousands of volunteers across the US, Canada and many countries in the
- [Sarah Palin Secretary of Energy or the Interior?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/11/17/sarah-palin-secretary-of-energy-or-the-interior/) - As of this posting Donald Trump LOST the popular vote of the 2016 presidential election by over 1,400,000 votes. So if you hear anyone try to claim that Trump has a mandate, feel free to laugh in their face. Now begins the degradation of our public lands. See my latest post at 10000 Birds.
- [Recent Events Involving Our Public Lands Are Alarming](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/11/14/recent-events-involving-our-public-lands-are-alarming/) - In case you missed the last news cycle, two weeks ago seven armed antigovernment thugs were acquitted last Thursday of federal conspiracy and weapons charges
- [Mew Gull at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/10/20/mew-gull-at-10000-birds/) - First winter Mew Gull at Van Damme Beach
- [The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Is Now The Wildlife Conservation Pass](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/07/31/the-wildlife-conservation-stamp-is-now-the-wildlife-conservation-pass/) - We are very excited to relaunch the Wildlife Conservation Stamp project as the Wildlife Conservation Pass. Rather than promote a second stamp, we’ve created a brand new alternative that stands on its own. It’s modern, and its design can be adapted for a variety of uses (see below). This will be an innovative way for
- [Northern Red-shafted Flickers and Nestlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/06/16/northern-red-shafted-flickers-and-nestlings/) - The proud father of five Northern Flicker (Red-shafted) nestlings perches near the entrance of the nestbox
- [Northern Flickers Have Finally Found Their Nest Box](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/05/19/northern-flickers-have-finally-found-my-their-nest-box/) - A female Northern Flicker at the entrance to a nest box
- [Eurasian Wigeon Arrive at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2016/01/27/eurasian-wigeon-arrive-at-10000-birds/) - I posted some nice photos of the Eurasian Wigeon along with some comparisons of American Wigeon over at 10000 Birds
- [Marbled Godwit at Seal Rock Beach](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/12/16/marbled-godwit-at-seal-rock-beach/) - This Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) was one of the many shorebird species I observed at Seal Rock in San Francisco
- [Tell Congress To Fully Fund The Land And Water Conservation Fund](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/11/27/tell-congress-to-fully-fund-the-land-and-water-conservation-fund/) - The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a commitment to safeguard natural areas, water resources, and recreation opportunities to all Americans.
- [Why Are Heermann's Gulls Listed as Near Threatened?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/10/21/why-are-heermanns-gulls-listed-as-near-threatened/) - Heermann's Gull Near Threatened
- [Western and Clark's Grebes Have a Disappointing Season in Northern California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/18/western-and-clarks-grebes-have-a-disappointing-season-in-northern-california/) - Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) Courtship photo by Larry Jordan We are fortunate in Northern California to have four lakes that support 76% of the total number of nesting grebes in California1. A few weeks ago I visited Clear Lake, one of the four aforementioned lakes which also include Eagle Lake, Lake Almanor and the Thermalito
- [California Gulls at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/09/25/california-gulls-at-10000-birds/) - Why are gulls so difficult to ID? Check out my latest post on the California Gull over at 10000 Birds.
- [Cassin's Finches Arrive at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/08/26/cassins-finches-arrive-at-10000-birds/) - Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus cassinii) male photographed at Lassen Volcanic National Park is being featured along with his female partner at 10000 Birds
- [Mountain Bluebirds at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/07/29/mountain-bluebirds-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - Don't miss the Mountain Bluebird spotted at Lassen Volcanic National Park I posted over at 10000 Birds.
- [Water Ouzel Nest Found at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/07/15/water-ouzel-nest-found-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - One of the best things about our annual Audubon chapter’s Lassen Park campout is that we get to see several species of mountain birds that we don’t normally see in the Sacramento Valley.
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/06/17/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-proposes-2015-expansion-of-hunting-and-fishing-opportunities-on-national-wildlife-refuges/) - Please head on over to 10000 Birds to read my latest post on the Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges.
- [A Nuttall's Woodpecker in Our Garden Ends Up at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/06/03/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-in-our-garden-ends-up-at-10000-birds/) - There are many more photos of this juvenile Nuttall's Woodpecker that was raiding my plum tree in my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds.
- [The Regal Western Kingbird at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/05/20/the-regal-western-kingbird-at-10000-birds/) - Don't miss Western Kingbirds. It's all about the Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis).
- [Blue-winged Teal at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/03/25/blue-winged-teal-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Make sure you check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post at 10000 Birds about the Blue-winged Teals I photographed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
- [Fishing at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/03/11/fishing-at-the-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - I photographed and shot video of this Snowy Egret fishing at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge recently.
- [Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/02/11/juvenile-red-shouldered-hawk-at-10000-birds/) - Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) Juvenile photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer over at 10000 Birds. I found this juvenile Red-shoulderd Hawk on the auto tour route at Sacramento NWR and shot some great video of the bird preening as well as some close up photos!
- [Livestock Grazing on Public Lands Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/01/29/livestock-grazing-on-public-lands-cost-taxpayers-1-billion/) - Cost and Consequences: The Real Cost of Livestock Grazing on America's Public Lands
- [All Three Populations of North American Trumpeter Swans Are Increasing](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/01/28/all-three-populations-of-north-american-trumpeter-swans-are-increasing/) - The Trumpeter Swan is the largest native North American waterfowl, being five feet long, with a wingspan of seven to eight feet and weighing in at twenty-three pounds, they are hard to miss
- [No Melt Suet - My Secret To Having Birds Beg Me For More](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/01/no-melt-suet-my-secret-to-having-birds-beg-me-for-more/) - Brigitte took these photos of me making suet last night Here in northern California it can get really hot in July and August. We're talking sometimes over 115 degrees! So I began making my own "no melt suet" and the birds absolutely LOVE it! Sure I have put out the store bought stuff and they
- [illUmiNations: Protecting our Planet - A World of Solutions](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/01/19/illuminations-protecting-our-planet-a-world-of-solutions/) - A revolutionary call to action for citizens of the world to demand action from their leaders to protect the world’s ecosystems.
- [Tell President Obama: It's time to reject KXL once and for all!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2015/01/09/tell-president-obama-its-time-to-reject-kxl-once-and-for-all/) - President Obama has made it clear that Keystone XL can't be in our national interest -- and thus must be rejected -- if it increases carbon pollution and makes climate change worse. It has always been clear that Keystone XL will do just that. In 2014 alone, three major tar sands projects were canceled because
- [My Favorite Bird Photos of 2014](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/12/30/my-favorite-bird-photos-of-2014/) - At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post.
- [Swainson's Hawks Are Threatened in California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/10/22/swainsons-hawks-are-threatened-in-california/) - Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) photo by Larry Jordan The Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) is listed as threatened in California. Its numbers have declined significantly in parts of the western United States; and in the western Canadian prairie, reproduction of the Swainson’s Hawk has dropped since the mid-1980s, following a decline in its main prey species, Richardson’s
- [Wildlife-killing Contests Targeting Nongame Animals Banned by California Fish and Game Commission](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/12/06/wildlife-killing-contests-targeting-nongame-animals-banned-by-california-fish-and-game-commission/) - In response to overwhelming public support for banning wildlife-killing contests, the California Fish and Game Commission voted Wednesday to adopt regulations prohibiting hunting “derbies” targeting species such as coyotes, raccoons and badgers
- [Lawsuit Challenges Idaho’s Cruel Wildlife-killing Contest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/11/18/lawsuit-challenges-idahos-cruel-wildlife-killing-contest/) - BLM Approves Unprecedented 5-year Permit to Allow Killing Contests for Wolves, Coyotes, Weasels, Rabbits, Skunks and Others
- [How Wolves Change Rivers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/09/27/how-wolves-change-rivers/)
- [Huckleberry Wolf Pack Loses One of Their Own - 2012 Revisited](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/08/27/huckleberry-wolf-pack-loses-one-of-thier-own-2012-revisited/) - One member of the Huckleberry Wolf Pack in Stevens County Washington confirmed killed
- [The Bank Swallow Is On the List of Common Birds in Steep Decline](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/09/24/the-bank-swallow-is-on-the-list-of-common-birds-in-steep-decline/) - The recently released 2014 State of the Birds Report lists the Bank Swallow as one of the common birds in steep decline.
- [Nearly Half of Our Birds Are at Risk of Extinction This Century](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/09/10/nearly-half-of-our-birds-are-at-risk-of-extinction-this-century/) - The findings are heartbreaking: Nearly half of the bird species in the United States will be seriously threatened by 2080, and any of those could disappear forever.
- [Mountain Chickadees Showing Off at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/08/27/mountain-chickadees-showing-off-at-10000-birds/) - My Mountain Chickadee post over at 10000 Birds includes several photos of the adult birds as they come in to feed the nestling and a video!
- [The World Loses an Exceptional Comedian and a Compassionate Human Being](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/08/12/the-world-loses-an-exceptional-comedian-and-a-compassionate-human-being/) - For many years, Robin Williams seemed like a talent who had no off switch. He will be missed!
- [The Conspicuous Steller's Jay at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/07/30/the-conspicuous-stellers-jay-at-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Steller\'s Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) seen at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
- [The Eurasian Collared-Dove Explosion at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/07/23/the-eurasian-collared-dove-explosion-at-10000-birds/) - Invasive species week is happening at 10000 Birds! Make sure to check out my latest post on the Eurasian Collared-Dove and see how quickly this species is spreading across North America.
- [EXPOSED - USDA's Secret War on Wildlife](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/06/04/exposed-usdas-secret-war-on-wildlife/) - The United States Department of Agriculture's "Wildlife Services" is a rogue organization that kills over 100,000 native predators and millions of birds each year, including Endangered Species.
- [Portrait of the Juvenile Acorn Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/07/13/portrait-of-the-juvenile-acorn-woodpecker/) - Acorn Woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) nest on my property here in Northern California. They are conspicuous, gregarious and a joy to watch.
- [Violet-green Swallows Nesting on My Bluebird Trail](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/06/18/violet-green-swallows-nesting-on-my-bluebird-trail/) - Don't miss my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! There are photographs of Violet-green Swallows, and their eggs and nestlings too.
- [Join the Conversation on the Duck Stamp and the Lack of Funding for the National Wildlife Refuge System Over at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/05/21/join-the-conversation-on-the-duck-stamp-and-the-lack-of-funding-for-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system-over-at-10000-birds/) - The National Wildlife Refuge system is one of America's greatest treasures. It preserves habitat, protects wildlife. and provides diverse nature experiences for visitors from around the world.
- [Burrowing Owls at Wildhorse Golf Club](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/01/burrowing-owls-at-wildhorse-golf-club/) - Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) photos by Larry Jordan Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) are active both day and night but they nest in underground burrows making them sometimes difficult to spot. If you are out looking for these charismatic little owls you may expect to see something like this, just a head sticking above the rim of the burrow
- [Celebrate Earth Day 2014](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/04/21/celebrate-earth-day-2014/) - Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year
- [Modoc National Wildlife Refuge Post at the Wildlife Conservation Stamp Blog](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/04/14/modoc-national-wildlife-refuge-post-at-the-wildlife-conservation-stamp-blog/) - Sunrise at Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (Click on photo for full sized image) Do you love National Wildlife Refuges? America’s National Wildlife Refuge System is the world’s largest network of protected areas dedicated to wildlife conservation. For more than a century, the refuge system has been integral to bringing species such as the whooping crane
- [Sandhill Crane Migration Is Underway at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/03/26/sandhill-crane-migration-is-underway-at-10000-birds/) - Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) are migrating back northward to their breeding grounds. I photographed this crane and his mate at Modoc National Wildlife Refuge about a month ago and will be writing a post for the Wildlife Conservation Stamp blog soon on that Northern California refuge.
- [Killdeer With Their Young](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/09/killdeer-with-their-young/) - Killdeer Chick photos by Larry Jordan A friend of mine told me he had seen some Killdeer chicks near a lot where he feeds the wild birds. Having never seen a Killdeer chick, I went out to investigate. I followed his directions to a quiet, two block long, graveled side street in town. A perfect
- [Killdeer Nest, Eggs and Young](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/29/killdeer-nest-eggs-and-young/) - Enjoy watching the Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) and their young foraging at Mule Pond. A nesting Killdeer is shown with close-ups of the nest and eggs
- [Dinosaur Scientists Call It the Chicken From Hell](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/03/20/dinosaur-scientists-call-it-the-chicken-from-hell/) - Matt Lamanna, the top dinosaur scientist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, calls the creature Anzu wyliei.
- [Pied-billed Grebe in Golden Light](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/03/18/pied-billed-grebe-in-golden-light/) - I photographed these grebes recently at Lema Ranch, one of the better birding hot spots in Northern California.
- [The U.S. House of Representatives Declares War on Wildlife and the Environment](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/02/27/the-u-s-house-of-representatives-declares-war-on-wildlife-and-the-environment/) - By the end of the first week of February the U.S. House of Representatives had embarked on what the National Audubon Society and several other environmental groups consider a War on Wildlife.
- [Stop Wildlife Killing Contests in California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/02/21/stop-wildlife-killing-contests-in-california/) - The California Fish & Game Commission voted unanimously 4 to 0 to consider a statewide ban on wildlife killing contests at the request of Project Coyote.
- [Mating and Feeding Behavior of the Northern Shoveler](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/01/29/mating-and-feeding-behavior-of-the-northern-shoveler/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! I've got this video plus two others and several photos of the beautiful Northern Shovelers that were taken at our National Wildlife Refuges.
- [An American Bittern at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/01/22/an-american-bittern-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - The American Bittern is a solitary, secretive, cryptically colored heron that breeds in freshwater wetlands from the mid-United States to northern Canada
- [Logging Burned Forest Area Destroys Black-backed Woodpecker Habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/01/15/logging-burned-forest-area-destroys-black-backed-woodpecker-habitat/) - A new report was just released January 6th by the Center for Biological Diversity and the John Muir Project outlining the important ecological benefits of last summer’s Rim Fire in Northern California and exposes how a U.S. Forest Service plan to allow 30,000 acres of logging in the burned area will cause significant harm to wildlife, water and the regrowing forest
- [Fall River Mills Christmas Bird Count Tally at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2014/01/01/fall-river-mills-christmas-bird-count-tally-at-10000-birds/) - Northern California’s Christmas Bird Counts started out with a bang this year. Saturday, December 14th, the first day of the 114th Christmas Bird Count, 27 enthusiastic counters had unseasonably warm and sunny weather to count 21,695 birds for the Fall River Mills Christmas Bird Count
- [My Favorite Bird Photos of 2013](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/12/17/my-favorite-bird-photos-of-2013/) - At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post.
- [Happy Thanksgiving](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/11/28/happy-thanksgiving-3/) - I would like to wish everyone a very grateful Thanksgiving. There are so many things to be grateful for in my life, my home, my friends, my family.
- [Ferruginous Hawk on Rat Farm Road](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/11/20/ferruginous-hawk-on-rat-farm-road/) - Besides the ever present Red-tailed Hawks, there were Rough-legged Hawk, Merlin and, my favorite, the Ferruginous Hawk
- [Vote for the 2013 Audubon California Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/11/01/vote-for-the-2013-audubon-california-bird-of-the-year/) - This year there are six finalists to choose from or you can write in the bird of your choice. Since the purpose of this process is to recognize a California species of conservation interest, I am personally recommending that everyone vote for the Western Burrowing Owl
- [Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/10/21/pectoral-sandpipers-in-shasta-county/) - Well it's not unheard of but pretty rare to see Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County. You see the Pectoral Sandpiper is a medium-sized sandpiper that breeds on wet tundra in both the North American and Siberian Arctic and winters mostly in southern South America
- [Lesser Goldfinches at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/10/09/lesser-goldfinches-at-10000-birds/) - Please head on over to 1000 Birds and check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Lesser Goldfinch. If you want to see more great bird photos, join the fun at The Bird D'pot and Wild Bird Wednesday!
- [Common Raven in the Fog](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/10/02/common-raven-in-the-fog/) - After releasing a pair of juvenile Brown Pelicans at Fort Baker that had been rehabilitated by International Bird Rescue, I decided to head up to Hawk Hill in the Golden Gate National Park to partake in the annual Hawk Watch
- [International Bird Rescue Pelican Release](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/09/25/international-bird-rescue-pelican-release/) - See my latest 10000 Birds west coast beat writer post on my International Bird Rescue Pelican Release
- [The Wedge Pack, a Washington State Wolf Pack, Exterminated Because Of One Arrogant Rancher](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/29/the-wedge-pack-a-washington-state-wolf-pack-exterminated-because-of-one-arrogant-rancher/) - The gray wolf is an endangered species throughout Washington under state law and is endangered under federal law in the western two-thirds of the state.
- [Clark's Nutcracker at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/09/02/clarks-nutcracker-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - This handsome corvid was named after Captain William Clark, the explorer of Lewis and Clark fame, in 1805. It inhabits the high montane regions of the western United States and Canada, preferring coniferous forest dominated by one or more species of large-seeded pines
- [Lazuli Buntings at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/08/28/lazuli-buntings-at-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest photo essay on the beautiful ​Lazuli Bunting from the West Coast Beat Writer series over at 10000 Birds.
- [Cassin's, Purple and House Finch Comparison at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/08/14/cassins-purple-and-house-finch-comparison-at-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer Post over at 10000 Birds on the differences between the three American Rosefinches, the House Finch, Purple Finch and Cassin's Finch
- [The Warbler Guide: A Review](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/23/the-warbler-guide-a-review/) - OK, there are bird guides and there are bird guides, but you have never seen anything like The Warbler Guide by Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, published by Princeton University Press!
- [Will Barak Obama Say No to the Keystone XL Pipeline?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/08/01/will-barak-obama-say-no-to-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - Just yesterday senior Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote a letter to Obama requesting a meeting to discuss whether his emissions comments set a new bar for green-lighting Keystone XL Pipeline.
- [The Western Tanager Arrives at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/31/the-western-tanager-arrives-at-10000-birds/) - This male Western Tanager was one of the many bird species our Audubon group observed at our annual Lassen Volcanic National Park outing last weekend
- [Is It So Hard To Understand Why Birders and Wildlife Conservationists Don't Buy the Duck Stamp?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/17/is-it-so-hard-to-understand-why-birders-and-wildlife-conservationists-dont-buy-the-duck-stamp/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! Find out we are promoting the Wildlife Conservation Stamp to help our National Wildlife Refuge System.
- [Anna's Hummingbirds at the Waterfall: Birds Can't Resist Moving Water](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/16/annas-hummingbirds-at-the-waterfall-birds-cant-resist-moving-water/) - If you want to attract birds to your yard you need three main attributes, food, shelter and water. For most song birds, a water source is essential for both drinking and bathing, and if you have a choice, running water is your best bet. Birds can't resist moving water, as demonstrated by the Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) in the video above.
- [Summer Scenes of Critters at the Pond](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/09/summer-scenes-of-critters-at-the-pond/) - A couple of weeks ago I kept hearing a simple, three pitched call from the yard. I went out to investigate and it was the Black-headed Grosbeak fledgling calling to be fed.
- [The Duck Stamp Brings in a Lot of Money for the National Wildlife Refuge System But Imagine What a Wildlife Conservation Stamp Could Do!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/29/the-duck-stamp-brings-in-a-lot-of-money-for-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system-but-imagine-what-a-wildlife-conservation-stamp-could-do/) - According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), in their 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation report, there are approximately 13.7 million hunters in the United States and nearly 71.8 million wildlife watchers.
- [White-headed Woodpeckers Nesting at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/07/03/white-headed-woodpeckers-nesting-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - The White-headed Woodpecker is a non-migratory bird found in mixed coniferous forests dominated by pine trees in far western North America.
- [Burney Falls Black Swifts Nesting at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/19/burney-falls-black-swifts-nesting-at-10000-birds/) - McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park has one of the few Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) nesting sites in California. These swift flying insectivores nest in niches on sheer rock cliffs, shaded and bathed in mist from the frigid splash of a nearby cascade often behind a rushing torrent of falling water and abundant spray
- [Bank Swallows Digging Burrows and Building Nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/13/bank-swallows-digging-burrows-and-building-nests/) - The Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) is North America's smallest swallow. It can be distinguish from the Northern Rough-winged Swallow by its dark breast band and the white of the throat curling up behind its ear.
- [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) from the List of Threatened and Endangered Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/10/u-s-fish-wildlife-service-proposes-removing-the-gray-wolf-canis-lupus-from-the-list-of-threatened-and-endangered-species/) - Yet another tragic misstep by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) in it's seemingly never ending quest to satisfy cattle ranchers and big game hunters is reflected in its proposal to delist the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus).
- [Anna's Hummingbird Female Bathing and Preening at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/05/annas-hummingbird-female-bathing-and-preening-at-10000-birds/) - Hummingbirds don't always sip nectar or sugar water. When the temperatures get above 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) they need additional water.
- [Purple Martins Building a Nest in a Woodpecker Hole in a Dead Snag](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/06/04/purple-martins-building-a-nest-in-a-woodpecker-hole-in-a-dead-snag/) - The Purple Martin (Progne subis) is a well known and popular bird in eastern North America where it breeds almost entirely in human-made martin houses. Only a few records of natural nestings east of the Rocky Mountains have been reported during the twentieth century. Here in western North America however, where Purple Martins are less common, they nest almost exclusively in woodpecker holes or natural cavities.
- [Western Bluebird Nestlings Fledge as Violet-green Swallows Watch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/28/western-bluebird-nestlings-fledge-as-violet-green-swallows-watch/) - You never want to approach a nest box when it is close to fledging time because you don't want the nestlings to fledge prematurely. Western Bluebirds usually fledge at around 20 days old.
- [The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/22/the-duck-stamp-and-the-wildlife-conservation-stamp-living-in-symbiosis/) - I believe that a new Wildlife Conservation Stamp is essential to advance National Wildlife Refuge enhancement and conservation of wildlife habitat in the United States. Please join the conversation at 10000 Birds and let us know what you think about this important project.
- [Take a Trip to Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR at Wildlife Conservation Stamp Website](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/18/take-a-trip-to-don-edwards-san-francisco-bay-nwr-at-wildlife-conservation-stamp-website/) - This incredible wildlife refuge located at the south end of the San Francisco Bay includes 30,000 acres of wetlands, open water, and upland habitats, home to at least 800,000 birds at any given time and to millions during peak migration!
- [A Female Anna's Hummingbird Exploring Peruvian Lilies](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/13/a-female-annas-hummingbird-exploring-peruvian-lilies/) - We have six large hummingbird feeders surrounding our house in Northern California but we also have several flower beds and native plants that the hummingbirds enjoy.
- [Revised Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast Western Snowy Plover ](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/07/revised-critical-habitat-for-the-pacific-coast-western-snowy-plover/) - The Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) is federally listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 as threatened.
- [The Northern Spotted Owl: One of the Most Studied Owls in the World](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/05/01/the-northern-spotted-owl-one-of-the-most-studied-owls-in-the-world/) - The Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) is one of three subspecies which include the California Spotted Owl (S. o. occidentalis), and the Mexican Spotted Owl (S. o. lucida)
- [Surfbirds at Humboldt Bay North Jetty During Godwit Days Bird Festival at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/04/24/surfbirds-at-humbolt-bay-north-jetty-during-godwit-days-bird-festival-at-10000-birds/) - The Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival in Arcata and Eureka on the north coast of California was fabulous! I added several birds to my 2013 year list during my four day stay
- [Calliope and Anna's Male Hummingbirds at the Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/04/10/calliope-and-annas-male-hummingbirds-at-the-feeder/) - The Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) is the smallest North American breeding bird1. This male just arrived at my home over the weekend. They arrive on breeding grounds before the females and, according to their range map, they probably breed here in Shasta County.
- [What does the Keystone Pipeline have to do with Birds?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/04/15/what-does-the-keystone-pipeline-have-to-do-with-birds/) - The Keystone Pipeline has more to do with birds than you may think. Please go over to 10000 Birds to read my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on this very important issue.
- [The League of Conservation Voters and the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/04/03/the-league-of-conservation-voters-and-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - Do you know about the League of Conservation Voters (LCV)? This is a national non-profit organization that works to turn environmental values into national priorities.
- [Double-crested Cormorants](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/04/02/double-crested-cormorants/) - A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate to be able to take a trip to the San Francisco Bay area and stopped at a few National Wildlife Refuges on the way where I saw several Double-crested Cormorants
- [Ross's Geese at Klamath National Wildlife Area, Miller Island Unit](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/03/18/rosss-geese-at-klamath-national-wildlife-area-miller-island-unit/) - A few weeks ago I took a ride up to the California/Oregon border to visit the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex. You can read my posts on two of these refuges over at the Wildlife Conservation Stamp website.
- [Rough-legged Hawks Wintering at Klamath Basin NWR Complex](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/03/05/rough-legged-hawks-wintering-at-klamath-basin-nwr-complex/) - The Rough-legged Hawk is a true arctic species having an extensive panboreal breeding range, with populations in taiga and tundra regions of both the Old World and the New World
- [Cedar Waxwings, a New Year, a New Yardbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/01/cedar-waxwings-a-new-year-a-new-yardbird/) - ​Cedar Waxwing​s​ (​Bombycilla cedrorum​) are seen here in Northern California every winter, but this year, they were seen in my yard for the first time!
- [Turkey Vultures Deserve More Respect](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/02/turkey-vultures-deserve-more-respect/) - The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) is probably one of the most misunderstood birds in North America. Some people think they are ugly, but not I.
- [A Red-breasted Sapsucker Drilling Sap Wells](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/07/a-red-breasted-sapsucker-drilling-sap-wells/) - "It's really important to learn bird behavior if you want to get good bird photographs." As a bird photographer, I watch a lot of bird behavior. I may spend an hour or more (as I did with this Red-breasted Sapsucker) watching a particular bird, learning its habits and movements.
- [OK, So I Started a 2013 Bird Year List](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/15/ok-so-i-started-a-2013-bird-year-list/) - Yup, I've never really been into listing birds. Certainly I keep track of the birds I see on bird walks and outings and report sightings on eBird, but I never kept a yard list , county list, state list, or even a life list. To tell you the truth, I don't know how many birds I've seen during my birding lifetime!
- [Outdoor Cats: A Major Souce of Human-Caused Mortality for Birds and Mammals](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/31/outdoor-cats-single-greatest-source-of-human-caused-mortality-for-birds-and-mammals/) - A new peer-reviewed study published today and authored by scientists from two of the world’s leading science and wildlife organizations has found that bird and mammal mortality caused by outdoor cats is much higher than has been widely reported
- [The Golden-crowned Sparrow at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/16/the-golden-crowned-sparrow-at-10000-birds/) - The Golden-crowned Sparrow is a regular winter visitor to the Western United States from Canada and Alaska. Just one of the advantages of living in California!
- [Marsh Wren Singing and Gathering Nesting Material at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/27/marsh-wren-singing-and-gathering-nesting-material-at-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds on the Marsh Wren. It includes two videos of this vociferous little bird, one collecting nest material and one of the male building a nest.
- [The 16th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count a Huge Success](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/20/the-16th-annual-great-backyard-bird-count-a-huge-success/) - Even though the Great Backyard Bird Count is still accepting check list submissions until March 1st, it is already a huge success. They already have 2,994 species recorded (at this posting) and over 23 million birds counted across the globe. So far bird watchers have submitted 114,050 check lists!
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count Goes Global! February 15th - 18th](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/14/the-great-backyard-bird-count-goes-global-february-15th-18th/) - The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real-time snapshot of where the birds are. Everyone is welcome--from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes on one day, or you can count for as long as you like each day of the event. It’s free, fun, and easy—and it helps the birds!
- [See the Peregrine Falcon Up Close at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/13/see-the-peregrine-falcon-up-close-at-10000-birds/) - Wanna see some cool photos with a link to a really cool Peregrine Falcon video? Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds!
- [Birds of Colusa National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/12/birds-of-colusa-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex located about 90 miles North of Sacramento, California's state capitol.
- [How a Fall in Duck Hunting Is Shooting a Financial Hole Into Conservation Efforts](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/10/how-a-fall-in-duck-hunting-is-shooting-a-financial-hole-into-conservation-efforts/) - The annual duck hunting season in the United States is traditionally big business, but while bird numbers are rising faster than they have for decades, the number of hunters continues to fall. Far from being good news for ducks a new study in the Wildlife Society Bulletin shows how the loss of revenue from ‘duck stamps’ could result in millions of lost dollars for vital conservation work.
- [Cornell Lab Releases Unprecedented Video of the Critically Endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper ](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/07/cornell-lab-releases-unprecedented-video-of-the-critically-endangered-spoon-billed-sandpiper/) - The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has collected the first known comprehensive video documentation of one of the world’s rarest birds on its tundra breeding grounds in Chukotka, Russia, and posted the video online at www.birds.cornell.edu/sbs.
- [Birds of Delevan National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/02/04/birds-of-delevan-national-wildlife-refuge/) - According to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex website, Delevan National Wildlife Refuge comprises 5,797 acres, including seasonal marsh, permanent ponds, and uplands. It is predominately a hunting refuge for waterfowl and pheasant. Wildlife observation takes place from the county roads, on the perimeter of the refuge.
- [Tundra Swans In The California Central Valley](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/30/tundra-swans-in-the-california-central-valley/) - Please go check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds. It's all about ​Tundra Swans​ that migrate down to the central valley in California to winter every year.
- [A Closer Look at the Northern Shoveler](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/30/a-closer-look-at-the-northern-shoveler/) - The Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata), unlike most dabbling ducks, has a bill ideally suited for straining small swimming crustaceans from the water
- [Do You Enjoy Our National Wildlife Refuges?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2013/01/22/do-you-enjoy-our-national-wildlife-refuges/) - Did you know that our national wildlife refuges are home to more than 700 types of birds, 220 varieties of mammals, 250 kinds of reptiles and amphibians, 1,000 species of fish and countless invertebrates and plants. They provide havens for some 280 endangered species, from the Florida panther to the polar bear
- [BirdLife's Preventing Extinctions Programme](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/29/birdlifes-preventing-extinctions-programme/) - The endangered Whooping Crane is one of the 794 species targeted for preservation by the Alliance for Zero Extinctions (AZE), whose goal is "to create a front line of defense against extinction by eliminating threats and restoring habitat to allow wildlife populations to rebound." The AZE is a a joint initiative of 52 biodiversity conservation
- [Fall Migration Is a Great Time for Bird Watching](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/05/6/) - I just returned from a trip to Santa Barbara, California and on the trip back home I drove up Interstate 5, through California's central valley, which just happens to coincide with the Pacific Flyway
- [Raptor Free Flight at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/23/raptor-free-flight-at-the-arizona-sonora-desert-museum/) - Come experience the thrill of free flying birds of prey at the Raptor Free Flight. Raptor Free Flight is a dynamic bird of prey flight demonstration that occurs in the open desert showcasing natural behaviors of native birds. Unlike other bird flight shows, the Raptor Free Flight focuses the attention on the birds and how they behavior in nature.
- [Happy New Year 2013!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/31/happy-new-year-2013/) - I wish everyone a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! May your birding always be excellent and for my photography friends, may the sun always be at your back.
- [Wishing You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/25/wishing-you-a-merry-christmas-and-a-happy-new-year/) - We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!
- [Ferruginous Hawks Fly at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/19/ferruginous-hawks-fly-at-10000-birds/) - If you want to see a regal hawk of the West, check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post of the Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) at 10000 Birds. It not only includes photos of light and dark morph birds but a slow motion video of this magnificent raptor.
- [My Favorite Bird Photos of 2012](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/16/my-favorite-bird-photos-of-2012/) - At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite bird photo” post
- [Sandhill Crane Named Audubon California's Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/11/sandhill-crane-named-audubon-californias-bird-of-the-year/) - Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) were once common throughout the west and especially in the California Central Valley. However their populations declined drastically as a result of unregulated hunting and habitat loss during settlement of the region.
- [American Coots Take Off](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/11/american-coots-take-off/) - American Coots (Fulica americana) are members of the rail family. They have to run or spatter across the water with wings flapping just to get airborne.
- [Do You Like Wolves? Want to Help Save Them?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/10/do-you-like-wolves-want-to-help-save-them/) - Only 58 Gray Wolves survive in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico. We can't afford to let a single one be killed. Wolf numbers are so low that at this point we're fighting to save the entire Mexican gray wolf subspecies from going extinct.
- [The Red-breasted Nuthatches Are Still Here!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/09/the-red-breasted-nuthatches-are-still-here/) - The Red-breasted Nuthatches that came to my home about a month ago are still here! The male shown above (click on photos for full sized images) is distinguished from the female shown below by his black forehead, crown and nape.
- [Northern Pintails: Like Water Off a Duck's Back](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/05/northern-pintails-like-water-off-a-ducks-back/) - Please stop over at 10000 Birds to visit my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on some Northern Pintail​s​ I spotted at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge.
- [The Northern Harrier AKA Marsh Hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/04/the-northern-harrier-aka-marsh-hawk/) - The Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) was also known as the ​Marsh Hawk​ in the United States and is known as the ​Hen Hawk​ in Eurasia. It breeds in the northern part of the northern hemisphere.
- [The 113th Audubon Annual Christmas Bird Count Begins December 14th](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/12/01/the-113th-audubon-annual-christmas-bird-count-begins-december-14th/) - The 113th Audubon Christmas Bird Count begins December 14th and runs through January 5th. The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running citizen science wildlife survey in the world. The count will undergo several significant changes beginning this year as Audubon builds on the program’s success to entice birdwatchers to lend their eyes and ears year round.
- [Mallard Drake Standing Guard](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/27/mallard-drake-standing-guard/) - A simple photo of a pair of Mallards (Anas platyrhynochos) taken near dusk at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge taken with the Nikkor 200-400mm f/4G ED VR lens
- [CARE Calls Upon Congress to Abandon Sequestration and Fully Fund the National Wildlife Refuge System](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/21/care-calls-upon-congress-to-abandon-sequestration-and-fully-fund-the-national-wildlife-refuge-system/) - The Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) urges Congress to ensure a future for America’s wildlife heritage and fully fund our National Wildlife Refuge System
- [The Wildlife Conservation Stamp: An Additional Income Stream for Our National Wildlife Refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/14/the-wildlife-conservation-stamp-an-additional-income-stream-for-our-national-wildlife-refuges/) - A Wildlife Conservation Stamp could fund species and habitat projects that are sometimes short-changed in favor of game animal priorities. It would be a separate but parallel and symbiotic addition to Refuge budgets.
- [Cinnamon Teal at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/21/cinnamon-teal-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post of Cinnamon Teals at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge over at 10000 Birds! Learn about what we can do to help our National Wildlife Refuges survive and sign the Wildlife Conservation Stamp petition!
- [Great Blue Heron Close-Up](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/20/great-blue-heron-close-up/) - A couple of weeks ago at Lema Ranch I came upon a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) fishing in Leah's Pond. As is usual for this species, this heron was standing still and waiting for its prey most of the time and slowly walking through the shallow water otherwise, looking for anything that would fit down its throat.
- [The Yellow-billed Magpie is a California Endemic](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/13/the-yellow-billed-magpie-is-a-california-endemic/) - The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is a true California endemic species. They are found primarily in the Central Valley, the southern Coast Ranges, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada where they prefer oak savanna habitat.
- [Lark Sparrows Flock to 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/07/lark-sparrows-flock-to-10000-birds/) - A flock of Lark Sparrows (Chondestes grammacus) seen at Lema Ranch are seen at 10000 Birds blog as my latest West Coast Beat Write post. Go check them out!
- [Black-crowned Night-Heron Juvenile and Adult](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/06/black-crowned-night-heron-juvenile-and-adult/) - I stopped at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge a few weeks ago on the way back home from a Northern California Audubon Council meeting in Clear Lake and spotted a few Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) on the auto tour just before sunset.
- [International Bird Rescue Needs Our Help](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/11/04/international-bird-rescue-needs-our-help/) - International Bird Rescue has received a record number of Brown Pelicans (Pelicanus magnificens) this year needing rehabilitation. Beginning in 2009, they began putting larger, blue plastic bands on their rescued pelican's legs for easy identification.
- [Lewis's Woodpeckers Put On A Show](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/29/lewiss-woodpeckers-put-on-a-show/) - Lewis's Woodpeckers (Melanerpes lewis) usually begin their molt in autumn and it can last through the winter. The bird above appears to be molting.
- [Ruby-crowned Kinglets Bathing at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/24/ruby-crowned-kinglets-bathing-at-10000-birds/) - Watch the Ruby-crowned Kinglets (Regulus calendula) bathing in my water feature. They are energetic little birds with a big personality!
- [Burrowing Owl Nominated as Audubon California's 2012 Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/23/burrowing-owl-nominated-for-2012-bird-of-the-year/) - In an effort to raise awareness about bird conservation in California, Audubon California this year will again recognize their Bird of the Year. And while they selected the seven finalists for the award, you the public will have the final say.
- [Could This Be Another Pine Siskin Irruption?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/16/could-this-be-another-pine-siskin-irruption/) - The Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus) is another irruptive bird species like the Red-breasted Nuthatch which is still hanging around my house. I am getting these finches at my feeders and at the water feature now.
- [Big Bird Chosen as American Bird Conservancy's Bird of the Week!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/12/big-bird-chosen-as-american-bird-conservancys-bird-of-the-week/) - Big Bird is a unique and talented creature who has helped educate generations of children, appeared on countless television shows and movies, and even has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His lovable, innocent, and curious personality has helped endear him to millions of children and adults all over the world
- [Yellow-billed Magpie - California's Endemic Bird Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/0000/00/00/yellow-billed-magpie-californias-endemic-bird-species/) - The Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli, is a true California endemic species. They are found primarily in the Central Valley, the southern Coast Ranges, and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada where they prefer oak savannah habitat. This being my inaugural post here on 10,000 Birds as the West Coast Beat Writer, I thought it appropriate
- [Log Spotted Owl Habitat Again? Didn't We Already Make That Mistake Once?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/10/log-spotted-owl-habitat-again-didnt-we-already-make-that-mistake-once/) - The recent proposed Critical Habitat designation for the Northern Spotted Owl does not protect the threatened species charge the Society for Conservation Biology, The Wildlife Society, American Bird Conservancy, and other groups. Comments submitted by the groups find that, by encouraging controversial and unproven logging practices in owl habitat, the draft plan fails to provide adequate habitat protection essential for the owl’s survival.
- [Anna's Hummingbird at Cardinal Climber](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/10/03/annas-hummingbird-at-cardinal-climber/) - Anna's Hummingbirds (Calpte anna) are still buzzing around our garden. We usually have some hummingbirds that remain here during the winter so I leave my feeders up until I don't see any hummers for several weeks.
- [To International Bird Rescue “Every Bird Matters”](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/26/to-international-bird-rescue-every-bird-matters/) - International Bird Rescue is a world leader in oiled wildlife emergency response, rehabilitation, research and education. Their team of more than 40 highly trained specialists has led rescue efforts in over 200 oil spills in 11 States, two U.S. territories, and 12 different countries.
- [Hawkwatch 2012, Golden Gate Raptor Observatory](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/24/hawkwatch-2012-golden-gate-raptor-observatory/) - Hawkwatches occur every year, usually from August through early December when hawks begin to migrate South for the winter. This day 662 raptors were sighted including 27 Broad-winged Hawks
- [When You Think of a Yellow Bird, What Comes to Mind?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/18/when-you-think-of-a-yellow-bird-what-comes-to-mind/) - The Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). This wood warbler, previously known as Dendroica petechia, possesses the most striking amount of yellow of any wood warbler in North America. I mean this bird is yellow.
- [A Nashville Warbler Bathing at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/12/a-nashville-warbler-bathing-at-10000-birds/) - I have been enjoying some first time visitors to my yard this fall, including several warblers, one of which is the western Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi
- [A Closer Look at the Warbling Vireo](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/11/a-closer-look-at-the-warbling-vireo/) - The western subspecies of Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus swainsoni) traveling south on its fall migration. As stated in an earlier post, this was a new yard bird for me and I was thrilled to have it visit.
- [New Scientific Report Documents the Impacts of Mercury Pollution on Adirondack Loons](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/06/new-scientific-report-documents-the-impacts-of-mercury-pollution-on-adirondack-loons/) - Common Loon (Gavia immer) courtesy Biodiversity Research Institute Albany, NY–An extensive study of New York’s Adirondack loon population has revealed that mercury contamination can lead to population declines of the iconic bird. The research effort was a joint project between the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) and the
- [Labor Day Weekend Birds at the Water Feature](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/04/labor-day-weekend-birds-at-the-water-feature/) - Migrating warblers and other species are attracted to the water feature creating an oasis of bird activity. Several new species were seen in my yard over Labor Day weekend
- [Waterfalls, Ponds And Fountains - Birds Can't Resist Moving Water](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/29/waterfalls-ponds-and-fountains-birds-cant-resist-moving-water/) - One of the most important aspects of attracting birds to your yard is to provide fresh water. Most bird species need water, not only to drink but to bathe in. If you provide moving water you have the best avian magnet you can find because most birds can not resist the attraction of moving water. Birds will
- [New Film Now Available Documenting Plight of Endangered Hawaiian Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/09/01/new-film-now-available-documenting-plight-of-endangered-hawaiian-birds/) - With beautiful footage of many of Hawaii’s stunning birds and their habitats, the film showcases the unique biodiversity of our 50th state and explains this environmental crisis
- [Rufous Hummingbirds Fighting at the Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/29/rufous-hummingbirds-fighting-at-the-feeder/) - Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Female photos by Larry Jordan The Rufous Hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) are passing through on their way South to Mexico for the winter. In the past few weeks there have been several at the feeders and feeding from the flowers blooming in the yard. As usual hummingbird feeders are being guarded by
- [Western Scrub-Jays Bring Their Young to the Pond](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/22/western-scrub-jays-bring-their-young-to-the-pond/) - The Western Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica) is a non-migratory bird belonging to the more than 120 species of Corvids, considered the most intelligent of all birds.
- [Anna's Hummingbird at the Sunflowers and Waterfall](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/14/annas-hummingbird-at-the-sunflowers-and-waterfall/) - Anna's Hummmingbird (Calypte anna) Female by Larry Jordan When temperatures reach into the triple digits, birds need lots of water. We've had a pretty mild summer up until a few weeks ago. Now we have temperatures over 100 degrees every day and birds are flocking to the water feature. Click on photos for full sized
- [Evening Grosbeaks Irrupt at the American Birding Association](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/13/evening-grosbeaks-irrupt-at-the-american-birding-association/) - Evening Grosbeak Pair (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos by Larry Jordan That massive beak sported by the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) turns from white to a pearly yellowish-green in breeding season (click on photos for full sized images). I was fortunate to have a flock of these beauties visit me last summer. Here you can see a
- [Anna's Hummingbird Male Defends His Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/06/annas-hummingbird-male-defends-his-feeder/) - A male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) perches on a metal fence outside my office window chasing off intruders from his personal feeder
- [Brown Creepers Nesting at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/08/01/brown-creepers-nesting-at-10000-birds/) - Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) photos by Larry Jordan Please take a moment to check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! You will see some cool photos of the Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) and some video of them going in and out of their nest with tasty morsels for their
- [House Sparrows Taking Over Cliff Swallow Nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/24/house-sparrows-taking-over-cliff-swallow-nests/) - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) Male photos by Larry Jordan Just the mention of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) in the world of Bluebird nest monitoring sends shivers down the back of some trail monitors, and rightfully so. There is plenty of documentation of House Sparrows attacking Bluebirds and other cavity nesting species, killing both young
- [Stop Apache Alaska from Launching Airgun Attack on Cook Inlet's Endangered Beluga Whales](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/21/stop-apache-alaska-from-launching-airgun-attack-on-cook-inlets-endangered-beluga-whales/) - Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) photo by Brian J. Skerry The Beluga Whale, commonly called the White Whale, is a marine mammal living in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic areas of the world. From a conservation perspective, the beluga is considered "near threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature; however the subpopulation from the Cook
- [It's Baby Bird Week at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/18/its-baby-bird-week-at-10000-birds/) - White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) nestlings by Larry Jordan Don't miss my post on "Cavity Nesting Birds of North America and Their Babies" over at 10000 Birds Baby Bird Week! The photo of the White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) nestlings above is only one of many you will see. Check it out!
- [Federal Government Doubles Critical Habitat for Pacific Coast Western Snowy Plover](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/17/federal-government-doubles-critical-habitat-for-pacific-coast-western-snowy-plover/) - Approximately 24,527 acres of coastal habitat in Washington, Oregon, and California has been designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as Critical Habitat for the Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy Plover
- [The Water Ouzel (American Dipper) Foraging](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/16/the-water-ouzel-american-dipper-foraging/) - The Water Ouzel, as John Muir call it, is now known as the American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus). I still prefer the Water Ouzel. This amazing bird is resident on fast-flowing mountain streams and cold coastal streams
- [Audubon President Comments on Arctic Lawsuit](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/12/audubon-president-comments-on-arctic-lawsuit/) - A coalition of conservation organizations filed a lawsuit in Alaska federal court Tuesday challenging the federal government’s approval of Shell Oil Company’s Chukchi and Beaufort Sea spill response plans
- [The Scarce Black-backed Woodpecker Drumming](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/10/the-scarce-black-backed-woodpecker-drumming/) - If not for the drumming, I would probably not have seen the Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), listed by authors of some field guides as "scarce," by others as "uncommon to rare."
- [Western Bluebirds Fly at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/04/western-bluebirds-fly-at-10000-birds/) - The Western Bluebird, like all bluebirds, is a secondary cavity nester. They nest in cavities, created by woodpeckers, in large trees and snags. Above is a Western Bluebird in flight
- [The Last Ash-throated Flycatcher Leaves the Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/07/03/the-last-ash-throated-flycatcher-leaves-the-nest/) - It had rained heavily most of the night so I wasn't surprised to see a soaked Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) this morning. According to my nest box monitoring records, it was seventeen days after hatching and the nestlings should be ready to fledge.
- [Raise Your Voice for Arctic Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/30/raise-your-voice-for-arctic-birds/) - Lobbying Trumps Science in the Arctic. Shell has spent billions in lobbying, influence and PR to win permission to begin industrial-scale drilling. The plan flies in the face of a unanimous conclusion by the Coast Guard, the United States Geological Survey, the Government Accountability Office and hundreds of scientists—that the oil industry is not ready to manage the extreme risks of Arctic offshore drilling.
- [Belted Kingfishers Feeding Their Young](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/26/belted-kingfishers-feeding-their-young/) - I was out at Lema Ranch checking on Bluebird houses Sunday and heard the rattling commotion of the Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon). I turned to see three Kingfishers flying in and around a willow tree overhanging Secluded Pond, one of the five ponds on the property
- [Crucial Bird Conservation Programs Cut 50% by The House](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/22/crucial-bird-conservation-programs-cut-50-by-the-house/) - Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) photo by Larry Jordan (Washington, D.C., June 22, 2012) American Bird Conservancy In a move attacked by bird conservation groups as “one of the most regressive wildlife appropriations” ever, crucial conservation programs were slashed by 50% of FY 2012 funding levels in a funding bill approved by the House Interior, Environment,
- [Do You Consider Cliff Swallows Pests?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/20/do-you-consider-cliff-swallows-pests/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post at 10000 Birds! Keep your eye on the adult swallow in the top center of the frame in the last few seconds of the video. He or she is grabbed by the beak and pulled right out of the nest!
- [Tree Swallows and Their Nestlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/19/tree-swallows-and-their-nestlings/) - Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) are cavity nesters just like Bluebirds. If you are a Bluebird trail monitor, especially if your trail is near water, you are very likely to have Tree Swallows nesting in your nest boxes
- [California Quail Female with Chicks](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/11/california-quail-female-with-chicks/) - A typical clutch for California Quail is 12 to 14 eggs but they can have more than 20 in a clutch. The female usually does all of the incubating which begins after the entire clutch is laid, producing a synchronous hatch.
- [Red-tailed Hawks Nesting on High Power Tower](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/06/red-tailed-hawks-nesting-on-high-power-tower/) - I've been chronicling this pair of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and submitting their breeding records to Cornell Lab for the last four years. Last year was not so good as the pair hatched two eyas and lost them after a huge storm in late May. I never saw them at the nest after that storm and I guess I'll never know what happened.
- [The Ubiquitous European Starling at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/06/06/the-ubiquitous-european-starling-at-10000-birds/) - Everyone probably knows the story of how the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) came to the shores of America during the 19th century, but for those who don’t, this is how it goes.
- [Oak Titmouse Coaxing Nestlings Out of the Box](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/23/oak-titmouse-coaxing-nestlings-out-of-the-box/) - This Oak Titmouse (Baeololphus inornatus) pair is trying to coax their nestlings into becoming fledglings. They begin by bringing only token bits of food to the nest box entrance, then fly to a nearby branch and call to them.
- [Red-tailed Hawk Juvenile Portrait](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/22/red-tailed-hawk-juvenile-portrait/) - The Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) is one of the most widespread and commonly observed birds of prey in North America.
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Nesting in a Natural Cavity](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/15/ash-throated-flycatchers-nesting-in-a-natural-cavity/) - Ash-throated Flycatchers (Myiarchus cinerascens) migrate to Northern California from Mexico and Central America every Spring to nest. They are cavity nesting birds and I one of the species that nest in my birdhouses every year. Every May I look forward to waking up in the morning hearing that sweet gurgling call.
- [Osprey the Ultimate Fisher Video](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/12/osprey-the-ultimate-fisher-video/) - Watch this fabulous video of Osprey fishing! You won't believe your eyes! Brought to you by Arkive.org
- [Stop Senator Jim DeMint's Attack on Public Broadcasting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/11/stop-senator-jim-demints-attack-on-public-broadcasting/) - They're at it again! So far this year, Congressional opposition to public broadcasting has been pretty quiet. But yesterday all that changed when Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) began circulating a letter to his colleagues asking that the federal government eliminate future funding for public broadcasting.
- [Hummingbirds of the West at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/09/hummingbirds-of-the-west-at-10000-birds/) - Calliope Hummingbird (Stellula calliope) Male photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on "Hummingbirds of the West" over at 10000 Birds!
- [Violet-green Swallows Are House Hunting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/08/violet-green-swallows-are-house-hunting/) - Photographs and video of Violet-green Swallows (Tachycineta thalassina) searching for nest cavities and bringing nesting material to their chosen site
- [Hunting Purple Martins](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/05/01/hunting-purple-martins/) - Purple Martins (Progne subis) are a common backyard birdhouse species in the Eastern United States but in the West they still nest in natural cavities.
- [Stop Oil Shale Development on the West's Public Lands](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/30/stop-oil-shale-development-on-the-wests-public-lands/) - Is this what you want done with our public lands in the U.S.? Tar Sand oil development is destroying the Canadian Boreal Forest and will devastate our Western United States if we allow it to be produced here.
- [A Great Horned Owl Feeding Owlets](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/25/a-great-horned-owl-feeding-owlets/) - I got up early hoping to see an adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) at the nest. I was not disappointed!
- [Osprey Love at 10000 Birds for Bird Love Week!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/25/osprey-love-at-10000-birds-for-bird-love-week/) - Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) photo by Larry Jordan Make sure to check out "Bird Love Week" at 10000 Birds. You can read my post on "Osprey Love" with some great photos and video of mating Osprey.
- [Happy Earth Day 2012](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/22/happy-earth-day-2012/) - Earth day video
- [Stop the Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012 NOW!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/19/stop-the-sportsmans-heritage-act-of-2012-now/) - Stop the Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012 by contacting your senators NOW! Yesterday the United States House of Representatives passed "The Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012" also known as H.R. 4089.
- [Sh*t Birders Say](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/17/sht-birders-say/) - Another great job by the maker of Opposable Chums, Jason Kessler!
- [Rufous Hummingbirds Have Arrived!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/16/rufous-hummingbirds-have-arrived-2/) - The Rufous Hummingbird's (Selasphorus rufus) size to weight ratio appears to be nearly optimal making it the most maneuverable hummer in North America. He is so superior in flight that he is known for being "aggressive" toward other hummingbirds.
- [Proposed Federal Rule Change Will Lead to More Dead Eagles at Wind Energy Projects](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/13/proposed-federal-rule-change-will-lead-to-more-dead-eagles-at-wind-energy-projects/) - Golden Eagle (Aquila_chrysaetos) photo courtesy Wikipedia Commons Washington, D.C., April 12, 2012: American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, has charged that the eagle rule change proposed today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will result in more eagles being killed at wind energy projects. “ABC supports wind power when
- [10000 Birds Discovers Turtle Bay's Nesting Bald Eagles](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/11/10000-birds-discovers-turtle-bays-nesting-bald-eagles/) - Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Patriot and Liberty at Turtle Bay The famous pair of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Patriot and Liberty, nesting at Turtle Bay, are featured in my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds. Go check it out!
- [Anna's Hummingbirds at the Feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/10/annas-hummingbirds-at-the-feeders/) - Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female photos by Larry Jordan Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) have been mobbing my feeders in increasing numbers over the last couple of weeks. I'm sure that some of the increase is due to more hummingbirds coming into the area to breed but some is due to the newly fledged juveniles from
- [A Snowy Egret Dancing for Dinner](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/27/a-snowy-egret-dancing-for-dinner/) - The Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) has a huge repertoire of feeding behaviors and most of them remind me of dancing
- [A Marsh Wren At My Window](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/04/03/a-marsh-wren-at-my-window/) - Did you know that about half of the male Marsh Wrens in some populations mate simultaneously with 2 or more females and the males also build multiple nests, typically at least a half dozen dummy nests for every breeding nest used by a female.
- [Long-billed Curlew Foraging at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/28/long-billed-curlew-foraging-at-10000-birds/) - Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) photo by Larry Jordan Make sure you check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! It's a photo essay of the Long-billed Curlew!
- [American Robins and the Vernal Equinox](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/20/american-robins-and-the-vernal-equinox/) - Out in the pasture, along with the goats, there were fifteen or more American Robins hunting for worms. They are known to be the classic harbinger of Spring and this increasing flock seems to be right on time.
- [The American Birding Association Announces the Evening Grosbeak as the 2012 Bird of the Year!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/20/the-american-birding-association-announces-the-evening-grosbeak-as-the-2012-bird-of-the-year/) - It's official, the American Birding Association (ABA) announced their Bird of the Year for 2012. It is the Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus)! I was lucky enough to have several of these beauties grace my yard just about a year ago. The portrait above is one of the males from last March before reaching full breeding plumage.
- [Happy Saint Patrick's Day!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/16/happy-saint-patricks-day/) - I am posting a Green Heron as my green for Saint Patty's Day. Green Heron (Butorides virescens) photo by Larry Jordan
- [The Road We've Traveled: Let's not forget where we began three years ago and where we are now!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/16/the-road-weve-traveled-lets-not-forget-where-we-began-three-years-ago-and-where-we-are-now/) - If you are a pro-environmental policy advocate, and I imagine most people reading a blog about birds and birding are pro-environment, you may want to read this article from Green Conduct News titled "The Ignorant Anti-Environmental Views of the Remaining GOP Presidential Candidates." In the article they warn that "a Republican President would be a devastating blow to the environment and the green economy," as they list the environmental views of the four remaining Republican Presidential Candidates. A thought provoking read.
- [California Loves Our Nuttall's Woodpeckers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/13/california-loves-our-nuttalls-woodpeckers/) - Nuttall's Woodpeckers are cavity nesters in our oak woodlands of California, feeding primarily on insects but also adding nuts and seeds to their diet as well as sap.
- [Red-winged Blackbirds Sing at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/14/red-winged-blackbirds-sing-at-10000-birds/) - This time of year, Red-winged Blackbirds are gathering on nesting grounds in wetlands but also in uplands and agricultural habitats.
- [California Condor Ready to Hatch at San Diego Zoo](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/09/california-condor-ready-to-hatch-at-san-diego-zoo/) - California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) courtesy Wikipedia Commons California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) parents, Sisquoc and Shatash, have been patiently caring for and incubating their egg that is now beginning the first stage of hatching. The egg started to pip yesterday and the pip-to-hatch period can last between 48 and 72 hours. You can watch this process
- [If You Love Birds You Will Oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/08/if-you-love-birds-you-will-oppose-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - I have been blogging about this catastrophe for over three years but I am pleased to say that today the senate narrowly rejected a Republican measure that would have allowed construction on the Keystone XL pipeline to begin immediately.
- [Keystone Xl Pipeline Big Vote Coming Up](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/07/keystone-xl-pipeline-big-vote-coming-up/) - Please join me in telling our senators that the Keystone Pipeline must be stopped. If built, the Keystone XL Pipeline would transport dirty tar-sands oil across six states and hundreds of water bodies, making any spill an unacceptable risk.
- [Black-necked Stilts Mate Guarding](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/03/06/black-necked-stilts-mate-guarding/) - These slender wading birds, Black-necked Stilts, are so elegant in their contrasting plumage and their long, slender reddish legs as they slowly forage through the shallow wetlands.
- [Daniel W. Richards, President of the California Fish and Game Commission Shows His Ignorance](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/22/daniel-w-richards-president-of-the-california-fish-and-game-commission-shows-his-ignorance/) - Dan Richards Posing with Dead Mountain Lion in Idaho Daniel W. Richards, President of the California Fish and Game Commission, thought it was a good idea to book himself a hunt on Idaho's Flying B Ranch to kill a Mountain Lion (illegal to hunt in California). For a mere $6,800 you too can bag one
- [Acorn Woodpeckers Arrive at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/29/acorn-woodpeckers-arrive-at-10000-birds/) - Most Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of up to a dozen or more individuals. Within a group, 1–7 male co-breeders compete for matings with 1–3 joint-nesting females who lay their eggs in the same nest cavity
- [Ring-necked Ducks and American Coots Foraging](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/28/ring-necked-ducks-and-american-coots-foraging/) - A few weeks ago, while at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, I saw some behavior I had never witnessed before. A group of three Ring-necked Ducks, one drake and two females, were diving as they usually do when foraging, while a couple of American Coots (Fulica americana) waited at the surface for tidbits that floated up!
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count Was Lots of Fun!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/21/the-great-backyard-bird-count-was-lots-of-fun/) - Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) photos by Larry Jordan I missed the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) because I had to work on Friday :-( But I had Monday off for President's Day :-D Guess where my Great Backyard Bird Count took place? That's right, in my backyard. I had a total
- [The 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count Begins Friday, February 17th, 2012! Get Out and Count!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/16/the-15th-annual-great-backyard-bird-count-begins-friday-february-17th-2012-get-out-and-count/) - The 15th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) begins tomorrow, Friday, February 17th and runs through Monday February 20th
- [Anna's Hummingbirds Building Nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/14/annas-hummingbirds-building-nests/) - Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) photos by Larry Jordan Every year around this time, I begin to see an influx of Anna's Hummngbirds (Calypte anna). I keep a few feeders up all year because I always have at least one or two hummers that seem to stay year round. Click on photos for full sized images.
- [Fight Legislation to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/12/fight-legislation-to-approve-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/) - If built, the Keystone XL Pipeline would transport dirty tar-sands oil across six states and hundreds of water bodies, making any spill an unacceptable risk. An existing pipeline called Keystone 1 has already leaked 14 times since it started operating in June 2010, including a 21,000-gallon spill. Another tar-sands pipeline dumped 800,000 gallons of tar-sands
- [Wild Mississippi: World Premier Mini-series by National Geographic](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/08/wild-mississippi-world-premier-mini-series-by-national-geographic/) - Timber Wolves photo by Jacqueline Crivello I was privileged to be given the opportunity to preview the world premier National Geographic Mini-series "Wild Mississippi" airing this Sunday night, February 12th from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET/PT. National Geographic spent an entire year traveling the length of North America’s longest and greatest waterway, from a
- [Over Two Thirds of Fatalities of Endangered California Condors Caused by Lead Poisoning](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/11/over-two-thirds-of-fatalities-of-endangered-california-condors-caused-by-lead-poisoning/) - The American Bird Conservancy has analyzed almost 500, mostly peer-reviewed studies, and determined that the source of the vast majority of lead poisoning of birds and other wildlife is lead ammunition from hunting.
- [A Visit from a Peregrine Falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/07/a-visit-from-a-peregrine-falcon/) - The thrill of the day for me came a little past 11:00 when I looked up to see a Peregrine Falcon (Falcon peregrinus) perched on the snag directly in front of the blind! I grabbed the video camera first.
- [Don't Let Obama Shut Out Endangered Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/01/dont-let-obama-shut-out-endangered-species/) - Northern Saw-Whet Owl photo by James D. Thompson ACTION ALERT FROM THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY Right now, the Obama administration is accepting comments on a draft policy interpreting the phrase "significant portion of its range" (SPOIR), which specifies that if a species is at risk of extinction in any significant portion of range, it
- [The Red-breasted Sapsucker](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/02/01/the-red-breasted-sapsucker/) - Please check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds to learn about the Red-breasted Sapsucker and leave a comment if you are so inclined!
- [A Friendly Loggerhead Shrike Ends My Drought](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/31/a-friendly-loggerhead-shrike-ends-my-drought/) - Sometimes known as the “butcherbird,” the Loggerhead Shrike is a small avian predator that hunts from perches and impales its prey on sharp objects such as thorns and barbed-wire fences.
- [Hermit Thrushes Dining on Berries](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/24/hermit-thrushes-dining-on-berries/) - Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) photos by Larry Jordan One of my favorite things about winter in northern California is seeing my first Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) and hearing their short little tchup, tchup, tchup call, which I usually seem to think is an American Robin calling. They come down from their breeding grounds in the higher elevations, where
- [The Environment Is Under Attack](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/22/the-environment-is-under-attack/) - Gray Wolf (Canus lupis) photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Tracking Our environment is under attack by the United States Congress! Current members in the U.S. House of Representatives have cast the most anti-environment votes of any Congress in history. You can read the minority report in its entirety from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce here. The conclusion
- [Send a "Thank You" to President Obama for Rejecting the Keystone Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/18/send-a-thank-you-to-president-obama-for-rejecting-the-keystone-pipeline/) - Washington, D.C. — Today, the Obama administration rejected the permit for the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline sought by Canadian oil firm TransCanada, determining that the project was not in the national interest. President Obama listened to the American people and stood up to Big Oil by rejecting a critical permit for the tar
- [Greater White-fronted Geese at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/18/greater-white-fronted-geese-at-10000-birds/) - Make sure to head over to 10000 Birds to read my post on the Greater White-fronted Geese at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. The post includes a video of the geese frolicking around in the tules!
- [Falcated Duck at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/14/falcated-duck-at-colusa-national-wildlife-refuge/) - The near threatened Falcated Duck usually found in Asia was discovered at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge in California on December 8th. Thousands flock to witness this rare occurrence.
- [Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting from a Telephone Pole](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/10/juvenile-red-shouldered-hawk-hunting-from-a-telephone-pole/) - Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) photos by Larry Jordan Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) seem to be doing very well in northern California. I see them nearly every day in several different locations (click on photos for full sized images). As I have said many times, these hawks are my favorite Buteo. This beauty was seen in
- [The Prairie Falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/04/the-prairie-falcon/) - Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) photos by Larry Jordan On our recent Fall River Christmas Bird Count on December 17th, we tallied 127 species in our count circle. Some finds were extraordinary, like the Long-tailed Duck, Common Redpoll, Red-naped Sapsucker and American Tree Sparrow. Others like the Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) are seen every winter in
- [The Western Screech-Owl at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/04/the-western-screech-owl-at-10000-birds/) - Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) photo by Larry Jordan Don't miss my latest West Coast Beat Writer post featuring the Western Screech-Owl (Megascops kennicottii) we caught napping over at 10000 Birds. It's been an exciting winter with rare birds showing up all over Northern California and I've been fortunate to see several species I never thought I'd see locally. I
- [Another Endangered Whooping Crane Shot in Indiana](https://thebirdersreport.com/2012/01/02/another-endangered-whooping-crane-shot-in-indiana/) - Photo courtesy of USFWS Conservation officials are offering a reward for information about the person who shot and killed the whooping crane in Jackson County. Officials determined the male bird died from a shotgun wound. Whooping Cranes reached a low of only sixteen birds in North America in the winter of 1941-1942, and numbered under 35
- [Turtle Bay Bald Eagles Are Building a New Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/26/turtle-bay-bald-eagles-are-building-a-new-nest/) - Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Patriot and Liberty at Turtle Bay Patriot and Liberty have been nesting successfully at Turtle Bay since 2006, fledging a dozen healthy eaglets from the same nest. They are a bit unusual, having twice fledged three healthy eaglets! Click on photos for full sized images. This autumn they returned to Turtle Bay where
- [Merry Christmas Everyone! May You Have a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/24/merry-christmas-everyone-may-you-have-a-healthy-and-prosperous-new-year/) - Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) and Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) at the Suet Feeder, photos by Larry Jordan Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and an extremely healthy and prosperous New Year! I hope you are participating in at least one Christmas Bird Count this year end.
- [Ross's Goose at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/21/rosss-goose-at-10000-birds/) - Ross's Goose (Chen rossii) photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! It's all about Snow Geese and the little Ross's Goose (Chen rossii).
- [My Favorite Bird Photos of 2011](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/20/my-favorite-bird-photos-of-2011/) - Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) Male photos by Larry Jordan At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a "favorite bird photo" post. I usually choose one photo for each month but this year I have
- [Leading Bird Conservation Group Formally Petitions Feds to Regulate Wind Industry](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/16/leading-bird-conservation-group-formally-petitions-feds-to-regulate-wind-industry/) - The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) petition presents a viable alternative to inadequate, unenforceable voluntary guidelines drafted by the government. (Washington, D.C., December 14, 2011) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, today formally petitioned the U.S. Department of the Interior to protect millions of birds from the negative impacts of wind energy
- [The 112th Christmas Bird Count Starts Today!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/14/the-112th-christmas-bird-count-starts-today/) - The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2011 to January 5, 2012. Tens of thousands of volunteers throughout North America will brave winter weather to add a new layer to over a century of data. To find a count circle in
- [Common Mergansers or Goosanders at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/07/common-mergansers-or-goosanders-at-10000-birds/) - Common Merganser (Mergus Merganser) photo by Larry Jordan Make sure you get over to 10000 Birds to check out my latest West Coast Beat Write post on the Common Merganser!
- [I Love Buffleheads!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/12/05/i-love-buffleheads/) - Bufflehead Pair (Bucephala albeola) photos by Larry Jordan Why do I love Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola)? Just saying their name is enjoyable. BUFFLEHEAD. Go ahead, say it out loud BUFF-L-HEAD. :-D (Click on photos for full sized images). Most people, I guess, think they're just another black and white bird. I mean, if you look at
- [Acorn Woodpeckers Clowning Around](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/28/acorn-woodpeckers-clowning-around/) - Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Male photos by Larry Jordan After the rains we had last week, I checked on the bird feeders and found some wet Nut and Fruit Mix in the woodpecker feeder so I emptied it into the tray feeder for whoever might want it and filled the woodpecker feeder with fresh food.
- [Today Is Green Gift Monday! 11.28.11](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/27/today-is-green-gift-monday-11-28-11/) - For the second year Nature Conservancy is asking folks to gift responsibly. This Cyber Monday, give a gift that's good for the planet. Click on the logo above to sign the pledge to gift responsibly this year. There are so many ways you can do this and Nature Conservancy has several ideas on their website. One of the
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-2/) - Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Hen with Poults photo by Larry Jordan A Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) hen protecting her poults in my yard a couple of years ago. Relax mama, no danger of getting shot on my property! So many things to be thankful for. Family, friends and the amazing wild creatures we enjoy on this planet. Let's all
- [Greater Yellowlegs Bathing at Arcata Marsh Can Be Seen Over at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/23/greater-yellowlegs-bathing-at-arcata-marsh-can-be-seen-over-at-10000-birds/) - Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) photo by Larry Jordan You can see my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) over at 10000 Birds! It includes a cool video of this bird taking a bath at Arcata Marsh. I think you will enjoy it!
- [American Goldfinches On Thistle](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/22/american-goldfinches-on-thistle/) - American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) photos by Larry Jordan I came across a mixed flock of American and Lesser Goldfinches a couple of weeks ago foraging in the pastures along the roadside. They were feeding on the Yellow Star Thistle and other weeds that dot the pastures in the fall. Click on photos for full sized
- [Don't Blow Up Ison Rock for Coal: Say NO to Mountaintop Removal](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/16/dont-blow-up-ison-rock-for-coal-say-no-to-mountaintop-removal/) - Ison Rock Ridge (click on photos for full sized images) Please save a mountain from being blown to bits for coal. Ison Rock Ridge, a mountain in Virginia, is slated to be destroyed for a 1,200-acre mountaintop-removal coal mine. Mountaintop-removal mining is a process that blasts the top third of a mountain off with explosives,
- [The Smallest Canada Goose, the Cackling Goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/14/the-smallest-canada-goose-the-cackling-goose/) - Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima) photos by Larry Jordan Back in 2004, the 45th Supplement to the American Ornithologists' Union Checklist of North American Birds split the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) into 2 species, the Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) and the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis). I took these photos back in April last year at Lema Ranch
- [What's Black and White and Gray All Over? The Willet](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/12/whats-black-and-white-and-gray-all-over-the-willet/) - Western Willet (Tringa semipalmata) photos by Larry Jordan (Click on photos for full sized images) The Willet (Tringa semipalmata) doesn't look very interesting as it scours the shore, or in this case, the Arcata Marsh mudflats. Its a rather nondescript wading bird consisting of two subspecies, the Western Willet (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus) pictured here, and the Eastern Willet (C. s. semipalmatus).
- [Nation’s Mayors Asked to Stop Spread of Feral Cats](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/09/nation’s-mayors-asked-to-stop-spread-of-feral-cats/) - (Washington, D.C., November 9, 2011) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, has called on the mayors of U.S. cities to stop the epidemic spread of feral cats that threaten national bird populations as well as scores of other wildlife. Letters were mailed to mayors of the fifty largest cities in the
- [Snowy Egret Fishing at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/09/snowy-egret-fishing-at-10000-birds/) - Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) Fishing photo by Larry Jordan More fun at Arcata Marsh can be seen in my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds. I captured a Snowy Egret fishing and got some great video (even if I do say so myself) of the different techniques that bird uses to
- [Least Sandpipers Foraging on the Mudflats at Arcata Marsh](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/11/08/least-sandpipers-foraging-on-the-mudflats-at-arcata-marsh/) - Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) photos by Larry Jordan The three common small sandpipers resident in North America are collectively called "peeps." The Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) is the smallest of the peeps measuring a mere 6 inches. To see a flock of these small shorebirds flying and turning in unison, changing from dark to light
- [Audubon's Warbler vs Ruby-crowned Kinglet with a Surprise Sapsucker Guest!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/31/audubons-warbler-vs-ruby-crowned-kinglet-with-a-surprise-sapsucker-guest/) - Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) photos by Larry Jordan When I began landscaping around my house about ten years ago, I planted a couple of Raywood Ash trees and three Redwood trees near my garage. They are about fifteen feet tall now. Little did I know that they would become the battleground for birds foraging for
- [Birds At Risk: The Importance of Canada's Boreal Wetlands and Waterways](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/30/birds-at-risk-the-importance-of-canadas-boreal-wetlands-and-waterways/) - The boreal forest of Canada is a critical stronghold of our planet’s bird life, supporting large portions of the global population of many species. Billions of birds migrate to and from the boreal region and reproduce in the short boreal summers, largely because of the region’s abundant wetlands and undammed waterways. October 26, 2011 (Ottawa)
- [Marbled Godwits Cover Arcata Marsh](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/26/marbled-godwits-cover-arcata-marsh/) - Marbled Godwit (Limosa fedoa) photos by Larry Jordan The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Santuary in Humboldt County on the Pacific Coast of northern California is an incredible place. An innovative wastewater treatment facility consisting of 307 acres of ponds and marshes where over 270 bird species have been observed has got to catch your attention. Among the
- [Black Turnstones at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/26/black-turnstones-at-10000-birds/) - Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) photo by Larry Jordan Go check out my latest 10000 Birds Beat Writer post on the Black Turnstones at Humboldt Bay. There is a cool video of the Turnstones foraging around the jetty there too.
- [A Vortex of Turkey Vultures During Fall Migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/09/a-vortex-of-turkey-vultures-during-fall-migration/) - Turkey Vuture (Cathartes aura) in Flight photos by Larry Jordan Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) are so underrated and misunderstood. Some people think they're ugly, but not I (click on photos for full sized images). That bare skin on their head serves a purpose. Not only does it help keep their heads clean when partaking of
- [The Unique Black-necked Stilt at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/12/the-unique-black-necked-stilt-at-10000-birds/) - Black-necked Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Black-necked Stilt over at 10000 Birds!
- [Birds of North America and Greenland: A Review](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/07/birds-of-north-america-and-greenland-a-review/) - Another bird guide book? Is that what you're thinking? NOT! This is actually an illustrated checklist. What's the difference? That is what I was wondering until I received my copy of Birds of North America and Greenland by Norman Arlott. Another excellent birding resource from Princeton University Press. I own several "field guides" for birds by several
- [Northern Shovelers Have A Very Distinctive Bill](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/04/northern-shovelers-have-a-very-distinctive-bill/) - Northern Shoveler Drake (Anas clypeada) in Flight photos by Larry Jordan I stopped at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge over the weekend to see how the waterfowl migration was commencing. I discovered hundreds, maybe over a thousand, Greater White-fronted Geese and hundreds of Northern Shovelers (Anas clypeada), Northern Pintails and Gadwalls, with a smattering of
- [Respect for Wildlife and Habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/10/02/respect-for-wildlife-and-habitat/) - Burrowing Owl Family (Athene cunicularia) photo by Larry Jordan There seem to be more and more bird lovers, bird bloggers and bird photographers in our midst as "birding" is growing in popularity. Do I think this is a good thing? Of course I do! To get outside and enjoy all of the beauty that nature
- [Operation Migration Needs Your Help!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/29/operation-migration-needs-your-help/) - The Class of 2011 Whooping Crane colts will begin their first-ever migration in just 8 days and they could use our help. Operation Migration's annual ultralight-led Whooping crane migration covers 1285 air miles, traverses seven states, and is funded by hundreds of caring people just like you. Watch the video, then, if you can just give
- [The Big Year Opens October 14th](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/29/the-big-year-opens-october-14th/) - If you haven't heard about "The Big Year" yet, I don't know where you've been. Check it out.
- [Lewis's Woodpeckers Arrive at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/28/lewiss-woodpeckers-arrive-at-10000-birds/) - Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) photo by Larry Jordan Go check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the beautiful Lewis's Woodpecker over at 10000 Birds!
- [Parasitic Jaeger at Clear Lake, California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/26/parasitic-jaeger-at-clear-lake-california/) - Parasitic Jaeger (Sterocorarius parasiticus) photos by Larry Jordan While at Clear Lake a couple of weeks ago to give a presentation on the Burrowing Owl to the local Redbud Audubon Society, I was privileged to be able to join Dr. Floyd Hayes as he and three fellow birders monitored the waterbirds on the entire lake. Floyd is
- [The Burrowing Owl and the California Ground Squirrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/19/the-burrowing-owl-and-the-california-ground-squirrel/) - Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) photos by Larry Jordan I recently gave a presentation on the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) for the Redbud Audubon Society, located on Clear Lake in Lake County California. This Audubon chapter has a very vibrant membership and I had a lot of fun while visiting the area. You will
- [Court Approves Historic Agreement to Speed Endangered Species Act Protection for 757 Imperiled Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/11/court-approves-historic-agreement-to-speed-endangered-species-act-protection-for-757-imperiled-species/) - Black-footed Albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) unknown photographer TUCSON, Ariz.— A federal judge today approved a landmark legal agreement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requiring the agency to make initial or final decisions on whether to add hundreds of imperiled plants and animals to the federal endangered species list by
- [The Ubiquitous Mallard](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/13/the-ubiquitous-mallard/) - Mallard Drake (Anas platyrhynchos) photos by Larry Jordan The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is the most abundant duck species in North America1. I mean, we see these ducks everywhere! But just because they are common (for some folks around the world) doesn't mean they are not beautiful and deserved of our attention. This is the worldwide distribution
- [Audubon Birds – A Field Guide to North American Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/09/03/audubon-birds–a-field-guide-to-north-american-birds/) - The Audubon Birds – A Field Guide to North American Birds App for iPhone, iPad or Droid is on sale now through Monday, September 5th for a mere $4.99 (regularly $14.99). I just downloaded it yesterday and I really like it! As you can see from the screen saves, it is loaded with great features. Above you can see the front
- [California Quail Forming Coveys at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/31/california-quail-forming-coveys-at-10000-birds/) - California Quail (Callipepla californica) Male photo by Larry Jordan Don't forget to check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! It is packed with information on the California State Bird, the California Quail!
- [The Raptor's Stare](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/30/the-raptors-stare/) - Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) photos by Larry Jordan Caution! Some people might find raptors staring at them a bit unnerving! Click on photos for full sized images. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Bald Eagle Juvenile (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Bald Eagle Adult (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Great Horned
- [Osprey Argument](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/23/osprey-argument/) - Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) photo by Larry Jordan It's been really slow birding around here of late, with temperatures hovering around the 100 degree mark (that's 38 Celsius) for the last four weeks. So I've been perusing my photos for several reasons and whenever I do that, I always find images that I forgot I had.
- [Birds of Plumas and Sierra Counties](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/16/birds-of-plumas-and-sierra-counties/) - Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) photos by Larry Jordan This post is for World Bird Wednesday and Wordless Wednesday. Click on photos that will take you to a full sized image or a post on that species. Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Wilson’s Phalarope (Phalaropus
- [Why Do Cliff Swallows Flutter Their Wings When Gathering Mud?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/17/why-do-cliff-swallows-flutter-their-wings-when-gathering-mud/) - For the answer to that question, check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post over at 10000 Birds! Here's what the behavior looks like.
- [Save Blair Mountain from Mountaintop Removal](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/11/save-blair-mountain-from-mountaintop-removal/) - Take action today to help stop mountaintop removal. Right now, two important mountains are slated for destruction in Southern West Virginia and they need your help. This week the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is taking comments on the renewal of the now expired Camp Branch Permit on Blair Mountain. Submit comments for Blair
- [Burrowing Owls In Butte County](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/09/burrowing-owls-in-butte-county/) - Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) photos by Larry Jordan Last month I took a trip down to Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis, California, to see how this year's crop of Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) were doing. I didn't have nearly enough time to do a proper survey of the golf course to see how many owls were there
- [Lesser Goldfinches Are Ravaging My Sunflowers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/07/lesser-goldfinches-are-ravaging-my-sunflowers/) - Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) Female photos by Larry Jordan I have two 36 inch Nyjer seed tube feeders made by Droll Yankees that attract goldfinches and Pine Siskins like crazy. Little did I know that Lesser Goldfinches (Spinus psaltria) like a bit of salad with their seeds. Click on photos for full sized images. According
- [A Lincoln Sparrow Singing at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/02/a-lincoln-sparrow-singing-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - Lincoln Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) photos by Larry Jordan Right up the road from our group campground (Lost Creek ) at Lassen Volcanic National Park is Summit Lake. We took a hike around the lake Sunday before heading up to the summit. It wasn't very birdy but among the few birds seen was a Clark's Nutcracker
- [Common Ravens of Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/31/common-ravens-of-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - Common Raven (Corvus corax) photos and video by Larry Jordan Last Weekend was our yearly bird outing to Lassen Volcanic National Park where we heard many a call from the Common Raven (Corvus corax). Their calls echoed through the morning forest as I went searching for nesting birds to photograph. While attempting to photograph the
- [Have You Ever Seen a Bufflehead Search for a Nesting Cavity?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/08/03/have-you-ever-seen-a-bufflehead-search-for-a-nesting-cavity/) - Female Bufflehead at Nest Cavity photo by Larry Jordan Make sure you stop by 10000 Birds to read my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) as the female searches for nest cavities. The post includes a great video showing hatchling Buffleheads leaping from a nest box! Here is my video of the Bufflehead
- [Brown Creepers Nesting at Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/26/brown-creepers-nesting-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend was the annual camp out at Lassen Volcanic National Park for the Wintu Audubon Society and I was thrilled to get to watch a pair of Brown Creepers (Certhia americana) feeding their nestlings. Above is the adult approaching the nest site (click on photos for full sized
- [A Juvenile Great Blue Heron Fishing](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/12/a-juvenile-great-blue-heron-fishing/) - Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Juvenile photos by Larry Jordan I went over to my friends Norm and Chris' house the other day to see their new group of nesting Green Herons (all of that in a future post). They have three Green Herons nesting in their yard! Yes, pretty amazing I must admit. I
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Nesting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/18/ash-throated-flycatchers-nesting/) - Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) photos by Larry Jordan One of my favorite western cavity nesting birds is the Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens). By the end of this post I think you will know why (click on photos for full sized images). Ash-throated Flycatchers nest in natural cavities in trees or cactus, or in man made
- [Worst Government Assault on Birds and Wildlife in a Generation: H.R. 2584](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/26/worst-government-assault-on-birds-and-wildlife-in-a-generation-h-r-2584/) - Kirtland's Warbler photo by Ron Austing Washington, D.C., July 25, 2011 The U.S. House of Representatives will begin debate this week on, H.R. 2584, an environmental spending bill that is one of the worst assaults on birds and other wildlife ever to come before Congress, according to American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird
- [American White Pelican at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/20/american-white-pelican-at-10000-birds/) - American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the American White Pelican over at 10000 Birds!
- [Acorn Woodpeckers Bring Their Juveniles to the Woodpecker Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/10/acorn-woodpeckers-bring-their-juveniles-to-the-woodpecker-feeder/) - Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Male photos by Larry Jordan Saturday I had some time to just relax and watch the clown-faced member of the woodpecker family, the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus), as the adults brought their juveniles to the feeder (click on photos for full sized images). It is fitting that they sport the clown face too
- [Western Grebes Mating at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/06/western-grebes-mating-at-10000-birds/) - Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) photo by Larry Jordan Don't forget to check out my latest West Coast Beat Write post over at 10000 Birds. It's all about Western Grebes and their breeding behavior. It includes a very cool video of a mating pair of Clark's Grebes as well!
- [Tree Swallows: The Aerial Acrobat of Cavity Nesters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/06/tree-swallows-the-aerial-acrobat-of-cavity-nesters/) - Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) photos by Larry Jordan If you have nest boxes that accommodate Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), you are undoubtedly familiar with the photo above. Tree Swallows are commonly found on and around their nest site and often perch atop the birdhouse or on a nearby branch when nesting in a natural tree cavity. They breed
- [It's Bluebird Time!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/27/its-bluebird-time/) - Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) Male photos by Larry Jordan It is my favorite time of year, nesting season, with my favorite songbird, the Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana), the bird that carries the sky on its back and the earth on its breast. They don't call these the Bluebirds of Happiness for nothin'! Just the sight of a bluebird perched
- [Give Beach-Nesting Birds A Break](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/07/03/give-beach-nesting-birds-a-break/) - Black Skimmer photo courtesy of Bob Johns and American Bird Conservancy The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is asking beach goers to give beach-nesting birds a break this fourth of July weekend. There are many beach-nesting birds on our coasts and many are listed as threatened or species of conservation concern. Here in northern California, the Mendocino Coast Audubon Society, as part
- [Osprey!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/22/osprey/) - Osprey Male (Pandion haliaetus) photo by Larry Jordan I took this photo with my digiscoping setup last June (click image to see full sized photo). It was shot at f1.8, 1/500 sec, at ISO 1000. I love Osprey and this is one of my favorite photos. You can read the full story of this guy
- [Swainson's Hawk: Threatened In California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/19/swainsons-hawk-threatened-in-california/) - Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) photos by Larry Jordan This Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) was the first raptor we spotted my first morning in Sierra Valley. What a way to start the morning with the best look I ever had at a Swainson's Hawk! I had spotted this hawk before on trips down Interstate 5 in
- [Avian Architecture, How Birds Design, Engineer & Build: A Book Review](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/18/avian-architecture-how-birds-design-engineer-build-a-book-review/) - This fabulous new book, just released by Princeton University Press, Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build, is a must have book if you have ever wondered how birds are able to build such incredible nests. Peter Goodfellow has created a fascinating read combining "blueprint" drawings, with explanations, of each nest type as well as detailed
- [Hunting the Eastern Population of Sandhill Cranes? Stop the Madness](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/14/hunting-the-eastern-population-of-sandhill-cranes-stop-the-madness/) - Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) photo by Larry Jordan Unfortunately, we have lost the first battle in the attempt to stop the state of Kentucky from allowing the hunting of the eastern population of Sandhill Cranes. On June 3rd, 2011, the Kentucky Wildlife Resources Commission approved a hunt season on sandhill cranes to be held in December of
- [A Major Influx of Lazuli Buntings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/13/a-major-influx-of-lazuli-buntings/) - Lazuli Bunting Male (Passerina amoena) photos by Larry Jordan The weather has been strange this year to say the least. Here in northern California we are just now getting temperatures in the eighties and the rain is subsiding. I don't even know if the weather has anything to do with it but we have seen
- [House Wren Excavates A Nest Cavity](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/11/house-wren-excavates-a-nest-cavity/) - House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) photos by Larry Jordan I went out to Clear Creek the other day, searching for an Eastern Kingbird that had been seen by several birders and posted on the local list serve. The Eastern Kingbird is a common species in its range but not in California. Unfortunately, I dipped on the Kingbird,
- [Yellow-headed Blackbirds on 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/08/yellow-headed-blackbirds-on-10000-birds/) - Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on Yellow-headed Blackbirds over at 10000 Birds!
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Have Arrived!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/05/ash-throated-flycatchers-have-arrived/) - Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) photos by Larry Jordan I know the long days of summer are nearly upon us when I hear the enchanting song of the Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) in my yard. [audio:http://thebirdersreport.com/audio/ATF.mp3] I noticed this pair bringing nesting material to a nest box on one of my bluebird trails a couple of
- [Protect Our Land; Say NO to Tar Sands! Tar Sands Oil Expansion Threatens North America’s Premier Bird Nesting Grounds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/04/protect-our-land-say-no-to-tar-sands-tar-sands-oil-expansion-threatens-north-america’s-premier-bird-nesting-grounds/) - We are killing the world's biggest bird nursery by destroying the boreal forest in Canada. Take action by signing the letter to Secretary Clinton, asking the United States to say NO to tar sands oil. The deadline to comment is Monday, June 6th! For more information and links, check my post on Tar Sands Oil
- [Help Stop the Hunting of Sandhill Cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/06/01/help-stop-the-hunting-of-sandhill-cranes/) - Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) photo by Larry Jordan The state of Kentucky is considering allowing hunting of the eastern population of Greater Sandhill Crane. This is a ridiculous notion and concerned citizens like us need to write letters to the powers that be in Kentucky to oppose the establishment of a hunting season on these ancient,
- [Evening Grosbeaks Return](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/30/evening-grosbeaks-return/) - Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos by Larry Jordan Being home for the long weekend I was able to do some backyard photography (between chores) and what better subject could you ask for than a brightly colored, gregarious pair of Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus)? Click on photos for full sized images. Note the size of the Lesser Goldfinch in the
- [The Sage Thrasher At Risk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/29/the-sage-thrasher-at-risk/) - Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus) photos by Larry Jordan Recently I was invited by the Plumas Audubon Society to give a presentation on the Burrowing Owl in Quincy, California. We had a great turnout for the presentation, as well as for the installation of an artificial Burrowing Owl habitat the following day in Portola, a nearby town in the
- [Those Brazen Female Wilson's Phalaropes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/28/those-brazen-female-wilsons-phalaropes/) - Wilson's Phalarope Pair (Phalaropus tricolor) photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Wilson's Phalarope over at 10000 Birds! I think you'll enjoy it!
- [Red-tailed Hawk Eats Snake At Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/15/red-tailed-hawk-eats-snake-at-nest/) - Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) at Nest photos by Larry Jordan This is the third year that I have monitored this Red-tailed Hawk's nest. This pair of hawks has successfully raised and fledged three chicks each of the last two years. You can see last years brood in this post. This year's brood seemed to hatch
- [Oak Titmouse Bringing Food to the Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/17/oak-titmouse-bringing-food-to-the-nest/) - Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) photos by Larry Jordan The Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus) is the first to take up residence on my bluebird trails. They are just finishing up their one and only brood for the season. I had two pair nesting on my property and this pair at Lema Ranch. If you want to
- [Turtle Bay Bald Eagles Feeding Eaglets At Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/22/turtle-bay-bald-eagles-feeding-eaglets-at-nest/) - Bald Eagle Liberty at Turtle Bay photos by Larry Jordan The Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Turtle Bay were named by the citizens of Redding California, Liberty (the female shown above) and Patriot, the male. They have been nesting at Turtle Bay since the fall of 2004 (see previous post). I was waiting for one
- [The American Avocet, A Striking Shorebird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/24/the-american-avocet-a-striking-shorebird/) - American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) photos by Larry Jordan I spent a couple of days last week in Sierra Valley (in Plumas County) where the headwaters of the middle fork of the Feather River originate. I found these beautiful American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana) in breeding plumage, wading through flooded fields along with Black-necked Stilts and Wilson's
- [Wood Warbler Week at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/11/wood-warbler-week-at-10000-birds/) - Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler photos by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler for wood warbler week over at 10000 Birds!
- [White-breasted Nuthatches Discovered My Nest Box](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/08/white-breasted-nuthatches-discovered-my-nest-box/) - White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Male photos by Larry Jordan I was out checking my nest boxes this morning and as I opened the front of the box and looked in, something was different. These didn't look like Oak Titmouse nestlings and this didn't look like an Oak Titmouse nest! These are White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) chicks. They
- [Green Heron Nesting Update](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/05/02/green-heron-nesting-update/) - Green Heron in Nest photos by Larry Jordan The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) nest now has four nestlings! When I last posted on the Green Heron nest, the pair were chasing off an interloper. Now they are feeding four, week old chicks! Here is a photo of one the proud parents in the nest. When
- [Great-tailed Grackles Are Gathering at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/27/great-tailed-grackles-are-gathering-at-10000-birds/) - Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) photo by Larry Jordan Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) over at 10000 Birds! Make sure you click on the sound file to hear their incredible calls.
- [The Extreme Rufous Hummingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/26/the-extreme-rufous-hummingbird/) - Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) Male photos by Larry Jordan Every spring, usually in April, we begin seeing Rufous Humingbirds (Selasphorus rufus) at the feeders. Not only does this 3 3/4" hummingbird make the longest known avian migration (measured by body length), it reaches the northernmost latitude of any hummingbird (61° N1 near Anchorage Alaska). Now that's
- [Black-headed Grosbeaks Arrive](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/24/black-headed-grosbeaks-arrive/) - Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) photos by Larry Jordan A few days ago I heard the unmistakable sound of the Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) calling from my back porch. They have a rich, fluid, melodious song that for many is the harbinger of spring (click on photos for full sized images). The female above was accompanied by, what appeared
- [Earth Day 2011 - Get Green!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/22/earth-day-2011-get-green/) - Find out what you can do to help the planet. Go to Earth Day's official website.
- [Red-winged Blackbirds Are Nesting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/19/red-winged-blackbirds-are-nesting/) - Red-winged Blackbird Female (Agelaius phoeniceus) photos by Larry Jordan Do you recognize this bird? Many people don't because the much more colorful male of this species gets all the attention. The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) is arguably the most abundant and most commonly studied bird in North America, according to Birds of North American Online.
- [Bald Eagles Nesting at Turtle Bay, Patriot and Liberty Raising Two Eaglets](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/17/bald-eagles-nesting-at-turtle-bay-patriot-and-liberty-raising-two-eaglets/) - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) with Eaglet photos by Larry Jordan This pair of Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Patriot and Liberty, have been nesting at Turtle Bay since the fall of 2004. They fledged three eaglets, two years in a row, in 2009 and 2010, and have two, very cute nestlings this year. You can read
- [The California Thrasher on 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/13/the-california-thrasher-on-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) over at 1000 Birds!
- [Anna's Hummingbirds Close Up](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/12/annas-hummingbirds-close-up/) - Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Male photos by Larry Jordan Anna's Hummingbirds (Calypte anna) are the only U.S. hummingbird with a rose red crown (in the right light). They are nesting somewhere near my house. I know this because the females have been coming to gather nesting material recently and, as you will see at the
- [Savannah and Lincoln's Sparrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/10/savannah-and-lincolns-sparrows/) - Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) photos by Larry Jordan I caught this Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) as it was taking off from its perch back in the spring of 2009. I don't see them all that often but the other day, while checking on my nest boxes at Palo Cedro Community Park, a little brown job (commonly known
- [The Green Herons Are Back...](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/04/the-green-herons-are-back/) - Green Heron (Butorides virescens) photos by Larry Jordan Back at my friend Norm's house for the sixth season in a row! These are the first Green Heron (Butorides virescens) photos of the season for me and I am trying to document this pair's breeding behavior from the beginning. There seems to be a wrinkle in
- [Northern Flicker Intergrade](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/03/northern-flicker-intergrade/) - Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) Red-shafted photos by Larry Jordan The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is the third largest woodpecker in North America if you count the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. It is smaller than the Pileated Woodpecker. This is a male red-shafted Northern Flicker I spotted at Lema Ranch Friday afternoon. You can see that the
- [Skywatch Friday, Season 4, Episode 38](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/04/01/skywatch-friday-season-4-episode-38/) - Rainbow Over Oak Run photo by Larry Jordan Check out more great sky photos from around the world at SkyWatch Friday!
- [Ring-necked Pheasant Cock Fight](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/27/ring-necked-pheasant-cock-fight/) - Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) photos by Larry Jordan I happened upon this Ring-necked Pheasant cock fight at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge as I mentioned in a previous post. I thought I would put some of the better action photos in a group of collages and post them. If you click on any of the collage photos it
- [A Meal Fit For A King Is Waiting For You At 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/30/a-meal-fit-for-a-king-is-waiting-for-you-at-10000-birds/) - Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) photo by Larry Jordan Go check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post "A Meal Fit For A King" at 10000 Birds!
- [Patriot and Liberty Begin Refurbishing the Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/26/patriot-and-liberty-begin-refurbishing-the-nest/) - Bald Eagle Liberty at Turtle Bay photos by Larry Jordan The Bald Eagle pair that have been nesting at Turtle Bay for the past six years, Patriot and Liberty, are beginning to refurbish their nest and display bonding behavior. Since the new bridge and trail over highway 44 have been completed, there are excellent viewing
- [House Finches and Purple Finches](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/19/house-finches-and-purple-finches/) - House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) photos by Larry Jordan There are several species of birds that are difficult to distinguish from one another. For me, the House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) and the Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) fall into this category. Above you see the male House Finch. Note the long, square-tipped tail, the red breast, forehead
- [Burrowing Owls, a Northern Harrier and an American Kestrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/22/burrowing-owls-a-northern-harrier-and-an-american-kestrel/) - Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) photos by Larry Jordan I had the pleasure of seeing two Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) at our artificial nesting site in Chico yesterday before giving a presentation for the local Audubon Society meeting on this species of special concern in California. We have been seeing two or three owls at this
- [Sandhill Cranes and Whooping Cranes Need Our Help!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/20/sandhill-cranes-and-whooping-cranes-need-our-help/) - This photo was taken by Jim Rickards, I hope he doesn't mind me using it The thought of one of these beautiful birds being shot to death saddens me to the point of tears. What a ridiculous notion it would be to put the remaining 400 wild Whooping Cranes in danger of being shot to
- [Tree Swallows at 10000 Birds, Latest West Coast Beat Writer Post](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/16/tree-swallows-at-10000-birds-latest-west-coast-beat-writer-post/) - Check out my Tree Swallow post over at 10000 Birds! It's my latest West Coast Beat Writer's post.
- [Evening Grosbeaks Visit My Bird Feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/14/evening-grosbeaks-visit-my-bird-feeders/) - Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I spotted a single male Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) in my yard. This weekend, there were three males and a female to ponder. Bringing the dog up to the yard through the pasture gate, he always runs toward the water feature and scares all the
- [Wild Birds Unlimited EcoTough Classic Too Bird Feeder Review](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/13/wild-birds-unlimited-ecotough-classic-too-bird-feeder-review/) - Wild Birds Unlimited EcoTough Bird Feeder photos by Larry Jordan Wild Birds Unlimited asked me to review one of their products and even gave me my choice of product to evaluate! Since I am big into feeding the birds that choose to come visit me (I have more than a dozen bird feeders) around my
- [Wigeon, American and Eurasian](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/12/wigeon-american-and-eurasian/) - American Wigeon (Anas americana) Drake photos by Larry Jordan There is an irrigation canal that runs through Redding, California, where you can sometimes find all kinds of ducks and other waterfowl. I shot these photos back in November of the American Wigeon drake (above, click to see full sized photo) and the female below. But
- [A Nuttall's Woodpecker Visits My Feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/06/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-visits-my-feeders/) - Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) photos by Larry Jordan I have been enjoying the shear pleasure of this beautiful male Nuttall's Woodpecker's company for quite some time now. I don't know if he is one of the offspring of the pair I found nesting on my property last year, but I'm glad he has made this
- [White-faced Ibis Post on 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/03/02/white-faced-ibis-post-on-10000-birds/) - Please check out my West Coast Beat Writer post at 10000 Birds!
- [Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Blind #1](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/27/sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge-blind-1/) - Sunrise over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I reserved a photo blind (hide as it's called across the pond) and got some pretty good photographs and also counted birds for the Great Backyard Bird Count 2011 (see previous post). There are two blinds at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
- [Great Backyard Bird Count - Day 3](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/22/great-backyard-bird-count-day-3/) - American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) Foraging photos by Larry Jordan You may have been wondering what happened on day three of the Great Backyard Bird Count. Well, I had a photo blind reserved at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. I had a few excellent photo ops from the blind but I had no visits from raptors this
- [Great Backyard Bird Count - Day 4](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/22/great-backyard-bird-count-day-4/) - Pine Siskins and Lesser Goldfinches at the Thistle Feeder photo by Larry Jordan The last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count was a great day for me. Not because of the Pine Siskins and Lesser Goldfinches, but for the new birds I had on this days count. I watched the birds in the backyard
- [Great Backyard Bird Count, Day 2](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/19/great-backyard-bird-count-day-2/) - Acorn Woodpecker and Western Scrub-jay photos by Larry Jordan This is day two of the Great Backyard Bird Count. It is actually day one for me because I had to work on Friday so I wasn't able to do a count. I thought I would start in my backyard, early in the morning. It was
- [Great Backyard Bird Count 2011](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/17/great-backyard-bird-count-2011/) - The 2011 Great Backyard Bird Count is upon us! It begins tomorrow, Friday, February 18th and runs through Monday, February 21st. I look forward to this activity every year. It is a fun time for bird watchers of all ages and experience to get out there and count birds to help the birds themselves. Scientists
- [Have You Seen a Barrow's Goldeneye Lately? ](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/16/have-you-seen-a-barrows-goldeneye-lately/) - Check out my newest West Coast Beat Writer's post over at 10000 Birds!
- [The Hoodie, Yet Another Cavity Nesting Bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/13/the-hoodie-yet-another-cavity-nesting-bird/) - Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) photos by Larry Jordan I found some Hooded Mergansers in breeding plumage at Turtle Bay, playing and splashing in the morning sun. The "hoodie" is the smallest of the mergansers (the other two being the common and the red-breasted) and the most distinct of the three, the drake displaying his vertical,
- [The Red-breasted Sapsucker Guards Its Sap Wells](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/08/the-red-breasted-sapsucker-guards-its-sap-wells/) - Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) photos by Larry Jordan I found this Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) at Lema Ranch the other day as I was checking on my Bluebird Trail there. As I photographed this bird and followed its movements around the oak tree I discovered something about sapsuckers that I didn't know. Sapsuckers tend and
- [Rockin' with the Rock Wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/06/rockin-with-the-rock-wren/) - Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus) photos by Larry Jordan Traveling through the oak savanna east of Anderson in Shasta County you can find some amazing things. Our Audubon chapter frequently enjoys bird outings in this area where we see Horned Larks, bluebirds, woodpeckers, falcons, accipiters and hawks, including one of my favorite hawks, the Ferruginous Hawk.
- [Another California Bird?  The Nuttall's Woodpecker Visits 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/02/another-california-bird-the-nuttalls-woodpecker-visits-10000-birds/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Nuttall's Woodpecker over at 10000 Birds
- [Acorn Woodpeckers and Dark-eyed Junco Compete for Suet](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/02/01/acorn-woodpeckers-and-dark-eyed-junco-compete-for-suet/) - Acorn Woodpecker at Suet Feeder photos by Larry Jordan The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) breeds here on my property in Oak Run. I put up a woodpecker feeder to attract them to my yard and they have been visiting ever since. They also visit the suet feeder and have no problem casually munching down the
- [A Northern Harrier Grabs Lunch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/30/a-northern-harrier-grabs-lunch/) - Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I went on an Audubon outing to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. We counted only 55 species and there were not as many waterfowl as there usually are during January. It makes me wonder what kind of luck I will have in three weeks, observing
- [The Western Scrub-Jay](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/19/the-western-scrub-jay/) - Check out my latest West Coast Beat Writer post on the Western Scrub-Jay over at 10000 Birds.
- [I Believe A Northern Flicker Is Tampering With My Bluebird House](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/16/i-believe-a-northern-flicker-is-tampering-with-my-bluebird-house/) - I could be mistaken but I think a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) has been enlarging the opening on one of my bluebird houses. It could be an Acorn Woodpecker but I have been seeing quite a few Northern Flickers around the area where this box is located. You can see the entrance hole has been
- [170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/15/170-million-americans-for-public-broadcasting/) - More than half of all Americans use public media every month. America’s unique public broadcasting system is a collaboration of 1,300 local non-commercial radio and television stations that meet the standards of and are supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Why support public media? In these times it is more important than ever to
- [Join the Blogger's Challenge and Help End Mountaintop Removal, EPA Vetoes Spruce Mine Permit!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/14/join-the-bloggers-challenge-and-help-end-mountaintop-removal-epa-vetoes-spruce-mine-permit/) - Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia Today marks a historic victory in the efforts to protect Appalachia and end the destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its decision yesterday to protect mountain communities and the health of Appalachian citizens by vetoing the largest single mountaintop removal coal mining permit
- [Lewis's Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/11/lewiss-woodpecker/) - Lewis's Woodpecker photos by Larry Jordan The Lewis's Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) was named in 1831 after Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark fame. During spring and summer these large woodpeckers can be found hawking insects from the tops of oak trees, making complex aerial maneuvers that are visible from afar. In fall and winter they
- [Golden-crowned Kinglets, Bushtits, and Other Winter Guests](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/09/golden-crowned-kinglets-bushtits-and-other-winter-guests/) - Bushtit Male in Flight photos by Larry Jordan After discovering that I had some new birds in my yard the other day, I decided to go out this morning and take some photographs. My specific target was the Golden-crowned Kinglet since I had seen them last week while walking through the scrub oak down by
- [Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the Sundial Bridge and Sacramento River Trail - Latest West Coast Beat Writer Post at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/05/turtle-bay-exploration-park-the-sundial-bridge-and-sacramento-river-trail-latest-west-coast-beat-writer-post-at-10000-birds/) - Is there a theme going on here with my West Coast Beat Writers posts? Check out my latest post over at 10000 Birds on another great birding hot spot, Turtle Bay.
- [An American Kestrel Finally Poses For Me](https://thebirdersreport.com/2011/01/05/an-american-kestrel-finally-poses-for-me/) - American Kestrel photos by Larry Jordan There was a sighting of a Rough-legged Hawk out on Dersch Road in Milleville, one of the areas covered by our Anderson Christmas Bird Count. I really wanted to get some photos of the bird because it is one species I have yet to photograph. I found this very
- [Ring-necked Pheasant at SNWR](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/28/ring-necked-pheasant-at-snwr/) - Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) photos by Larry Jordan A little over a month ago, I went down to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR) for what was to be a Audubon field trip. Whenever our Audubon group has a trip to SNRW, I get up early and head down there to do at least one
- [I Have Been Honored As This Weeks "Featured Bird Blogger" On BirdingBlogs.com](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/24/i-have-been-honored-as-this-weeks-featured-bird-blogger-on-birdingblogs-com/) - It's been about two months since BirdingBlogs.com launched their multi-author blog platform and it is developing into one of the top blogs for birders on the net. The brainchild of blogger and bird guide, Gunnar Engblom of Birding Peru and Kolibri Expeditions Birding Tours, the authors include Kenn Kaufman, Rich Hoyer and my friend Dawn
- [Merry Christmas - Hallelujah Flash Mob](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/24/merry-christmas-hallelujah-flash-mob/) - If you haven't seen this Hallelujah Chorus surprise flash mob video, turn up your speakers and enjoy an uplifting holiday treat! These flash mob events are planned in secret, by email or on the internet, and carried out in front of unsuspecting onlookers in public places. Have a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New
- [Anderson River Park Never Disappoints - The Latest West Coast Beat Writer Post at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/22/anderson-river-park-never-disappoints-the-latest-west-coast-beat-writer-post-at-10000-birds/) - Another great West Coast birding hotspot revealed from my 10000 Birds Beat Writer post. Go check out Anderson River Park Never Disappoints at 10000 Birds and please, leave me a comment. I love hearing from you!
- [A Virginia Rail Probes the Mudflats](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/18/a-virginia-rail-probes-the-mudflats/) - Virginia Rails breed predominantly in freshwater wetlands like Mule Pond, but nests have also been reported in salt marshes. Shallow water, emergent cover, and substrate with high invertebrate abundance are thought to be the most important features of their habitat
- [Science Review Raises Doubts About Spotted Owl Plan](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/17/science-review-raises-doubts-about-spotted-owl-plan/) - Spotted Owl photo by Chris Warren Press release from the American Bird Conservancy (You can always find the latest bird news from the American Bird Conservancy by clicking on the "Birds In The News" page listed in the right hand column of my blog) - (Washington, D.C., December 16, 2010) As the public comment period
- [BwBTC Outing at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge and Wildhorse Golf Club](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/23/bwbtc-outing-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge-and-wildhorse-golf-club/) - Snow Geese in Flight Over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge The outing held in Northern California for the Birders Who Blog, Tweet and Chirp (BwBTC) was enjoyed by everyone, even though it was a bit on the chilly side for most of the day. But hey, it is the middle of November, what would you expect?
- [Cliff Swallows Engage In Extra-Pair Copulations](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/11/cliff-swallows-engage-in-extra-pair-copulations/) - The thing that really caught my eye as I pulled to the side of the road was a male Cliff Swallow diving down to mate with the female as she gathered grass for the nest.
- [Birds of Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/06/birds-of-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - American Dipper (Water Ouzel) photos by Larry Jordan Lassen Volcanic National Park (LVNP) was established as a national park in 1916 following its eruptions in 1914 and 1915. The park's over 106,000 acres is open to the public year round but is not always accessible by road. The Water Ouzel (I love that name) pictured
- [Christmas Bird Count 2010 Starts Tomorrow!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/13/christmas-bird-count-2010-starts-tomorrow/) - The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, Audubon’s annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will take place from December 14, 2010 to January 5, 2011. Tens of thousands of volunteers throughout North America will brave winter weather to add a new layer to over a century of data. If you want to have a
- [My Favorite Bird Photos of 2010](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/12/my-favorite-bird-photos-of-2010/) - Ferruginous Hawk, 400mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec, ISO 320 Another year is coming to a close and I thought it would be fun to post some of my favorite bird photos of 2010. It was not easy selecting photographs for this post. I began going through my pictures and found some I had forgotten that I
- [Downys - The Smallest North American Woodpeckers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/06/downys-the-smallest-north-american-woodpeckers/) - Female Downy Woodpecker photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I was building some new bluebird houses in my garage when I heard a Downy call as she flew into a nearby oak tree. My car was parked next to the garage (as I was using the garage space to build the birdhouses) so I stopped
- [Have You Ever Heard of a Snipe Hunt?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/27/have-you-ever-heard-of-a-snipe-hunt/) - Wilson's Snipe Sitting On A Post photos by Larry Jordan According to Wikipedia, a snipe hunt is "a form of wild-goose chase that is also known as a fool's errand, a type of practical joke that involves experienced people making fun of credulous newcomers by giving them an impossible or imaginary task. The origin of
- [The Western Burrowing Owl Needs A Comprehensive Conservation Strategy Posted on 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/08/the-western-burrowing-owl-needs-a-comprehensive-conservation-strategy-posted-on-10000-birds/) - My latest West Coast Beat Writer post is up at 10000 Birds. Please head on over and read about what has been happening with Burrowing Owls over the last 40 years and then help me out by signing our petition and joining our cause to Save the Burrowing Owl on Facebook.
- [Help BirdLife International Save the Spoon-billed Sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/12/03/help-birdlife-international-save-the-spoon-billed-sandpiper/) - Spoon-billed Sandpiper Chick photo by John O'Sullivan, RSPB BirdLife’s work to save two key resting and feeding sites in China, used by one of the world’s oddest and most appealing waterbirds is to receive support from Disney’s Friends for Change initiative. The project, ’Saving Spoony’s Chinese Wetlands ’ will receive at least $25,000. But if
- [Lema Ranch Rails Posted at 10000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/26/lema-ranch-rails-posted-at-10000-birds/) - If you want to see my recent photos of shorebirds and rails from Lema Ranch, you'll have to check out this week's West Coast Beat Writer's post.
- [Raptors Watching People](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/21/raptors-watching-people/) - Red-tailed Hawk Looking Past Me photos by Larry Jordan The weather was suppose to be cold and wet according to the weather person (like they really know). I checked weather.com Friday night and it said there would be a break in the storm in the morning with rain returning in the afternoon. It was sprinkling
- [Tar Sands Oil Expansion Threatens North America’s Premier Bird Nesting Grounds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/18/tar-sands-oil-expansion-threatens-north-america’s-premier-bird-nesting-grounds/) - The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is asking for your help to stop the destruction of a region of wetlands that millions of birds rely upon (click on map above for more information on this important biome). All four major flyways in North America -- the aerial migration routes traveled by billions of birds each
- [Vote for Audubon California’s 2010 Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/18/vote-for-audubon-california’s-2010-bird-of-the-year/) - Six finalists have been named in the race for the Audubon California Bird of the Year in the effort to raise awareness about bird conservation in California. The six species are: California Condor Clark's Grebe Great Gray Owl Tricolored Blackbird Sandhill Crane Western Snowy Plover Get on over to Audubon California, read about these species,
- [Help Stop the Sandhill Crane Hunt](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/17/help-stop-the-sandhill-crane-hunt/) - Sandhill Crane at Cosumnes River Preserve photo by Larry Jordan "Winter in the Central Valley may seem cold, damp and foggy to you, but thousands of sandhill cranes feel right at home in the valley's grasslands and marshes. This magnificent bird offers awesome viewing experiences, whether it is feeding on grains, loafing or flying to
- [10,000 Birds Beat Writers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/01/10000-birds-beat-writers/) - I am honored to be one of the new Beat Writers on the preeminent birding blog on the internet, 10,000 Birds. How did I get invited to join such an august group of birders and bird bloggers? Good question. I know. It seems far fetched doesn't it? Larry Jordan being included with names like Julie
- [Anna's Hummingbird Colors](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/14/annas-hummingbird-colors/) - Anna's Hummingbird Male photos by Larry Jordan Sitting in front of my computer I saw a flash go by the window, heading downward, toward the Autumn Sage planted below my window. This could only be one thing, a hummingbird. I sprung up off of my chair and looked out the window to find a male
- [Stop the Illegal Slaughter of Songbirds in Cyprus](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/13/stop-the-illegal-slaughter-of-songbirds-in-cyprus/) - "The Greek-Cypriot south of the new EU member state Cyprus has become a death trap for the birds which migrate across the Eastern Mediterranean. Countless trappers set up their nets, and above all lime sticks, in almond and olive groves, in gardens and in the macchia in order to trap migrant song birds resting on
- [Yellow-billed Magpies on 10,000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/10/yellow-billed-magpies-on-10000-birds/) - My first post as the West Coast Beat Writer for 10,000 Birds is on our California endemic bird species, the Yellow-billed Magpie. If you get a chance, get on over to 10,000 Birds to read it and leave me a comment!
- [Wood Ducks Are Pairing Up](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/07/wood-ducks-are-pairing-up/) - Wood Duck photos by Larry Jordan I came across a paddling of Wood Ducks a couple of weeks ago at Anderson River Park. This is the time of year when these beautiful ducks are pairing up and strengthening their pair bonds. They are fun to watch as they perform courtship displays that include preening and
- [Burrowing Owl Artificial Burrow Installation](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/23/burrowing-owl-artificial-burrow-installation/) - Burrowing Owl Installation Volunteers photos by Larry Jordan Ten local birders and Burrowing Owl enthusiasts managed to construct eight artificial burrows in Chico, California on Saturday. The weather held as we installed two groups of four burrows each in the heavy wet soil of a location where the habitat will be conserved in perpetuity. There
- [California Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/09/california-burrowing-owl-consortium-meeting/) - Burrowing Owl Head Tilt photos by Larry Jordan I happened to be in the Sacramento area over the weekend and stopped to visit the Burrowing Owl colony at Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis, California. I arrived before dawn and watched the sunrise in this owls eyes as she gave me the endearing Burrowing Owl head
- [Save The Panoche Valley](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/24/save-the-panoche-valley/) - Burrowing Owls Are Losing Habitat photo by Larry Jordan The Panoche Valley is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) hosting significant populations of Burrowing Owl, Grasshopper Sparrow, Short-eared Owl, Mountain Plover, and Tricolored Blackbird, among many others. In addition the Panoche Valley is home to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species such as the San Joaquin kit
- [Burrowing Owls: Reversing the Trend](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/11/04/burrowing-owls-reversing-the-trend/)
- [Belted Kingfisher Comes To Roost](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/31/belted-kingfisher-comes-to-roost/) - Belted Kingfisher Female In Flight photos by Larry Jordan I was able to catch this Belted Kingfisher flying across the Sacramento River a couple of years ago and have been trying to get some good photos of one of these great fisher birds since. They are so much fun to watch as they dive into
- [Wood Ducks Hunting Damselflies](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/24/wood-ducks-hunting-damselflies/) - Wood Duck Female photos by Larry Jordan Last week at Lema Ranch, not only was I able to watch a Great Egret fishing (see previous post), but I watched Wood Ducks hunting damselflies! Another behavior I had never seen before. Lema Pond was covered with hundreds of damselflies, many of them in tandem, and the
- [Great Egret Fishing At Lema Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/14/great-egret-fishing-at-lema-ranch/) - Great Egret Portrait photos by Larry Jordan While scouting Lema Ranch for an upcoming bird walk to kick off the Northern California Audubon Chapter Council meeting, hosted by Wintu Audubon, October 23rd, I spotted a Great Egret (the organizational symbol of the National Audubon Society) fishing the channel between Lema Pond and Hidden Pond. I
- [Do You Ever Wonder Why They Call This Bird A Horned Lark?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/10/do-you-ever-wonder-why-they-call-this-bird-a-horned-lark/) - Horned Lark photos by Larry Jordan Well I guess there's no wondering now! The Horned Lark's horns are occipital feather tufts which can be raised or lowered but are usually erect in males1. I'm not sure if this is a male or female but it was very nice to pose for a moment, long enough
- [Savannah Sparrow Identification](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/10/03/savannah-sparrow-identification/) - Savannah Sparrow photos by Larry Jordan I had the chance to do a little birding before the Burrowing Owl Consortium meeting a few weeks ago and found several Savannah Sparrows at Shollenberger Park in Petaluma. I got some good shots of this bird as it foraged in the open near a graveled walkway that meandered
- [I And The Bird Brings Us Together Again](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/09/29/i-and-the-bird-brings-us-together-again/) - I and the Bird is a "compendium of blog writing about wild birds and bird watching" according to its founder Mike Bergin of 10,000 Birds. But it is much more than that. It is a celebration of the best bird blogging on the net today. A place where we can discover other folks that share
- [Portraits From The Porch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/09/06/portraits-from-the-porch/) - Acorn Woodpecker Juvenile Female photos by Larry Jordan I haven't been able to do much birding lately. I'm in the process of switching over from a PC to a Mac (anyone with advice on doing this please chime in). Since I have this lovely Labor Day weekend, completely free of my regular job duties, I
- [White-faced Ibis Gather As Fall Migration Begins](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/09/14/white-faced-ibis-gather-as-fall-migration-begins/) - White-faced Ibis at Yolo Basin Wildlife Area photos by Larry Jordan Last month when I visited the Yolo Basin (Vic Fazio) Wildlife Area it was yet to be flooded. This last weekend, heading down to the bay area for the California Burrowing Owl Consortium meeting, I checked with the Department of Fish and Game and
- [Red-shouldered Hawk On The Hunt](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/09/20/red-shouldered-hawk-on-the-hunt/) - Red-shouldered Hawk Hunting photos by Larry Jordan On my way out of Wildhorse Golf Club territory last week, where I stopped to count Burrowing Owls on the way home from the California Burrowing Owl Consortium meeting, I happened upon this Red-shouldered Hawk, hawking a meal in the narrow strip of grass between the trail and
- [Emu - The Largest Bird Native To Australia](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/09/26/emu-the-largest-bird-native-to-australia/) - Emu photos by Larry Jordan The Emu is the second largest living bird in the world by height, second only to the Ostrich. It is also the largest bird native to Australia1. They can be rather intimidating when they are close up and looking at you eye to eye. On my way to do some
- [Millions of Canada’s Migratory Birds Threatened by Gulf Oil Spill](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/25/millions-of-canada’s-migratory-birds-threatened-by-gulf-oil-spill/) - Photo Courtesy of Boreal Songbird Initiative Seattle, WA – Millions of Canada’s migratory birds, representing more than a hundred species, could be at risk when they return this fall to areas in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast serves as important habitat for hundreds of Canada’s bird species which
- [The Cove - Save the Dolphins](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/29/the-cove-save-the-dolphins/) - I was finally able to see the movie "The Cove" tonight on Animal Planet. It is both tragic and inspiring. I am not going to bother reviewing the film. I will simply say see it! You will never go to a Sea World or other dolphin show again. A new series "Blood Dolphins" begins Friday,
- [Common Mergansers Playing and Preening](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/28/common-mergansers-playing-and-preening/) - Common Merganser Female photos by Larry Jordan Following the episode at Turtle Bay when I found the Belted Kingfisher and watched the Green Heron preening, I decided to revisit that location, a few days later, in another attempt at photographing the kingfisher or Common Mergansers I had seen. I have spotted Belted Kingfishers nearly every
- [Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/01/shasta-wildlife-rescue-and-rehabilitation/) - Wildlife rehabilitation is essential to return wild animals that have been injured or orphaned, due to human activity or natural disaster, back into the wild. It is an important aspect of protecting wild animals, biodiversity and the environment in our ever expanding human sprawl. Luckily the folks in Shasta County can count on an excellent
- [Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/15/vic-fazio-yolo-wildlife-area/) - Black Phoebe At Yolo Wildlife Area photos by Larry Jordan After visiting my favorite Burrowing Owl colony I told you about last week, I headed just a few miles East on I-80 to the Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area. This 16,000 acre wildlife area has undergone 3,700 acres of wetland restoration in the Yolo Bypass
- [Green Herons, Masters of Camouflage](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/21/green-herons-masters-of-camouflage/) - Mourning Dove Drinking from the Sacramento River photos by Larry Jordan I was fortunate to get off work a little early the other day and decided to stop by Turtle Bay and see what avian fauna was about. It was near 100 degrees, in the late afternoon so I didn't expect much. I walked across
- [What Makes You A Good Birder?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/19/what-makes-you-a-good-birder/) - What makes you a good birder? Simply the fact that you enjoy watching birds! According to Kenn Kaufman, "Birding is something that we do for enjoyment; so if you enjoy it, you’re a good birder. If you enjoy it a lot, you’re a great birder." I can't emphasize this enough. I think that there are
- [Immature Bald Eagle For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/11/immature-bald-eagle-for-skywatch-friday/) - Immature Bald Eagle photos by Larry Jordan And then the raptor took flight... (click on photo for full size image) To see great sky photos from around the world, check out SkyWatch Friday!
- [Great Blue Heron, Wings On Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/10/great-blue-heron-wings-on-wednesday/) - Great Blue Heron photo by Larry Jordan
- [Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Wings On Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/08/03/northern-rough-winged-swallow-wings-on-wednesday/) - Northern Rough-winged Swallow photo by Larry Jordan
- [Nest Box Season Ends](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/29/nest-box-season-ends/) - Male House Sparrow photos by Larry Jordan As I made what I thought would be my last nest box monitoring walk through Palo Cedro Community Park this afternoon, the House Sparrow eyeballing me from a branch above confirmed my nest and egg identification. My nest box had been taken over by House Sparrows! This will
- [Water Features, Birds and Dragonflies](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/25/water-features-birds-and-dragonflies/) - California Quail Male photos by Larry Jordan We have several pair of California Quail that appear to be nesting on our property. They come to the water feature to drink every day. A water feature or pond, especially with moving water, is irresistable to birds (see my post from a couple of years ago). As
- [Violet-green Swallows Feeding Nestlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/10/violet-green-swallows-feeding-nestlings/) - Violet-green Swallow Nestling photos by Larry Jordan This Violet-green Swallow nestling was looking for its breakfast this morning when I went out at 6:00 a.m. to check on them. The sun was just coming up over the horizon and this young bird was looking to fill that creamy gape with some flying insects. Of course
- [Black Phoebes Feeding Young](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/17/black-phoebes-feeding-young/) - Black Phoebe Feeding Young At Mary Lake photos by Larry Jordan Back in the middle of May, when I was chronicling the Green Herons nesting in Norm's backyard near Mary Lake, I photographed some other birds in the midst of their breeding cycles. Black Phoebe juveniles were begging food from their parents at the upper
- [Osprey Nestlings Pre-flight Test](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/22/osprey-nestlings-pre-flight-test/) - Osprey Female At Nest photos by Larry Jordan I went out to check on a local Osprey nest yesterday and took some photos of the adults and the nestlings. It was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the female was shading the nestlings as they waited for the male to return with some fish. (Click on
- [Happy Birthday America!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/07/04/happy-birthday-america/) - Bald Eagle, Our National Bird for the Fourth of July photos by Larry Jordan I hope everyone is enjoying the nation's birthday. The Bald Eagle is on my yard list as a fly over but I haven't seen one today. I am relaxing and enjoying my yardbirds, beginning with my latest batch of Western Bluebirds
- [Pygmy Nuthatch Nesting At Manzanita Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/06/29/pygmy-nuthatch-nesting-at-manzanita-lake/) - Pygmy Nuthatch photos by Larry Jordan I enjoyed our annual Audubon outing at Lassen Volcanic National Park this last weekend. The first spot I went to check out was at Manzanita Lake where we saw a nesting Pygmy Nuthatch back in 2008. The snag occupied for the past two years was vacant but just across
- [Western Bluebirds And Violet-green Swallows On The Bluebird Trail](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/06/13/western-bluebirds-and-violet-green-swallows-on-the-bluebird-trail/) - Western Bluebird With Worm photos by Larry Jordan Last week was a pretty great week for me. I had the pleasure of leading a bird outing for Wintu Audubon, teaching folks about cavity nesting birds and how to monitor a bluebird trail. It was very exciting and rewarding for me to share this experience with
- [Green Herons Nesting In The Backyard](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/06/06/green-herons-nesting-in-the-backyard/) - Green Heron Nesting photos by Larry Jordan The Green Heron (Butorides virescens) is a very interesting bird. They stalk fish in shallow water or dive on them from a perch above. They are also one of the tool-using birds, baiting fish with various items including bread, mayflies and feathers (see video). So when I got
- [Osprey Nesting Pair Update](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/06/03/osprey-nesting-pair-update/) - Osprey Male In Nest photos by Larry Jordan This is the male Osprey of the pair nesting atop the bridge I reported on at the end of March when they were mating. I wanted to follow up on the pair and their nestlings, now almost exactly two months later. When I arrived I saw one
- [Nuttall's Woodpeckers Feeding Nestlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/30/nuttalls-woodpeckers-feeding-nestlings/) - Nuttall's Woodpecker Female With Insect for Nestlings photos by Larry Jordan I went out this morning to look for cavity nesting birds in the oak trees around my house and found these Nuttall's Woodpeckers feeding theire nestlings. I was actually watching a cavity that was occupied by Acorn Woodpeckers last year, when a chattering Nuttall's
- [Yard Birds for Wordless Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/26/yard-birds-for-wordless-wednesday/) - Go check out all the other great Wordless Wednesday posts!
- [Red-tailed Hawks Nesting Atop High Power Lines](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/23/red-tailed-hawks-nesting-atop-high-power-lines/) - Red-tailed Hawk Nesting photos by Larry Jordan This Red-tailed Hawk has been nesting on these high votage power lines for at least three years now. I have watched them raise three chicks to fledge each of the last two years and they are well on their way this year. I thought I would use this
- [Digiscoping With The Kowa TSN-883 Prominar Spotting Scope](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/16/digiscoping-with-the-kowa-tsn-883-prominar-spotting-scope/) - Kowa TSN-883 Prominar Spotting Scope photos by Larry Jordan I did a lot of research before buying my spotting scope because I wanted to use it for digiscoping as well as bird watching. Being an avid birder and Audubon member, I have been on many bird outings and peered through many a spotting scope. When
- [White-breasted Nuthatches Bringing Treats For The Kids](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/05/04/white-breasted-nuthatches-bringing-treats-for-the-kids/) - White-breasted Nuthatch photos by Larry Jordan As I was checking the Oak Titmouse nest the other day, I heard White-breasted Nuthatches sounding their typical single note call in the oak tree a few feet away. I looked up to see the male approaching an opening in the tree where a branch had died off and
- [Save The Frogs Day 2010 - Sierran Treefrog](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/30/save-the-frogs-day-2010-sierran-treefrog/) - Sierran Treefrog Calling photos by Larry Jordan I am celebrating "Save The Frogs Day" with some photos from the water feature in my backyard. This a Sierran Treefrog, formerly known as the Pacific Treefrog, is the most commonly heard frog in its range1. These little frogs show up at my pond every Spring and serenade
- [Calliope Hummingbirds Grace Northern California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/27/calliope-hummingbirds-grace-northern-california/) - Calliope Hummingbird photos by Larry Jordan The Calliope Hummingbird is the smallest bird breeding in North America at a mere 3 1/4 inches in size. I discovered these beauties when I went out to try and get some photos of the Rufous Hummingbirds I had seen at the feeders. This female is so small, she
- [Yellow-rumped Warblers Spring Migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/25/yellow-rumped-warblers-spring-migration/) - Yellow-rumped Audubon's Warbler photos by Larry Jordan I watched as the first group of Yellow-rumped Warblers passed through my yard a few days ago. A small flock of Audubon's Warblers was spotted in one of the oak trees in front of the house. This male, in full breeding plumage, was very cooperative, perching on the
- [Oak Titmouse Chicks Hatching](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/18/oak-titmouse-chicks-hatching/) - Oak Titmouse In Nest photos by Larry Jordan This is a series of photos of my newest 2010 arrivals on the bluebird trails, the Oak Titmouse. They are always the first to nest on my trails. The first photo was taken after I had checked the nest box and found five tiny chicks, mouths agape,
- [Sora Revealed](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/10/sora-revealed/) - Sora Emerging from Cattails at Lema Ranch photos by Larry Jordan Having seen my first Sora last week, I was determined to get some decent photographs of these seemingly elusive rails. A good birding friend of mine had seen them several times out in the open, foraging in the shallows of one of the ponds
- [Red-winged Blackbirds At Lema Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/04/04/red-winged-blackbirds-at-lema-ranch/) - Red-winged Blackbird Male photos by Larry Jordan I was able to leave work early the other day to attempt sighting the Sora that had been seen at Lema Ranch of late. Apparently, this Sora came out in the open rather regularly and was easy to observe. I was able to see the bird after about
- [Osprey Enjoying the Rights Of Spring](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/30/osprey-enjoying-the-rights-of-spring/) - Osprey Nest On Bridge photos by Larry Jordan I was told of an Osprey nest atop a bridge nearby so I thought I should investigate. There was a big storm heading into northern California, winds 50 mph and rain coming, so I took the chance and headed out before the storm to see what I
- [Cliff Swallows Return To Northern California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/27/cliff-swallows-return-to-northern-california/) - Cliff Swallows Feeding Near Singer Creek Bridge photos by Larry Jordan I travelled to Chico yesterday to check on our Burrowing Owl that moved into the artificial burrows we installed last month. I didn't see the owl on this trip but I found a large flight of Cliff Swallows feeding at Singer Creek bridge where
- [Tree Swallows And Western Bluebirds Competing For Housing](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/23/tree-swallows-and-western-bluebirds-competing-for-housing/) - Western Bluebird Male Claims New Home photos by Larry Jordan As I began my monitoring of the Bluebird Trail at Lema Ranch I saw a Tree Swallow attached to the front of the house, peering into the entrance hole. He looked something like this. I thought to myself, well, it looks like the first Tree
- [Bushtits Building A Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/21/bushtits-building-a-nest/) - Bushtit Female Building Nest photos by Larry Jordan On a bird outing yesterday with the local Audubon Society, we tallied 60 species on a trip that didn't take us far from home. The area surrounding Redding California has a rich diversity of habitats including, mountains, lakes, oak savannah, coniferous forest, riparian, wetlands and plains. This
- [Anna's Hummingbird Collecting Nest Material](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/14/annas-hummingbird-collecting-nest-material/) - Anna's Hummingbird Gathering Nesting Material photos by Larry Jordan After watching the dive display of the male Anna's Hummingbird last week, I decided to put out some nesting material for them (I believe it is simply raw cotton). I placed it about six feet from one of the feeders and it didn't take long for
- [State Of The Birds 2010 Report - Climate Change](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/10/state-of-the-birds-2010-report-climate-change/) - Northern Pintails In Flight photo by Larry Jordan WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will hold a national media teleconference to announce the 2010 “State of the Birds Report,” which this year focuses on the effects of climate change on migratory bird populations in the United States. Taking part in the teleconference
- [The Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/03/08/the-sundial-bridge-and-turtle-bay/) - Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay, Redding, California photos by Larry Jordan The Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay Exploration Park, located in Redding, has become a well known landmark in Northern California offering a myriad of activities and learning opportunities for people of all ages. The Sundial Bridge spans 700 feet across the Sacramento River and
- [Marsh Wren Building A Nest And Singing](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/28/marsh-wren-building-a-nest-and-singing/) - Marsh Wren Singing and Nest Building photos by Larry Jordan I was able to visit Delevan and Sacramento National Wildlife Refuges Saturday and was able to witness something I had never seen, a Marsh Wren building a nest. There were Marsh Wrens singing everywhere during my visit, wherever the bulrushes grew, they were singing. Here
- [Last Day of the Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/21/last-day-of-the-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Bewick's Wren photos by Larry Jordan On the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, I took a trip into town to run some errands and did two counts in two different areas. I arrived at the first location at sunrise hoping to find the Great Horned Owl nest I photographed last spring but
- [California Department of Fish and Game Exposed: Burrowing Owl Guidelines Supressed](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/08/california-department-of-fish-and-game-exposed-burrowing-owl-guidelines-supressed/) - Burrowing Owl photo by Larry Jordan If you are concerned about the conservation of bird species in the world and more specifically Burrowing Owls in California please download the Guidance for Burrowing Owl Conservation and read this document. It has been sitting on a desk at the California Department of Fish and Game for at
- [My First Day of the Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/13/my-first-day-of-the-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Anna's Hummingbird Female photo by Larry Jordan I got in my first day of counting for the Great Backyard Bird Count today. It began with an Anna's Hummingbird outside my window. I didn't take a photo of the one outside my window but I'm posting theses photos that I took while at the Wildhorse Golf
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count Starts Today](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/11/the-great-backyard-bird-count-starts-today/) - It's easy and fun to do! Get your kids involved and have a great weekend!
- [10000 Birds Conservation Club (Latest Give-Away)](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/10/10000-birds-conservation-club-latest-give-away/) - Kenn Kaufman's Field Guide to Birds of North America, one of the best and easiest field guides to use, sells on my website for over $19. But guess what? You can win this guide, along with his other four guide books, if you belong to the 10000 Birds Conservation Club! Now, you don't have to
- [Cedar Waxwing At The Firethorn](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/04/cedar-waxwing-at-the-firethorn/) - Cedar Waxwing photos by Larry Jordan Cedar Waxwings are one of three birds in the family Bombycilla which also includes the less common Bohemian Waxwing and the Japanese Waxwing which is listed as Near Threatened (NT). The Cedar Waxwing has actually been increasing in numbers over the last twenty years in North America. Waxwings eat
- [Burrowing Owl Consortium Meeting Saturday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/02/03/burrowing-owl-consortium-meeting-saturday/) - Burrowing Owl photo by Larry Jordan The 38th Symposium of the California Burrowing Owl Consortium will meet this Saturday, February 6th at 9 a.m. in Livermore. This event is co-hosted by the Alameda Creek Alliance and Ohlone Audubon Society of Alameda County. You can get the agenda, as well as directions and all pertinent information
- [Ring-billed Gulls at Kutras Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/30/ring-billed-gulls-at-kutras-lake/) - Ring-billed Gull at Kutras Lake, Redding, California photos by Larry Jordan Kutras Lake is actually an outcropping of the Sacramento River in Redding, California. There are many places to bird adjacent to the downtown area as you can see on this map. The most popular spots being Turtle Bay and Kutras Lake. If you click
- [Birdhouse Spring Cleaning and The Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/28/birdhouse-spring-cleaning-and-the-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Geese Flying Overhead in "V" Formation photos by Larry Jordan As the winter turns to spring and the geese once again begin flying north in those beautiful "V" formations you hear flying overhead, it is time to check your nest boxes once again. Even if you cleaned your birdhouses out in the fall, after all
- [Birds In My Yard In January](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/24/birds-in-my-yard-in-january/) - Hermit Thrush photos by Larry Jordan Enjoying the cold and rainy day off today, I decided it would be a great day to record some backyard birds for Project FeederWatch. If you haven't heard, Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in
- [Burrowing OwlGate Shines Light On CDFG](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/22/burrowing-owlgate-shines-light-on-cdfg/) - The Burrowing Owl Community Is Watching photo by Larry Jordan Scott Artis of JournOwl has uncovered a cover-up at California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) involving the suppression of a report that suggests that their current policy relating to Burrowing Owls amounts to "take." " Take" is a euphemism for "killing" in conservation terms.
- [Arctic Shorebird Study Suggests Extreme Migration Decreases Predation Risk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/19/arctic-shorebird-study-suggests-extreme-migration-decreases-predation-risk/) - White-rumped Sandpiper photo by Tim Bowman from Wikipedia Commons I was listening to NPR on the way to work this morning (as I always do, being a proud supporter of public radio) and heard of an interesting study on arctic shorebirds, their migration and predation. Laura McKinnon, a researcher with the University of Quebec at
- [Peeps For Christmas On The Sacramento River](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/16/peeps-for-christmas-on-the-sacramento-river/) - Least Sandpipers on the Sacramento River photos by Larry Jordan Across the small inlet from the Wilson's Snipes, Killdeer and Greater Yellowlegs, on the edge of the Sacramento River we found several Least Sandpipers foraging on a rocky sandbar. We found these shorebirds during the Anderson CBC, in the same location where I photographed the
- [Burrowing Owls Being Evicted From Their Homes In Antioch, California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/20/burrowing-owls-being-evicted-from-their-homes-in-antioch-california/) - Burrowing Owls photos by Larry Jordan Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia), a "species of special concern" in California, are currently being evicted from their homes in Antioch, California. This is a heinous practice being inflicted on these owls by the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG). Please visit JournOwl, Scott Artis' blog to read about
- [International Year of Biodiversity 2010](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/14/international-year-of-biodiversity-2010/) - Bald Eagle photos by Larry Jordan Biodiversity is described as the variability among living organisms on the Earth, including the variability within and between species and within and between ecosystems. In other words, biodiversity is an all encompassing term to describe the variety of all life and natural processes on Earth. I chose these photos
- [Ferruginous Hawk Wintering In California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/10/ferruginous-hawk-wintering-in-california/) - Ferruginous Hawk photos by Larry Jordan I am excited that I have had a wintering Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) grace our neck of the grasslands for the third year in a row! So, I get to enjoy watching this largest of the Buteos for the next few months. To me, this is one of the
- [Greater Sage-Grouse Gets Help From BLM](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/08/greater-sage-grouse-gets-help-from-blm/) - Sage Grouse photos by Frank Kratofil Newly announced changes to United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leasing policies offer enhanced protection for the Near Threatened Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus, and an innovative model for wildlife-friendly energy development. "This is a landmark decision for wildlife, and for the return of sound science to federal policymaking, showing
- [Happy New Year 2010 - BirdLife International](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-2010-birdlife-international/) - A time to reflect back on a year and a decade, and to look forward to the future and what we can do to make this planet a better place for all creatures, great and small. I feel fortunate to be part of a growing community of conservation minded people who strive to do all
- [Answers to the Bird Butt Shots Contest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2010/01/02/answers-to-the-bird-butt-shots-contest/) - Mallards photo by Larry Jordan We have three winners of the bird butt shot contest! Robert and Jann had the most correct answers with 16 followed by Rainer with 13. I hope everyone enjoyed the challenge as much as I enjoyed putting it together. A few interesting observations are that everyone thought that butt #5
- [Bushtits For The Christmas Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/27/bushtits-for-the-christmas-bird-count/) - Bushtit Male photos by Larry Jordan This is the photo of a male Bushtit I took in my front yard on Christmas day 2008, shortly after receiving my new camera, the Nikon D90. I was on a ladder, cleaning out the first of many nest boxes that Christmas morning, when a flock of these little
- [A Cedar Waxwing A Lesser Goldfinch and The Birders Report Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/24/a-cedar-waxwing-a-lesser-goldfinch-and-the-birders-report-wishing-you-a-very-merry-christmas/) - Cedar Waxwing and Lesser Goldfinch photos by Larry Jordan I discovered a flock of Cedar Waxwings and American Robins ravaging some pyracantha berries yesterday while trying to find a Sage Thrasher that has been spotted near the Redding Convention Center. No luck with the Sage Thrasher but I enjoyed watching the Cedar Waxwings and Lesser
- [The 10,000 Birds Conservation Club, Galapagos Islands Born of Fire and Jammy Finger](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/22/the-10000-birds-conservation-club-galapagos-islands-born-of-fire-and-jammy-finger/) - This is the cover of the new book, yet to be released from Princeton University Press, entitled "Galapagos Islands Born of Fire." Am I reviewing this book, no, not yet. But I will be soon. You see, I just won this book as a prize from the 10,000 Birds Conservation Club give away! If you
- [Butt Shots (of Birds of Course) - Photo ID Contest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/13/butt-shots-of-birds-of-course-photo-id-contest/) - Birdwatchers photos by Larry Jordan I'm sure many of you have been on a bird watching outing and missed identifying a species because all you saw was the tail end of the bird as it flew away. Or maybe the only view of the bird you were able to see was from below or obscured
- [Yellow-billed Magpie Is Audubon California's 2009 Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/16/yellow-billed-magpie-is-audubon-californias-2009-bird-of-the-year/) - Yellow-billed Magpie photo by Gail West The Yellow-billed Magpie has been named Audubon California’s 2009 Bird of the Year after participants in an online vote chose it over five other nominees and several write-in candidates. The recognition specifically sought to recognize bird species that were of significant conservation interest in 2009, but that also had
- [110th Christmas Bird Count Begins](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/15/110th-christmas-bird-count-starts/) - White-breasted Nuthatch Waiting To Be Counted photo by Larry Jordan The longest running citizen science project in the world, Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, started Monday, and it's looking for a few thousand volunteers like you! Excursions are organized around the country by local bird clubs, and anyone can join in to help simply by identifying
- [Sandhill Cranes Returning From Their Summer Breeding Grounds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/10/sandhill-cranes-returning-from-their-summer-breeding-grounds/) - Sandhill Cranes Take Off photos by Larry Jordan I was lucky enough to catch these Sandhill Cranes taking off from a field near Chico, California last weekend when I went to visit a friend and survey his property for one of my Burrowing Owl habitat installations. Yes, I was fortunate to be awarded a California
- [Whooping Crane Shot To Death In Indiana](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/09/whooping-crane-shot-to-death-in-indiana/) - Whooping Crane photo courtesy of International Crane Foundation Identified by her leg band, the bird shot was the mother of "Wild-1", the only Whooping Crane chick successfully hatched and migrated from captivity in 2006. You can read the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) report here. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a
- [Snowy Egret Portrait For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/07/snowy-egret-portrait-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Snowy Egret Portrait photo by Larry Jordan I photographed this Snowy Egret fishing at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge last January. Check out more great bird photos at Bird Photography Weekly.
- [Ruby-crowned Kinglets Grace My Yard](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/14/ruby-crowned-kinglets-grace-my-yard/) - Hutton's Vireo photos by Larry Jordan If you live in the Western United States and you saw this bird, you may not be able to identify it from this view. You might not even be able to positively ID the bird below from this view. But if you look real closely at the second photo,
- [Bird Feeders Speed Up Evolution](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/05/bird-feeders-speed-up-evolution/) - Blackcap Warbler image courtesy of Wikipedia National Public Radio (NPR) had a very interesting interview with Dr. Martin Schaefer, an associate professor of evolutionary biology at the University of Freiberg in Germany, regarding the evolutionary changes in the Blackcap Warbler (Sylvia atricapilla). It seems that this bird began taking an alternate migration route to England
- [Battle Creek Wildlife Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/28/battle-creek-wildlife-area/) - Great Egret in Flight photos by Larry Jordan I recently discovered a great birding location within 30 minutes of my home at Battle Creek Wildlife Area where, according to their species list, I observed thirty of their 138 bird species seen on that property. California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) has an abundance of
- [The 110th Christmas Bird Count Is Almost Here!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/12/02/the-110th-christmas-bird-count-is-almost-here/) - The 110th Christmas Bird Count begins Monday, December 14th and goes through Tuesday, January 5th. If you have never participated in a Christmas Bird Count, you don't know what you are missing. If you are new to birding, this is without a doubt, the best way to learn about birds and birding from experienced birdwatchers.
- [Mount Lassen View From Oak Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/30/mount-lassen-view-from-oak-run/) - Mount Lassen View From Oak Run photo by Larry Jordan This is a photo I took from the hill behind our house at about 1800 foot elevation. The darker green tree you see near the middle of the photo is a row of Leyland Cypress trees on the south side of our house which you
- [10,000 Birds Conservation Club](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/30/10000-birds-conservation-club/) - I want all of my readers and all of my friends and family to get on over to 10000 birds right now and sign up for the 10,000 Birds Conservation Club! This is a brilliant idea conceived by Charlie Moores, Mike Bergin and Corey Finger to fund bird conservation and as an added bonus, you
- [Red-tailed Hawk Taking Off For SkyWatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/26/red-tailed-hawk-taking-off-for-skywatch-friday/) - Red-tailed Hawk Taking Flight photo by Larry Jordan I caught this Red-tailed Hawk taking off from its perch, or should I say it caught me taking its photo and took off. The easiest way to ID a Red-tailed Hawk from below is the dark bar at the fore edge of the wing. The adult will
- [Happy Thanksgiving - Give Thanks For All You Have](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/25/happy-thanksgiving-give-thanks-for-all-you-have/) - Bourbon Red Domestic Turkey photo by Larry Jordan This is a day to consider and give thanks for all of the positive things in your life. This turkey is giving thanks for not being eaten today. What are you giving thanks for? For more information on the Bourbon Red, go to the American Livestock Breeds
- [Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Trip Tomorrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/20/sacramento-national-wildlife-trip-tomorrow/) - Bald Eagle Juvenile from Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge It's here! Our West Coast Birders Who Blog Tweet and Chirp bird outing is happening tomorrow, November 21st. Contact Dawn Fine at Dawn's Bloggy Blog or me for all the particulars if you want to meet up with us there at 8am. Weather should be great with
- [Oak Run Sunset for Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/18/oak-run-sunset-for-skywatch-friday-2/) - Oak Run Sunset photo by Brigitte Jordan Have a great Skywatch Friday everyone! Check out the other photo posts!
- [The Children's Bluebird Activity Book, B is for Bufflehead and Chippy Chipmunk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/16/the-childrens-bluebird-activity-book-b-is-for-bufflehead-and-chippy-chipmunk/) - The new, revised Children's Bluebird Activity Book is now available at the Mountain Bluebird Trails website. B is for Bufflehead and Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden are available at BirdsInMyYard.com
- [Audubon Advisory, Project FeederWatch, The 110th Christmas Bird Count And The 13th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/12/audubon-advisory-project-feederwatch-the-110th-christmas-bird-count-and-the-13th-annual-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Vote for Audubon California's 2009 Bird of the Year! See what else Audubon is doing for our birds and what you can do to help by clicking on the logo above. The 2009-2010 Project FeederWatch runs from November 14th to April 9th FeederWatch data help scientists track broadscale movements of winter bird populations and long-term
- [White-throated Sparrow Migrates To My Friend's Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/08/white-throated-sparrow-migrates-to-my-friends-feeder/) - White-throated Sparrows are migrating through Northern California and showing up in people's backyards and visiting feeding stations. What a treat.
- [Fall Migration at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/11/01/fall-migration-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Northern Pintails In Flight photos by Larry Jordan Remember last week I told you that I had reserved a photo blind at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge? There were hundreds of Northern Pintail ducks at the refuge and after spending hours in the blind waiting for birds to come a little closer, I decided to work
- [Western Grebe Feeding Young](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/26/western-grebe-feeding-young/) - Watch the Western Grebes do their courtship dance and Clark's and Western Grebes feed their young. Common Mergansers, Great Egrets and a Snowy Egret visit Clear Lake as well.
- [Sunset Over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/29/sunset-over-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Sunset Over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge photo by Larry Jordan More photographs of the birds of the wildlife refuge coming soon. In the meantime, go check out the other great sky photos at Skywatch Friday!
- [Unusual Sea Slime Harming Thousands Of Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/27/unusual-sea-slime-harming-thousands-of-birds/) - Loon Getting Washed photos courtesy of Paul Kelway/IBRRC Oregon and Washington wildlife rescue centers are overwhelmed with epidemic numbers of wet, cold, and dying sea birds soiled by unusual sea slime. The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) is taking in most of the migratory seabirds affected and it looks like it will cost them
- [International Day Of Climate Change - 350.org](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/21/international-day-of-climate-change-350-org/) - Oak Run Sunrise photo by Larry Jordan I would like to see many more sunrises like this one from my home in Northern California but if we don't do something about Climate Change now... To see what you can do and join in the activities on October 24th, go check out 350.org. Then go see
- [Bald Eagle Surprise Returning From Lema Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/18/bald-eagle-surprise-returning-from-lema-ranch/) - Bald Eagle photos by Larry Jordan I had a great outing at Lema Ranch this morning with some friends from the local Audubon. The weather was cool and overcast in the early morning and the birds were all out enjoying the day. I had quickly gathered fourteen species as I headed down the hill into
- [Birds Of The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/11/birds-of-the-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - American Coots Take Off photos by Larry Jordan One of the sights you will see if you visit the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is a cover of American Coots skittering across the water as they take off. This running across the top of the water is the only way these birds can get airborne from
- [Climate Change Affects Bird Migration And Extinction - A Blog Action Day 2009 Event](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/15/climate-change-affects-bird-migration-and-extinction-a-blog-action-day-2009-event/) - According to a study by Audubon scientists released in February, nearly 60% of the 305 species found in North America in winter are on the move, shifting their ranges northward by an average of 35 miles. You can download the study here. You can find a synopsis of the situation on the Audubon's Bird &
- [Operation Migration Launch 2009](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/10/operation-migration-launch-2009/) - Operation Migration was scheduled to launch today but due to several days of bad weather they will be delaying the launch. With the current forcast of 31 degrees and cloudy, the crew hopes to do some short training flights today near the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Necedah Wisconsin. You can get all the updates
- [Wild Turkeys Arrive With Autumn](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/04/wild-turkeys-arrive-with-autumn/) - Wild Turkey Hen with Poults photos by Larry Jordan With autumn we get to witness the great migration of birds that breed to the north and pass through on their way to their wintering grounds. We also begin to see our own wintering residents returning. We have just begun to see Spotted Towhees and Northern
- [Sunrise At Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/10/01/sunrise-at-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/) - Sunrise at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge photo by Larry Jordan This is a photograph I took from the auto tour at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge last weekend. To see more great sky photos, check out Skywatch Friday!
- [Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge: Prelude To A BwBTC Outing](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/28/sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge-prelude-to-a-bwbtc-outing/) - The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR) is designated as a Globally Important Bird Area (IBA). It is one of California's premier waterfowl refuges, comprising 10,819 acres of seasonal marsh, permanent ponds, and uplands in the heart of the Sacramento Valley.
- [Oak Run Sunrise For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/24/oak-run-sunrise-for-skywatch-friday/) - Oak Run Sunrise photo by Larry Jordan I took this photo in the early hours of the morning of September 19th, just a few days before the fall equinox on Tuesday the 22nd. I will be posting the results of my birding effort for the Birds of the Equinox promoted by Birdstack in a following
- [The Burrowing Owl, A Species Of Special Concern In California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/06/the-burrowing-owl-a-species-of-special-concern-in-california/) - Burrowing Owl In An Oak Tree all photos by Larry Jordan The Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) is a species of special concern in California and several other states. They are declining across much of California in response to loss of habitat to urban development, ground squirrel control efforts, and intensive agricultural practices. Burrowing Owls are
- [Burrowing Owls And Artificial Burrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/20/burrowing-owls-and-artificial-burrows/) - Burrowing Owl numbers are on the decline in California and conservationists are joining together to help this species of special concern with artificial burrowing owl habitat.
- [Today Is My Blogoversary](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/14/today-is-my-blogoversary/) - Western Bluebird Female photo by Larry Jordan Today is my two year blogoversary! I just wanted to celebrate the bird that got me started in the blogging world, the Western Bluebird. You may have noticed that I have written many posts about this species. You can peruse them by typing "Western Bluebird" in the search
- [Shasta College Bird Walk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/13/shasta-college-bird-walk/) - Turkey Vulture photos by Larry Jordan This Turkey Vulture was actually one of the last species we saw at Shasta College for the first bird walk of the fall season. After weeks of hot weather and not much birding activity, I woke to overcast skies and cooler temperatures . It was a pleasant drive down
- [Tree Swallow In A Dive Bombing Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/09/tree-swallow-in-a-dive-bombing-run/) - Tree Swallow In A Dive Bombing Run photo by Larry Jordan The Tree Swallows on my bluebird trail have a tendency to dive bomb the person (me) checking their nest boxes. This is a photo I captured this last spring when the Tree Swallows were nesting. A more thorough post on Tree Swallows can be
- [International Vulture Awareness Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/09/04/international-vulture-awareness-day/) - Black Vulture photos by Larry Jordan Black Vultures are one of the three species of vultures found in North America. I was able to see and photograph this bird at the Turtle Bay "Walk On The Wild Side" animal show. They can be distinguished from the more common Turkey Vulture by their short square tail
- [Verison Wireless Is Sponsoring Mountaintop Removal](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/31/verison-wireless-is-sponsoring-mountaintop-removal/) - What are you doing for Labor Day? Sponsoring a rally to cheer for blowing off the tops of mountains and destroying one of the world’s most important biologically diverse areas? If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer, you may not know it, but you are. Tell Verison not to sponsor this event by following this link
- [Song Sparrow Sings For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/30/song-sparrow-sings-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Song Sparrow Singing photos by Larry Jordan The Song Sparrow has one of the most joyous songs in nature. If you close your eyes and listen, you can just imagine yourself walking down a path through the forest, in a fairy tale. You can listen to several of those joyous songs here. I found this
- [Double Rainbow Over Secluded Pond At Lema Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/26/double-rainbow-over-secluded-pond-at-lema-ranch/) - Double Rainbow Over Secluded Pond At Lema Ranch I was lucky to catch this double rainbow at Lema Ranch back in June. To see more great sky photos, go to Skywatch Friday!
- [Female House Finch Bathing On A Hot Afternoon](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/23/female-house-finch-bathing-on-a-hot-afternoon/) - Female House Finch Bathing photos by Larry Jordan I really enjoy watching birds bathe in my backyard. They will use the hanging birdbath in the front of the house but they prefer bathing in the moving water provided by the water feature in back. Of course the birds have many more choices of locations to
- [Green Heron Diving Out Of A Willow Tree](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/19/green-heron-diving-out-of-a-willow-tree/) - Green Heron Diving From A Willow Tree photos by Larry Jordan I heard the load skyow call of this Green Heron and watched as it flew into the top of a willow tree, overlooking Secluded Pond at Lema Ranch. It perched atop the willow for quite awhile before diving down toward the water Then pulling
- [Acorn Woodpeckers, Black-headed Grosbeaks, White-breasted Nuthatches And More Visit The Waterfall](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/16/acorn-woodpeckers-black-headed-grosbeaks-white-breasted-nuthatches-and-more-visit-the-waterfall/) - Acorn Woodpecker Male Juvenile photos by Larry Jordan It's summertime and the living is easy, as long as you have water! When the temperatures rise in the summer, birds need a good source of fresh water in which to drink and bathe. Birds and mammals alike, have a great need for water to survive. Not
- [A Smoky Sunrise Over Northern California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/12/a-smoky-sunrise-over-northern-california/) - Forest Fires In Northern California Give A Fiery Sunrise The forest fires in Northern California have given us some interesting sunrises but it is always a scary time of year for us. This is a shot of the sun coming up over Mount Lassen. If you want to see some really cool skies, check out
- [The Illusive Lincoln's Sparrow In Flight](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/08/the-illusive-lincolns-sparrow-in-flight/) - Lincoln's Sparrow photos by Larry Jordan The Lincoln's Sparrow is somewhat secretive but I was fortunate to capture this one on the auto tour at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge last March. It was singing its beautiful, sweet, bubbling song that you can hear courtesy of Cornell Lab here. They are a striking, multicolored songbird
- [One Out Of Every Five Americans Watches Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/05/one-out-of-every-five-americans-watches-birds/) - A report released recently by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that one out of five Americans watches birds. This activity contributed $36 billion in trip and equipment expenditures generating $82 billion in total industry output to the U.S. economy in 2006.
- [New Species Of Bird Found In Laos - A Bald Songbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/04/new-species-of-bird-found-in-laos-a-bald-songbird/) - The number of bird species in the world has just grown by one with today's announcement of a newly discovered songbird in Laos. It is a bald songbird!
- [The Nature Blog Network, Are You Tuned In?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/26/the-nature-blog-network-are-you-tuned-in/) - If you don't know about the Nature Blog Network, I don't know where you've been. If you are looking for the best blogs on the internet about birds, bugs, plants, reptiles, amphibians, oceans, ecosystems, hiking or anything else dealing with the natural world around us, or you blog about these things yourself, the Nature Blog
- [Fledglings And Juvenile Birds Visiting My Yard](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/02/fledglings-and-juvenile-birds-visiting-my-yard/) - California Quail Pair photos by Larry Jordan I have seen several pair of California Quail with their young in the last week or so. They have been coming to our pond to drink. There had to be at least twenty little quail scurrying away when I came around the corner of the house the other
- [Killdeer - The Noisy Plover](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/08/02/killdeer-the-noisy-plover/) - Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) photos by Larry Jordan The Killdeer is appropriately named Charadius vociferus because of its very vocal nature. As a matter of fact, it used to be known as the Noisy Plover by naturalists back in the 18th century. Killdeer belong to the Plover familly of shorebirds but they are not always found
- [Stop The Horrific Slaughter Of Dolphins In Japan](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/30/stop-the-horrific-slaughter-of-dolphins-in-japan/) - In The Cove, a team of activists and filmmakers infiltrate a heavily-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan. In this remote village they witness and document activities deliberately being hidden from the public: More than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are being slaughtered each year and their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is being sold as food in Japan, often times labeled as whale meat.
- [Western Flycatcher Fledglings In A Catalpa Tree](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/29/western-flycatcher-fledglings-in-a-catalpa-tree/) - Western Kingbird Fledglings all photos by Larry Jordan A fellow local birder led me to this Catalpa tree on the Shasta College campus where she spotted a Western Kingbird nest. I discovered the parents and four fledglings in the tree a couple of days later. Note the orange color of the bill where the mandibles
- [Crows Can Identify You - Don't Get On Their Bad Side](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/27/crows-can-identify-you-dont-get-on-their-bad-side/) - Astonishing news, crows can identify individual people! They can pick a person out of a crowd and remember them according to Kevin McGowan and John Marzluff.
- [Pied-billed Grebe Pair Build A Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/25/pied-billed-grebe-pair-build-a-nest/) - Pied-billed Grebe Pair Buiding A Platform Nest photos by Larry Jordan The Pied-billed Grebe has the widest distribution of any grebe in the Americas and I found this pair at Lema Ranch. They had just begun building this platform nest a few weeks ago, around the first of July. I watched as they brought plant
- [Scientists to Investigate Wind Power Impacts on Migratory Wildlife](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/24/scientists-to-investigate-wind-power-impacts-on-migratory-wildlife/) - Racine, WI & Ithaca, NY, July 23, 2009—Thirty top wildlife scientists have announced agreement on some of the highest research priorities to help America’s rapidly growing wind energy industry produce much-needed alternative energy—while also providing safe passage for birds and bats. This coalition of scientists from industry, government, nongovernmental organizations, and universities met recently in
- [Bluebirds "Back From The Brink" And Other Cavity Nesting Bird Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/21/bluebirds-back-from-the-brink-and-other-cavity-nesting-bird-species/) - Western Bluebird Nestlings At 5 Days Old all photos by Larry Jordan House Sparrows, imported from Europe in 1851, multiplied so rapidly in the United States that by the early 1900s they were displacing Bluebirds at an alarming rate by competing for nesting sites. People who loved the very popular bird that "carries the sky
- [Wood Ducks On Parade](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/19/wood-ducks-on-parade/) - Wood Duck Female With Chicks photos by Larry Jordan I spotted this female Wood Duck with her chicks last week in a slough that runs through the golf course where I play. Wood Ducks are notoriously skiddish in the wild and I have never been able to get a decent photograph of them but this
- [Morning Sun At Lost Creek Camp In Lassen Volcanic National Park For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/15/morning-sun-at-lost-creek-camp-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park-for-skywatch-friday/) - Burned Area At Lost Creek Camp In Lassen Volcanic National Park photo by Larry Jordan The second morning birding on our Audubon Outing To Lassen Volcanic National Park, I woke in the wee hours, before sunrise and captured this eerie shot of the burned area behind the Lost Creek Campground. I never thought it would
- [Help The International Bird Rescue Research Center And Be An Everyday Wildlife Champion](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/14/help-the-international-bird-rescue-research-center-and-be-an-everyday-wildlife-champion/) - My friend Amber Coakley over at The Birder's Lounge has posted a story showing the new Dawn dishwashing liquid ad. You have to go check out the ad, it will make you smile, guaranteed! I think most people use dishwashing liquid and what an easy way to help birds and contribute to the International Bird
- [Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/13/audubon-magazine-photography-awards-birds-in-focus-2/) - Rufous Hummingbird photo by Larry Jordan Last chance to enter the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards! Deadline is Wednesday, July 15th! Parlay your passion for birds into a dream trip to Peru, Australia, or Honduras, or win professional photo gear, in Audubon’s first photography awards. Each participant can submit up to 10 bird images, so you
- [Violet-green Swallows Nesting At Lema Ranch For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/11/violet-green-swallows-nesting-at-lema-ranch-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Violet-green Swallow With Insects Ready To Feed Nestlings all photos by Larry Jordan After following that Red-shouldered Hawk (below) at Lema Ranch, I had enough time to make the loop back around Lema Pond and Hidden Pond to where my car was parked before heading home. Well, at least that was the plan. As I
- [Follow Me On Twitter Has A Whole New Meaning](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/11/follow-me-on-twitter-has-a-whole-new-meaning/) - ...just got a whole new meaning thanks to Gunnar Engblom. His website, Birding Peru, not only has great stories and gorgeous photographs of exotic birds and the like, he has some ideas on social media and birding as well. Gunnar has come up with a novel idea regarding a "Bird Bloggers Tweet Club." It's
- [Red-shouldered Hawk Calling At Lema Ranch For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/09/red-shouldered-hawk-calling-at-lema-ranch-for-skywatch-friday/) - Red-shouldered Hawk Calling From Lema Ranch photos by Larry Jordan After checking the bluebird trail at Lema Ranch Monday, I was walking around Leah's Pond and heard a Red-shouldered Hawk screaming. Well, I guess I could say calling but if you have heard a Red-shouldered Hawk vocalizing, you know what I mean. I found the
- [American Dipper At Lassen Volcanic National Park For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/28/american-dipper-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - American Dipper At Mill Creek Falls all photos by Larry Jordan I spent this weekend at Lassen Volcanic National Park with the Audubon Society. I will be posting on this trip soon but I wanted to show you the photos of this American Dipper I captured at Mill Creek Falls. This is the closest I
- [Acorn Woodpecker Juveniles Coming To My Feeders For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/05/acorn-woodpecker-juveniles-coming-to-my-feeders-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Acorn Female With Juvenile all photos by Larry Jordan Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of a dozen or more individuals. I have been getting daily visits by a family teaching their juveniles where to go to get the good stuff! Note this juvenile (in the foreground) has blue irises and
- [Audubon Outing To Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/06/audubon-outing-to-lassen-volcanic-national-park/) - Lassen Peak, Lassen Volcanic National Park all photos by Larry Jordan Lassen Volcanic National Park is one of over 380 parks in the National Park System. Congress made this area a national park in 1916 following its largest eruption on May 22, 1915. The peak itself rises to an elevation of 10,457 feet. You can
- [House Wren Ready To Feed Young For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/07/02/house-wren-ready-to-feed-young-for-skywatch-friday/) - House Wren With Insect Ready To Feed Young photo by Larry Jordan Early in the morning at Lassen Volcanic National Park, I was able to capture some photographs of a pair of House Wrens going in and out of their nest cavity, feeding their young. More on my trip to Lassen Park soon, but in
- [Over Twenty Bird Species Observed In A One Hour Walk Around Mary Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/09/over-twenty-bird-species-observed-in-a-one-hour-walk-around-mary-lake/) - House Sparrow Male all photos by Larry Jordan I decided to take a walk around Mary Lake after work the other day because I had gotten word of a Phainopepla, Virginia Rail and Belted Kingfisher seen there recently as well as Hooded Oriole, Nuttall's Woodpecker and Western Tanager, among other species. I did get a
- [Lesser Goldfinch Feeding Chicks In The Nest For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/14/lesser-goldfinch-feeding-chicks-in-the-nest-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Lesser Goldfinch Female Feeding Chicks In The Nest photos by Larry Jordan I found this Lesser Goldfinch female building her nest about three weeks ago while checking one of my bluebird nest boxes. She was busily building this beautiful and sturdy nest of grass, twigs and plant fiber. This nest held up (as did she)
- [Red-tailed Hawks Update For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/18/red-tailed-hawks-update-for-skywatch-friday/) - Red-tailed Hawk Chicks all photos by Larry Jordan These Red-tailed Hawk chicks known as eyasses (pronounced eye-ess-ess) are now about six weeks old. They should begin short training flights very soon. You can see by this photo that they are fully feathered, with the youngest one having some down still on its head. The Red-tailed
- [Bullock's Orioles Celebrate Father's Day And Solstice For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/20/bullocks-orioles-celebrate-fathers-day-and-solstice-for-camera-critters/) - Bullock's Oriole Male all photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I returned to the site of our Audubon Chapter picnic at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's Tower House, where we had seen a Bullock's Oriole nest with the parents making trips to an fro. I thought it would make an appropriate Father's Day post. Here is
- [Lesser Goldfinches Are Growing For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/21/lesser-goldfinches-are-growing-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Lesser Goldfinch Chicks Waiting For Breakfast all photos by Larry Jordan OK, these Lesser Goldfinch chicks are now about 9 days old. They are beginning to get their colors but you can see they still have some down sticking out of their heads (is that cute or what?). Hey Dad, we're gettin' kinda hungry here...where's
- [A Nuttall's Woodpecker Juvenile Foraging In An Oak Tree](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/23/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-juvenile-foraging-in-an-oak-tree/) - Nuttall's Woodpecker Juvenile all photos by Larry Jordan I was out photographing my Ash-throated Flycatchers a couple of weeks ago as they were feeding their young still in the nest box, when I heard a Nuttall's Woodpecker drumming behind me! (You can hear the sounds of the Nuttall's Woodpecker here). He was foraging in a
- [Osprey Chick Takes Maiden Flight For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/26/osprey-chick-takes-maiden-flight-for-skywatch-friday/) - Osprey Adult With 3 Chicks all photos by Larry Jordan I went back to Anderson River Park yesterday to see how the Osprey chicks were doing and got more than I bargained for. The adult (right) had just flown into the nest, apparently empty handed. They all began screeching, I imagined for the other adult
- [Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/15/audubon-magazine-photography-awards-birds-in-focus/) - Juvenile Bald Eagle photo by Larry Jordan How would you like to win a "Journey to Peru's Tambopata National Reserve?" Well, that is just one prize in the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds In Focus! New York, NY - Audubon magazine is launching the 2009 Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus, created to celebrate
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Are Hatching In Oak Run For Bird  Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/07/ash-throated-flycatchers-are-hatching-in-oak-run-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Ash-throated Flycatcher Feeding Young In A Nest Box photos by Larry Jordan I love this time of year! Ash-throated Flycatchers are so much fun to watch as they hawk insects and catch them in mid air. Plus they have a sweet call that is a delight to wake up to in the morning. I went
- [Lesser Goldfinches Building A Nest For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/24/lesser-goldfinches-building-a-nest-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Lesser Goldfinch Male Preening photos by Larry Jordan I suppose I should rephrase my title to read female Lesser Goldfinch building a nest because the male didn't do any of the nest building at all. He just sat there preening while his mate did all the work. Female Lesser GoldfinchForming the cup adding straw to
- [Red-shouldered Hawk Ballet For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/28/red-shouldered-hawk-ballet-for-skywatch-friday/) - Red-shouldered Hawk Waving photos by Larry Jordan I'm on my way to work last week and I see a rather large bird sitting on a wire. As I'm traveling rather fast, I can't identify the bird, so I turn around and slowly drive by to a safe place to turn around and get a better
- [Great Egret Fishing At Mary Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/26/great-egret-fishing-at-mary-lake/) - Great Egret Fishing photos by Larry Jordan I took a quick trip to Mary Lake after work today, mainly because I heard tell of Mulberry Trees fruiting and the likes of Bullock's and Hooded Orioles, Western Tanagers and Phainopeplas hanging around. Instead I found a very determined Great Egret doing some fishing. They begin with
- [Lesser Goldfinch Update For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/31/lesser-goldfinch-update-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Lesser Goldfinch Female Sitting On Her Nest photos by Larry Jordan The Lesser Goldfinch female does all the incubating for the pair. The male will feed her during the eleven or twelve days it takes the 4 or 5 blueish-white eggs to hatch. I estimate that the nest is about 15 feet high in this
- [Western Bluebirds At Lema Ranch For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/07/western-bluebirds-at-lema-ranch-for-camera-critters/) - Western Bluebird At Tree Cavity Entrance photos by Larry Jordan While monitoring my Bluebird Trail at Lema Ranch, I see all kinds of birds and discover many nesting birds in the Spring and early Summer. This day there were several male Western Bluebirds exploring this oak tree which had three perfect nesting sites within four
- [Congress to Decide Fate of Critical Bill for Songbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/05/congress-to-decide-fate-of-critical-bill-for-songbirds/) - Western Tanager photo by Larry Jordan AUDUBON ACTION ALERT! Our most beloved songbirds are in trouble. More than 300 species of neotropical migratory birds, such as Western Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, and Bobolinks, travel thousands of miles between Latin America and the Caribbean to their northern breeding grounds. These birds are facing an increasingly complex range
- [Red-tailed Hawks Nesting For Skywatch Friday And Cornell Lab Of Ornithology's NestWatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/06/04/red-tailed-hawks-nesting-for-skywatch-friday-and-cornell-lab-of-ornithologys-nestwatch/) - Red-tailed Hawks Nesting On High Power Line Tower photos by Larry Jordan This is the second year I have watched this nesting pair of Red-tailed Hawks atop a power line tower raise their three chicks. All three of them fledged last year and are off to a great start this year. If you look closely,
- [We Choose To Remember - Memorial Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/25/we-choose-to-remember-memorial-day/) - This is a day we choose to remember all the brave men and women who have fought so hard for our freedom. I want to personally thank my father and my brother for their contribution to our country. Please watch this short video and remember with me. This is a photo of Redding California with
- [Acorn Woodpeckers At My Feeders For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/23/acorn-woodpeckers-at-my-feeders-for-camera-critters/) - Acorn Woodpecker photos by Larry Jordan I put up a couple of woodpecker feeders and got some visitors right away. Acorn Woodpeckers have been visiting both of these feeders. I expect to see some Downy Woodpeckers and maybe some Hairy and some Nuttall's Woodpeckers later in the season. This woodpecker feeder has twelve holes drilled
- [Osprey At Anderson River Park For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/21/osprey-at-anderson-river-park-for-skywatch-friday/) - Osprey With Chick Under Wing photos by Larry Jordan I went back to Anderson River Park to do some more Osprey watching today. This time I took my Celestron C90 spotting scope and tried some digiscoping. If you look closely under the wing, you can see an Osprey chick's head. I discovered today that this
- [A Nuttall's Woodpecker And The Ospreys For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/17/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-the-ospreys-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Nuttall's Woodpecker Female Injured photo by Larry Jordan Friday, as I was getting off of work, my friend John, who had left just a few minutes before me, called and told me there was an injured bird in the parking lot right outside the hospital. He found this female Nuttall's Woodpecker on the pavement, and
- [Great Horned Owl For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/15/great-horned-owl-for-skywatch-friday/) - Great Horned Owl Up Late photo by Larry Jordan This Great Horned Owl mother has been up all night feeding her chicks but she came out into the sunlight for a photo op. Notice how her brows shield her sensitive eyes from the light of the morning sun. Take a look at her three chicks
- [A Birdhouse, A Bird Feeder And A Fresh Water Source](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/12/a-birdhouse-a-bird-feeder-and-a-fresh-water-source/) - If you want to attract wild birds to your yard, all you need is a birdhouse, a bird feeder and a fresh water source and wild birds will find your backyard.
- [American Goldfinches Arrive For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/11/american-goldfinches-arrive-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - American Goldfinch Male with Females photos by Larry Jordan American Goldfinches are showing up at my feeders and my water feature of late. They are always mixed in with the Lesser Goldfinches but in their breeding plumage the bright yellow of the male stands out over the yellow of the male Lesser Goldfinch. American Goldfinch
- [Happy Mother's Day To All The Great Moms Out There](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/09/happy-mothers-day-to-all-the-great-moms-out-there/) - My Mom photo by Larry Jordan Happy Mother's Day Mom! You are the best mother a guy could ever have. Thank you for getting me where I am today and teaching me about what's important in life. I Love You! I recently spent a couple of days at my mom's house and observed 13 species
- [Western Tanagers Grace The Sky For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/07/western-tanagers-grace-the-sky-for-skywatch-friday/) - Western Tanager Male photos by Larry Jordan Western Tanagers are a summer visitor to Northern California where some may breed and others may simply be passing through. The male of the species is a striking bird with his tropical colors of bright yellow and a red-orange head. He is also distinguished by his wide yellow
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Begin Nesting For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/03/ash-throated-flycatchers-begin-nesting-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Ash-throated Flycatchers Begin Nesting all photos by Larry Jordan It started out with the unmistakable song as I checked my bluebird trail at Lema Ranch this morning. This is what it sounded like: Ash-throated Flycatcher Song. So I spot one of the Ash-throated Flycatchers on the ground. What is it doing? Gathering nesting material. Now
- [Western Kingbirds Arrive For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/05/02/western-kingbirds-arrive-for-camera-critters/) - Western Kingbird In Flight photos by Larry Jordan The Western Kingbird is a Tyrant Flycatcher, or New World Flycatcher, that make up the largest family of birds in the world. They are also the most widespread kingbird in the West. The flycatcher family of birds also includes the Ash-throated Flycatcher, one of my favorite birds
- [Tree Swallows Migrate North In Early Spring To Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/28/tree-swallows-migrate-north-in-early-spring-to-nest/) - Tree Swallow Acrobatics all photos by Larry Jordan Tree Swallows are one of my favorite cavity nesting birds for several reasons. The primary reason is their incredible acrobatic flying skills. Of course all of the swallow family Hirundinidae are masters of the air. When you see the maneuvers they perform you know why God created
- [Cavity Nesting Birds Taking Peeks For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/26/cavity-nesting-birds-taking-peeks-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Oak Titmouse Chick all photos by Larry Jordan The Oak Titmouses are always the first cavity nesting birds building their nests early in the spring in Northern California, around the second week of April. They are followed closely by Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows. The Ash-throated Flycatchers don't arrive in our area until late April,
- [Western Bluebird Chicks - Skywatch Friday Springtime](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/23/western-bluebird-chicks-skywatch-friday-springtime/) - Western Bluebird Taking Flight all photos by Larry Jordan Spring is definitely here. I have been hearing Ash-throated Flycatchers singing in the morning for the last few days! What a beautiful sound. One of my Oak Titmouses hatched young a couple of weeks ago and I have three more brooding (photos to come later I'm
- [Birds And Wind Turbines - Is There A Solution?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/03/birds-and-wind-turbines-is-there-a-solution/) - As conservationists we want clean renewable power like wind power but we also want to protect our raptors and other wild birds. Many conservation groups, including the Audubon Society, are helping to make wind farms safe for birds so that we can take advantage of the wind power without harming birds. As you can see
- [Common Moorhen Breeding For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/19/common-moorhen-breeding-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Common Moorhen Male photos by Larry Jordan I was fortunate to find this male Common Moorhen moving slowly through a narrow waterway connecting two ponds at Lema Ranch the other day. As I followed it, the bird didn't seem too interested in me and I soon found out why. He had a mate nearby. I
- [White-breasted Nuthatch And Tree Swallow Share A Tree For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/18/white-breasted-nuthatch-and-tree-swallow-share-a-tree-for-camera-critters/) - White-breasted Nuthatch Peeking Out Of Nest photos by Larry Jordan Do you remember the post I wrote a few weeks ago when I found a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches building a nest? Well, this male is getting ready to leave the nest after feeding the female who is probably still incubating eggs. But not for
- [Peregrine Falcon - The Fastest Animal On The Planet](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/14/peregrine-falcon-the-fastest-animal-on-the-planet/) - Peregrine Falcon photos by Larry Jordan The Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal on earth, or should I say, above the earth. This beautiful raptor was almost driven to extinction from the use of DDT, a popular pesticide used in the early 20th century. The DDT interfered with eggshell production causing the shells be so
- [Three Great Horned Owl Chicks - Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/12/three-great-horned-owl-chicks-bird-photography-weekly/) - Great Horned Owl Chicks photos by Larry Jordan I stoppped by to see the Great Horned Owl chicks this morning and there were three in the nest! Mom was not around so I waited, hoping to get a shot of her bringing back a tasty morsel for the chicks. I waited, and waited but no
- [Happy Easter - Where Do The Eggs Come From? Birds!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/11/happy-easter-where-do-the-eggs-come-from-birds/) - Ostrich all photos by Larry Jordan I guess you may be wondering what Ostriches have to do with Easter. Ostriches are the largest living birds and produce the largest eggs of any bird species. Native to Africa, these huge flightless birds are 6 to 9 feet tall when mature, and weigh nearly 300 pounds. I
- [Red-winged Blackbirds Singing for Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/11/red-winged-blackbirds-singing-for-camera-critters/) - Red-winged Blackbird Just Prior To Singing photos by Larry Jordan I was fortunate to visit Lema Ranch at a time when the Red-winged Blackbirds were mating and nest building. The entire time I was watching them, I never saw a female but I witnessed several males defending their territories. The photo above shows this gent
- [Rufous Hummingbirds Have Arrived!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/08/rufous-hummingbirds-have-arrived/) - Rufous Hummingbird Male photos by Larry Jordan The Rufous Hummingbird breeds farther north than any other hummingbird in the world according to Cornell Lab of Ornithology and we love to see them arrive every spring. When I checked my hummingbird feeders the other day, I noticed that one of the feeders was not emptying as
- [Great Horned Owls For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/04/05/great-horned-owls-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Great Horned Owl photos by Larry Jordan I wrote a post on the Great Horned Owl last August when my friend Frank Kratofil took some photos of these beautiful raptors. I am fortunate this year that I will be able to document their lives this spring as they raise what appears to be two chicks
- [Watching White-breasted Nuthatches Build A Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/31/watching-white-breasted-nuthatches-build-a-nest/) - White-breasted Nuthatch (male) photos by Larry Jordan Three weeks ago, while checking my bluebird trail at Lema Ranch, I heard a White-breasted Nuthatch calling and followed that call to find a pair building their nest in an old oak tree. They started bringing in small pieces of bark and lichen, then ... Working at a
- [Northern Rough-winged Swallow For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/29/northern-rough-winged-swallow-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Northern Rough-winged Swallow photos by Larry Jordan I saw these Northern Rough-winged Swallows checking out drainage pipes on a wall overlooking the Sacramento River near Turtle Bay. They will typically nest in burrows or cavities near water and these pipes probably suit them just fine. They were hawking insects in the air and right off
- [Cliff Swallows Nest Building For Camera Critters #51](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/28/cliff-swallows-nest-building-for-camera-critters-51/) - Cliff Swallows Building Nests photos by Larry Jordan These Cliff Swallows have just returned to northern California and are beginning to build their nests. They nest in colonies, in grass lined covered nests made of mud pellets, usually under bridges or eaves of buildings or on cliffs. This photo shows a Cliff Swallow leaving the
- [Lewis's Woodpecker For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/25/lewiss-woodpecker-for-skywatch-friday/) - Lewis's Woodpecker photos by Larry Jordan The Lewis's Woodpecker is on the National Audubon Society's watchlist mostly due to habitat loss. They breed in open forests of Ponderosa Pine or Cottonwood which are declining across their range. They are, however, year round residents of northern California and may be spotted flying from the tops of
- [Turkey Vulture For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/23/turkey-vulture-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Turkey Vulture photos by Larry Jordan I went to the, as yet unoccupied, local community park here in Palo Cedro yesterday to check on my latest bluebird trail and found several Turkey Vultures just hanging around in the trees. So I thought I'd get some photographs. Notice the dihedral wing position and the distinctive under-wing
- [Birds And Climate Change Quiz](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/21/birds-and-climate-change-quiz/) - Take the "Birds and Climate Change Quiz" and read the report from the Audubon Society about birds and climate change and how you can help
- [California Quail For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/21/california-quail-for-camera-critters/) - California Quail Male photo by Larry Jordan The California Quail is the state bird of California. They live mainly in western North America from British Columbia to Baja California. This photo was taken on my property just a few weeks ago but the quail live here year round. They visit my pond during the summer
- [State Of The Birds Report - Press Release](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/19/state-of-the-birds-report-press-release/) - Secretary Salazar Releases Study Showing Widespread Declines in Bird Populations, Highlights Role of Partnerships in Conservation White-faced Ibis photo by Larry Jordan Washington, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today released the first ever comprehensive report on bird populations in the United States, showing that nearly a third of the nation’s 800 bird
- [Oak Run Sunset For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/18/oak-run-sunset-for-skywatch-friday/) - Oak Run Sunset photo by Brigitte Jordan My wife Brigitte took this sunset photo overlooking the city of Redding last week after a huge storm had come through. We can sure use the rain so we enjoyed every minute of this storm. If you want to see some really cool sky photos, go visit Skywatch
- [Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/16/tar-sands-dirty-oil-and-the-future-of-a-continent/) - I wrote a post back in December about the Tar Sands Oil Development and how it is affecting migratory bird populations. Now you can get a FREE download of Andrew Nikiforuk's new 229 page book, "Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent" from Greystone Books. I just downloaded the book myself so
- [Marsh Wren Sings For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/16/marsh-wren-sings-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Marsh Wren photo by Larry Jordan After trying to photograph a Marsh Wren for weeks, this one popped up behind me while I was photographing a Peregrine Falcon at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. I had finally gotten some good captures earlier that day of a Marsh Wren building its nest but this fellow came
- [Lema Ranch - A Diversity Of Wildlife And Habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/15/lema-ranch-a-diversity-of-wildlife-and-habitat/) - Bluebirds House Hunting At Lema Ranch Bluebird Trail photos by Larry Jordan We have many excellent birding spots in and around the Redding area. I will be highlighting the best of the best birding hot spots in the Sacramento Valley in an upcoming post but in the meantime, one of the best places for birding
- [Northern Mockingbird For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/14/northern-mockingbird-for-camera-critters/) - Northern Mockingbird photo by Larry Jordan I am begining to see Northern Mockingbirds now as they vocalize all day long and sometimes into the night. They are singing their spring songs now as they begin mating season. They have some of the most intricate songs of all birds, adding songs to their repertoire throughout their
- [Immature Bald Eagle For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/08/immature-bald-eagle-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Immature Bald Eagle photo by Larry Jordan I was fortunate to have this immature Bald Eagle land on the snag in front of the blind I reserved at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge yesterday. I took many shots of this guy while he was preening, and then he took flight. This is a two or three
- [Tree Swallows Returning For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/12/tree-swallows-returning-for-skywatch-friday/) - Tree Swallows At Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge photo by Larry Jordan The Tree Swallows are returning to northern California! Spring is approaching and Tree Swallows and Western Bluebirds are beginning to look for available nesting sites. If you have birdhouses (nestboxes) in your yard, make sure they have been cleaned out and are ready for
- [Anna's Hummingbird For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/04/annas-hummingbird-for-skywatch-friday/) - Female Anna's Hummingbird Welcoming Spring photo by Larry Jordan I discovered this beautiful little female hummer in a green belt on my lunch break last week. She was visiting all the new growth along a small creek and I caught her resting on a tree branch against the blue spring sky. Go see all the
- [Black Phoebe Hawking Insects For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/01/black-phoebe-hawking-insects-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - I took this series of photos yesterday while on an Audubon outing at Rancho Esquon, a private reserve in Durham, California. This Black Phoebe was hawking insects as is their normal behavior. You can see bugs flying all around in the photos. For more great bird photos get on over to Bird Photography Weekly!
- [Northern Shovelers Synchronized Swimming](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/03/01/northern-shovelers-synchronized-swimming/) - Northern Shoveler Male (Drake) all photos by Larry Jordan Northern Shoveler Female (Duck) This pair of Northern Shovelers was one of the many sites we were able to enjoy on an Audubon outing with our local Wintu Audubon group yesterday. If you want to bird some great spots in your local area, contact, or better
- [A Turkey Vulture Sunset For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/25/a-turkey-vulture-sunset-for-skywatch-friday/) - Turkey Vulture Sunset photo by Larry Jordan There were multiple layers of clouds this day last week with several different type of clouds evident in the evening sky. I enjoyed the pastel colors of pinks and grays with pieces of bright blue peeking out occasionally and several Turkey Vultures enjoying the thermals. You can see
- [Cedar Waxwing With An American Robin For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/23/cedar-waxwing-with-an-american-robin-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Cedar Waxwing With An American Robin photo by Larry Jordan There was a flock of American Robins I noticed as I was exiting the parking lot at work, in an oak tree. So I stopped to take some photos. When I looked through the camera, I saw some Cedar Waxwings too. I observed them for
- [Golden-crowned Sparrow With Flowers For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/21/golden-crowned-sparrow-with-flowers-for-camera-critters/) - Golden-crowned Sparrow Foraging Flowers photo by Larry Jordan I watched this Golden-crowned Sparrow eating the seed pods from these flowers during lunch break Friday. It looks like some kind of fruit tree like an apple or pear tree to me. If you can identify the tree, please chime in! To see more great critter images,
- [Canada Goose In Flight For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/19/canada-goose-in-flight-for-skywatch-friday/) - Canada Goose In Flight At Lema Ranch photo by Larry Jordan I snapped this photo of a Canada Goose that appeared to be trying to help another goose that was sitting up in an oak tree at Lema Ranch. The other goose was sitting on a branch about 30 feet up in the tree and
- [I And The Bird A Connection Between Human Beings And Nature](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/19/i-and-the-bird-a-connection-between-human-beings-and-nature/) - In these hurried and hectic times it is important for humans to, once again, get connected to nature. What better way to relax and enjoy the world than to witness the natural behavior of the animals around us unfold before our very eyes. Birdwatching allows us all to get closer to wild nature in our
- [A Plethora Of Pine Siskins - Final Day Of The GBBC](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/16/a-plethora-of-pine-siskins-final-day-of-the-gbbc/) - Pine Siskins Taking A Bath photos by Larry Jordan I had hundreds of Pine Siskins in my yard today, the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count. They were literally falling out of the sky. They were on the feeders and there were so many on the ground, it looked like the ground was
- [White-breasted Nuthatch For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/16/white-breasted-nuthatch-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - White-breasted Nuthatch At Nut Feeder photo by Larry Jordan I have two white-breasted nuthatches that visit my feeders regularly. I am hoping that they are a pair and will stay to nest in one of my nest boxes. Since this is the final day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, I wanted to show how
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/15/the-great-backyard-bird-count-for-camera-critters/) - A Flock Of Finches Gather In An Oak Tree photos by Larry Jordan So I get up early, as I always do, walk out on the back porch to greet the day for my first counting day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, and what do I see but trees full of birds! Hundreds of
- [Valentine's Day - A Tradition Of Birds And Spring](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/14/valentines-day-a-tradition-of-birds-and-spring/) - Mourning Dove photo by Larry Jordan There are many stories of the origin of Saint Valentine's Day but my favorite one is simple. Europeans believed that February 14th the birds began to choose their mates. The tradition of birds choosing their mates on Valentine's Day led to the idea that boys and girls would do
- [Red-tailed Hawk Takes Off For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/12/red-tailed-hawk-takes-off-for-skywatch-friday/) - Red-tailed Hawk Just Taking Off photos by Larry Jordan Not a very interesting sky, but on my way home from work last night, this is the sky I saw. I caught this Red-tailed Hawk sitting in the top of an oak tree right on the road. Obviously I had to try to capture a
- [Audubon Study Shows Birds Moving North Due To Climate Change](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/11/audubon-study-shows-birds-moving-north-due-to-climate-change/) - Boreal Chickadee photo by Jeff Nadler Audubon's latest report, Birds and Climate Change: Ecological Disruption in Motion, looks at the last 40 years of Christmas Bird Count data and concludes that 58% of the species studied have moved significantly northward as winter temperatures increase, with the Purple Finch shifting the furthest — 433 miles. What
- [House Finch Male For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/09/house-finch-male-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - House Finch Male photo by Larry Jordan I wanted to post this photo I just took the other day of the House Finch since everyone counting birds this week for the Great Backyard Bird Count (see last post) should be seeing these delightful little guys around. The male House Finch's coloring has been described to
- [Great Backyard Bird Count 2009 Is Almost Here!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/08/great-backyard-bird-count-2009-is-almost-here/) - Count for Fun, Count for the Future New York, NY and Ithaca, NY—Bird and nature fans throughout North America are invited to join tens of thousands of everyday bird watchers for the 12th Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 13-16, 2009. A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon
- [Why Are Birds of Prey Harassed or Mobbed?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/10/15/why-are-birds-of-prey-harassed-or-mobbed/) - Golden Eagle juvenile photo by Hans Nydahl I was driving home this afternoon in northern California and saw a large bird soaring fairly low over a very large grassy field off the road. I thought at first it was a Turkey Vulture, as they are abundant in our area, but I noticed it had a definite
- [Redding City Lights On The Sacramento River For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/05/redding-city-lights-on-the-sacramento-river-for-skywatch-friday/) - Redding City Lights Taken From Oak Run by Larry Jordan I came home from work one day last week, on a cool, clear evening, in time to witness the end of this beautiful sunset with the new, crescent moon, big as life, hanging over the city. I was inspired. I had to take this photograph.
- [Red-shouldered Hawk For Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/02/red-shouldered-hawk-for-bird-photography-weekly/) - Red-shouldered Hawk Preening photo by Larry Jordan I spotted this Red-shouldered Hawk on a recent trip to the Sacramento Natinal Wildlife Refuge. I got several decent captures of this bird, but I like this one the best. This is one of my all time favorite raptors for several reasons. Its colorful beauty is probably the
- [White-breasted Nuthatch For Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/02/01/white-breasted-nuthatch-for-camera-critters/) - White-breasted Nuthatch photo by Larry Jordan The White-breasted Nuthatch is the most widespread nuthatch in the Northern Hemisphere. You will find these busy little birds scurrying down tree trunks and around branches looking for insects anywhere there are deciduous forests. They are year round residents from southern Canada to northern Florida to southern Mexico. My
- [Snow Geese In Flight For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/29/snow-geese-in-flight-for-skywatch-friday/) - Snow Geese In Flight Over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge It is so amazing to watch the Snow Geese as they arrive in the California Sacramento Valley as they have for thousands of years. The Sacramento National Wildlfie Refuge Complex are islands in a sea of agriculture that represent the single most important wintering area for
- [The Oak Titmouse, First To Take Up Residence In My Birdhouses - Bird Photography Weekly #22](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/26/the-oak-titmouse-first-to-take-up-residence-in-my-birdhouses-bird-photography-weekly-22/) - Oak Titmouse In A Photinia Bush photo by Larry Jordan The Oak Titmouse is a very cute little bird belonging to the tit family Paridae. They are found in the Oak and Oak-Pine forests from southern Oregon, through California , to Baja California. One of their most endearing qualities for me is there many calls
- [Snowy Egret Fishing The Sacramento Marshes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/19/snowy-egret-fishing-the-sacramento-marshes/) - This Is A Series Of Photos Of A Snowy Egret Fishing by Larry Jordan We spent a couple of days in the Sacramento Valley over the weekend visiting the Sacramento National Wildlfie Refuge and the Cosumnes River Preserve. One of the many joys we were able to observe was this Snowy Egret fishing. We were
- [Western Bluebird And House Finch For Camera Critters #42](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/24/western-bluebird-and-house-finch-for-camera-critters-42/) - Western Bluebird and House Finch Atop a Nest Box I had the opportunity to do some birdwatching in my Mom's backyard last weekend while we were in the Sacramento area. I caught this interesting pair of birds atop this bluebird nest box I built for my Mom last year. The male Western Bluebird is most
- [Sunrise Over The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge - Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/22/sunrise-over-the-sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge-skywatch-friday/) - Sunrise Over The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge It was near freezing when I took this sunrise photo but the day warmed up nicely for our adventure at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. We saw over 65 species that day and I documented some on film (digital that is). For more great skywatch photos, go to
- [Snowy Egret For Bird Photography Weekly #21](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/19/snowy-egret-for-bird-photography-weekly-21/) - Snowy Egret Showing Off photo by Larry Jordan I captured several images of this Snowy Egret yesterday at the Cosumnes River Preserve located in the Sacramento Valley of California. It was a gorgeous day, with temperatures in the upper sixties, and this bird was taking full advantage of the smorgasbord available to him. The complete
- [Suet Bird Feeders, Woodpeckers, Clingers and Jay Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/23/suet-bird-feeders-woodpeckers-clingers-and-jay-birds/) - I have realized that I need to use several different suet bird feeders if I want to keep the Jays away from my good, homemade suet and let the songbirds and clinging birds eat in peace. If you have Jays, Grackles or worse yet, European Starlings eating your suet, there are several different styles of
- [Western Meadowlark For Camera Critters #41](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/18/western-meadowlark-for-camera-critters-41/) - Western Meadowlark photo by Larry Jordan This Western Meadowlark was very cooperative yesterday as we toured the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. We are looking forward to seeing the Cosumnes River Preserve today. Click on the photo or link to see more info on this beautiful, melodious songbird. And click here for more great Camera Critters
- [Western Bluebirds Nest In Tree Cavities Or Birdhouses - Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/16/western-bluebirds-nest-in-tree-cavities-or-birdhouses-bird-photography-weekly/) - Western Bluebird at Lema Ranch, California, photo by Larry Jordan I chose the Western Bluebird as my first entry in Bird Photography Weekly because I am dedicated to increasing the bluebird population in northern California and across North America. All three species of bluebird, Eastern, Mountain and Western were all in rapid decline over the
- [Clouds Over Mt. Shasta For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/15/clouds-over-mt-shasta-for-skywatch-friday/) - This is a photograph of Mt. Shasta in northern California I took from Redding the other day. Notice the cloud formation. These "saucer" shaped clouds often form directly above Mt. Shasta prompting some people to believe that there is a group of beings living inside of the mountain called Lemurians. You can read more about
- [Burrowing Owl Conservation In California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/13/burrowing-owl-conservation-in-california/) - Is This One Of The Cutest Chicks You Have Ever Seen? Just look at those "eyelashes" This Burrowing Owl chick that my friend Steve is holding here has been banded with two different bands. The one on the right leg is a #4 federal leg band and the one on the left is a red
- [Hummingbirds In A State of Torpor](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/22/hummingbirds-in-a-state-of-torpor/) - Anna's Hummingbird (male) photo by Mark Schmitt This incredible shot of the male Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte annas) was taken by Mark and later enjoyed while listening to a beautiful piece of Baroque music entitled "Spem in Alium" by Tallis. These beautiful combinations of nature and man make the human spirit soar. These incredible little birds have an
- [Anna's Hummingbird For My World Tuesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/13/annas-hummingbird-for-my-world-tuesday/) - Anna's Hummingbird is the only hummingbird found along the Pacific Coast in the winter and I still have a few wintering with me. Even after we had snow on the ground for two weeks. These little birds are tough! To see how hummingbirds make it through these freezing winters, check my post on Hummingbirds In
- [Birding And Golf Along The Sacramento River - Camera Critters #40](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/10/birding-and-golf-along-the-sacramento-river/) - River Bend Golf & Country Club photos by Larry Jordan It started off like any other cold winter day in Redding with a frost delay. It was my weekly golf day and, with an 8 AM tee time, we often have frost delays when the sky is clear and that beautiful frost covers the ground
- [Red-shouldered Hawk All Wet For Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/08/red-shouldered-hawk-all-wet-for-skywatch-friday-26/) - Red-shouldered Hawk All Wet photo by Larry Jordan I took this shot on a rainy, overcast day last week at Lema Ranch, one of the best birding spots in Redding. This Red-shouldered Hawk was looking for something to eat after a storm had just passed. Get over to Skywatch Friday for some really good sky
- [Common Moorhen, The Marsh Hen, Not So Common Camera Critters #39](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/03/common-moorhen-the-marsh-hen-not-so-common-camera-critters-39/) - Common Moorhen photo by Larry Jordan The Common Moorhen is a medium sized bird that is the most widely distributed member of the Rail family. Even though they have a wide range around the world the Common Moorhen is listed as threatened or a species of special concern in some areas due to loss of
- [The Sun Sets on 2008 - Skywatch Friday #25](https://thebirdersreport.com/2009/01/02/the-sun-sets-on-2008-skywatch-friday-25/) - The Last Oak Run Sunset of 2008 photo by Larry Jordan Go see other Skywatch Friday photos from around the world and join in the fun!
- [Happy New Year 2009!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/31/happy-new-year-2009/) - This photo is from Dennis Tennant's website click on it to go there We want to wish everyone a very Happy and Prosperous New Year! May peace and joy reign throughout the world and may everyone, wherever you are, enjoy the best birding the planet has to offer!
- [American Robin Posing For Camera Critters #38](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/28/american-robin-posing-for-camera-critters-38/) - American Robin Foraging photo by Larry Jordan The American Robin is the most widespread thrush in North America and is the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan and Wisconsin. Even so, we only counted 1806 of them on our Christmas Bird Count in Redding, California yesterday. That number was down from last year's count of 2286.
- [Bushtit In An Oak Tree - Skywatch Friday #24](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/25/bushtit-in-an-oak-tree-skywatch-friday-24/) - A Bushtit Foraging In An Oak Tree On Christmas Morning by Larry Jordan When I went out this beautiful Christmas morning, I had an oak tree just teaming with hungry Bushtits. This is one of the shots I captured with my new Nikon D90. Make sure you check out the other Skywatch Friday photos! And
- [Merry Christmas](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas-2009/) - May the Peace, Joy and Happiness of Christmas be with you every day.
- [Birding By Ear - Learn Birdsongs To Increase Your Birding Pleasure](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/13/birding-by-ear-learn-birdsongs-to-increase-your-birding-pleasure/) - "Listen To My Song" photo by Walter Ammann One of the best ways to identify birds in the wild is by their calls or songs. Here is the call of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet: Ruby-crowned Kinglet Have you noticed when you are out walking, it doesn’t even matter where you are, you will hear birds calling. You
- [Mountain Quail In Oak Run, Feeder Watch](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/22/mountain-quail-in-oak-run-feeder-watch/) - Mountain Quail photo courtesy of Browninga5.com Yesterday when I took my break from the computer to finish up the second day of my Feeder Watch count, I walked to the living room window to see how many birds were out in the yard before gathering up the essential bird counting tools. What I saw sent
- [Steller's Jay And House Finch In The Snow for Camera Critters Christmas](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/21/stellers-jay-and-house-finch-in-the-snow-for-camera-critters-christmas/) - Steller's Jay and House Finch photo by Brigitte Jordan Brigitte took this photo that looks like a House Finch riding a Steller's Jay. We had a foot of snow on the ground for the past week so the backyard is full of Dark-eyed Juncos, Steller's and Western Scrub Jays, Spotted Towhees and Golden-crowned Sparrows. We
- [Learning Bird Behavior Turns Kids into Scientists](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/19/learning-bird-behavior-turns-kids-into-scientists/) - News Release December 19, 2008 - Revised teaching unit is released from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ithaca, NY--Why is that crow chasing a hawk? Do birds fly away from noisy places? How long will an American Robin spend pulling a worm from the ground? The BirdSleuth curriculum from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is
- [Venus, Jupiter and the Moon - Skywatch Friday #23](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/18/venus-jupiter-and-the-moon-skywatch-friday-23/) - Venus, Jupiter and the Moon Begin to Converge photo by Larry Jordan This was taken a couple of weeks ago, on November 29th, just two days before these three celestial bodies converged. You can read an interesting article on this phenomenon at the National Geographic website. I liked the pastel shades of the sunset mixed
- [Create A Certified Wildlife Habitat With The National Wildlife Federation](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/17/create-a-certified-wildlife-habitat-with-the-national-wildlife-federation/) - Why create a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat? There are several, very good reasons. The first and most important reason is that it is fun for the entire family! Imagine bringing wildlife right into your own backyard and watching nature unfold before your very eyes. One of the things I love most about my
- [Update Your Blog To Wordpress 2.7](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/16/update-your-blog-to-wordpress-27/) - If you use Wordpress as your blog platform it is a good idea to keep it updated with the newest version. Wordpress 2.7 has now been released and you can get all the information you need to upgrade from Maria, the Web Success Diva. I have just finished installing this latest version following Maria's step-by-step
- [Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeders Baffle The Squirrels](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/10/squirrel-proof-bird-feeders-baffle-the-squirrels/) - If you have squirrel problems, a squirrel-proof bird feeder may be your best answer. Squirrel-proof bird feeders come in a variety of sizes and styles.
- [Cattle Drive In Oak Run For Camera Critters #36](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/13/cattle-drive-in-oak-run-for-camera-critters-36/) - Cattle Drive Photo by Larry Jordan Out here in the west we still have ranchers that drive their cattle from the high country down to the lower pastures where the grass is still green in the winter. I took this photo along side the road near a place where I often spot Bald Eagles flying
- [Tar Sands Oil Development Could Claim More Than 160 Million Boreal Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/13/tar-sands-oil-development-could-claim-more-than-160-million-boreal-birds/) - New Science-Based Report Outlines Devastating Impact for Birds in U.S. and Canada CHICAGO (December 2, 2008) – Extraction and refining of heavy oil from Canada’s tar sands is taking a significant toll on migratory birds throughout North America, according to a report released today. DANGER IN THE NURSERY: Impact on Birds of Tar Sands Oil
- [The Most Amazing Sunset I've Ever Seen For Skywatch Friday #22](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/11/the-most-amazing-sunset-ive-ever-seen-for-skywatch-friday-22/) - It Started Early photos by Larry Jordan But I Knew It Would Get Better And these photos don't even do it justice. This was really the most amazing sunset I have ever witnessed, December 7th, 2008, right here in Oak Run, California. Check out all the Skywatch Friday entries.
- [Red-shouldered Hawks Nesting Atop An Oak Tree](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/08/red-shouldered-hawks-nesting-atop-an-oak-tree/) - Two Red-shouldered Hawks sitting next to each other on an upper branch of an oak tree. You can find hawk\'s nests easier in the late fall and winter after leaf drop.
- [Western Gray Squirrel - Camera Critters #35](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/06/western-gray-squirrel-camera-critters-35/) - The Western Gray Squirrel is the largest native tree squirrel in the western coastal United States. They are about 12 inches from head to toe with an additional 12 inch, very bushy tail.
- [Opposable Chums, Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/04/opposable-chums-guts-glory-at-the-world-series-of-birding/) - I just finished watching this truly uplifting film by Jason Kessler called Opposable Chums, Guts & Glory at the World Series of Birding. This is a must watch film for any birder. Even non-birding folks interested in getting a feel for what bird watching is all about would enjoy watching this movie. No, I don't
- [Big Lake and Mount Shasta - Skywatch Friday #21](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/04/big-lake-and-mount-shasta-skywatch-friday-21/) - Mount Shasta As Seen From Big Lake, Fall River Mills photo by Larry Jordan This is a photo taken from Big Lake in Fall River Mills California. One of the three Christmas Bird Counts will be held here on December 14th so we took a little trip up there to scout it out a couple
- [The Top 50 Bird Books For Your Birding Library](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/03/the-top-50-bird-books-for-your-birding-library/) - Ian "Birdbooker" Paulsen has created a list of the top 50 books that every birder should have in their "basic" library. You can download the list in PDF format from my Resources Page. Grrlscientist from Living the Scientific Life always has the latest book reviews and The Birdfreak Team has a book review page with
- [Making Korea's DMZ Into A Nature Reserve](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/12/01/making-koreas-dmz-into-a-nature-reserve/) - The stretch of wilderness along the demiliterized zone between North and South Korea encompasses 390 square miles of diverse terrain virtually untouched by human development for 55 years
- [Do You Want To Make Money Blogging?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/30/do-you-want-to-make-money-blogging/) - I don't know about you but I think blogging is a lot of fun. I meet new friends almost every day and gain knowledge about many different subjects all the time. But why not make money while your having fun? Did you know that there are people out there making 5 figures a month and
- [House Finch Chicks Peep For Camera Critters #34](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/29/house-finch-chicks-peep-for-camera-critters-34/) - Nice photos of a House Finch nest with eggs, the hatched chicks and the chicks at day thirteen.
- [Rainbow Skies And TVs - Skywatch Friday #20](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/27/rainbow-skies-and-tvs-skywatch-friday-20/) - A Rainbow Appeared As I Watched A Committee Of Turkey Vultures Fly Over As I was working out in the yard, on an almost clear day, I looked up to see a committee of Turkey Vultures fly over and saw this beautiful rainbow. Lucky for me, my camera was close at hand. See everyone's Skywatch
- [Happy Thanksgiving](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/) - This Thanksgiving take the time to pause and give thanks for everything you have in your life that brings you joy. Get information on the Wild Turkey too.
- [Alaskan Kittlitz’s Murrelet in Jeopardy](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/06/alaskan-kittlitzs-murrelet-in-jeopardy/) - A mysterious seabird that forages at the face of shrinking glaciers highlights the 12 Alaska species red-listed as critical by the Audubon's 2007 Watchlist. This rare bird is called "Alaska's avian 'poster child' for global climate change." Federal biologists John Piatt and Kathy Kuletz wrote in a 2004 scientific paper, "the fate of the Kittilitz's
- [Flittering Dark-eyed Juncos Abound](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/06/flittering-dark-eyed-juncos-abound/) - Dark-eyed Junco photo by Mark Schmitt The last few weeks have been the return of the Dark-eyed Junco. These gregarious members of the sparrow family flock to feeders every winter across North America. They are a joy to watch because of their flight habits of "flittering" around from place to place in flocks. They appear
- [British Study Focuses On Bird Sounds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/03/british-study-focuses-on-bird-sounds/) - Researchers at Aberdeen University will spend two years listening to birds to find out how their songs, calls and cries become a part of people's lives. Read the entire article here: British Study Birdsongs
- [One-Quarter of All U.S. Bird Species At Risk](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/01/one-quarter-of-all-us-bird-species-at-risk/) - One in every four bird species in the United States is imperiled and needs conservation help to survive, finds a new assessment released today by two bird-centered organizations - the Audubon Society and American Bird Conservancy. More than 70 bird species native to California appear on the latest Watchlist 2007 of 217 imperiled birds in
- [Bird Migration Guided By Magnetic Fields?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/25/bird-migration-guided-by-magnetic-fields/) - I wanted to pass on a very interesting article from the Chicago Tribune about bird migration. Apparently there are several studies now that show that birds have a sense of the earth's magnetic fields, that they can see these subtle differences, and use the information to guide their migrations! Take a look at this article
- [Happy Thanksgiving! Ever Seen A Wild Turkey?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/22/happy-thanksgiving-ever-seen-a-wild-turkey/) - Wild Turkeys photo by Cathy Lozo I just wanted to pass on a Happy Thanksgiving to everyone along with some information on the bird that was almost our national bird, the Wild Turkey. This is the bird that Benjamin Franklin wanted as our national bird. It is indeed a beautiful bird, especially if you see it
- [One Of The Most Interesting Things About Flickers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/11/one-of-the-most-interesting-things-about-flickers/) - Northern Flicker (male) photo by Mark Schmitt These beautiful Red-shafted Northern Flickers have been abundant around my yard lately. Flickers are members of the woodpecker family and, as you can see from these photos, they are grayish brown with black bars on the back with spotted underparts and a white rump, conspicuous in flight. They also have a
- [Ever See A Low Flying Hawk With A White Rump?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/09/ever-see-a-low-flying-hawk-with-a-white-rump/) - Northern Harrier Hawk (female) photo by Walter Ammann Passing an open field on my way into town last week I saw a hawk alternately flapping its wings then soaring very close to the ground. As soon as I saw its white rump I knew it was a Northern Harrier Hawk. The white rump and owl-like facial
- [What Is A Bluebird Trail?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/10/23/what-is-a-bluebird-trail/) - Western Bluebird photo by Walter Ammann The gentle and beautiful bluebird was once very common in North America. The bluebird is a beneficial bird, eating many insects that ruin our crops and gardens such as cutworms and grasshoppers. Today, the number of bluebirds has diminished due to habitat loss, overuse of pesticides and predators. Bluebirds
- [What Kind of Bird Was That?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/10/07/what-kind-of-bird-was-that/) - American Kestrel (male) photo by Clive Emary Yesterday my wife and I were relaxing on the back porch, as we like to do whenever we get the chance, listening to the myriad of songbirds in our backyard. Out of nowhere, I see out of the corner of my eye, a medium sized flash of a bird,
- [Bird Migration In the Fall Can Provide New Visitors](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/09/20/bird-migration-in-the-fall-can-provide-new-visitors/) - White-Breasted Nuthatch at bird feeder by Kenn Even though natural foods such as fruits and insects are abundant in the fall, this is also a season of great food demand. Bird populations are at high levels due to their new crop of fledglings. A protein rich diet of insects is important as most birds replace
- [The 109th Christmas Bird Count Is Almost Here!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/17/the-109th-christmas-bird-count-is-almost-here/) - Who wants to gain a whole lot of knowledge about birds quickly? Participate in the Christmas Bird Count, taking place from December 14th through January 5th.
- [Turkey Vultures Clean Up Camera Critters #33](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/22/turkey-vultures-clean-up-camera-critters-33/) - Turkey Vultures feed almost exclusively on carrion, cleaning up all the dead animal\'s remains across North and South America. They roost in large communal groups, sometimes numbering in the hundreds. You may have seen many roosting in snags early in the morning or on rainy days.
- [Threatening Sky Watch Friday #19](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/20/threatening-sky-watch-friday-19/) - Looking Up at Threatening Skies all photos by Brigitte Jordan We are finally getting some rain and colder weather here in Northern California. Last weekend on my bird outing we noticed a decrease in the quantity of birds around, especially water birds. We are thinking it is because we haven't gotten the migrants down from
- [Gray Fox and Save the Gray Wolf - Camera Critters #32](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/16/gray-fox-and-save-the-gray-wolf-camera-critters-32/) - The 1995 reintroduction of gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho was a huge step toward restoring the balance in the northern Rocky Mountains
- [The Great-tailed Grackle Skywatch Friday #18](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/13/the-great-tailed-grackle-skywatch-friday-18/) - The Great-tailed Grackle is a conspicuous bird, the male being 18 inches in length and having a long, keel shaped tail (hence the name). Another thing that makes them very obvious to the casual birder is their loud, clear whistles.
- [Barn Owls Are A Truly Global Species](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/11/barn-owls-are-a-truly-global-species/) - Barn Owls are one of the truly global species of birds, found on every continent except Antarctica. This last summer we banded some of these excellent hunters.
- [Join The Great Backyard Bird Count 2009](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/10/join-the-great-backyard-bird-count-2009/) - New York, NY and Ithaca, NY—Bird and nature fans throughout North America are invited to join tens of thousands of everyday bird watchers for the 12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), February 13-16, 2009. A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, this free event is an opportunity
- [Turkey Vultures Sunning For Camera Critters #31](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/08/turkey-vultures-sunning-for-camera-critters-31/) - Turkey Vultures Sunning On A Fence photo by Larry Jordan This is a typical pose for Turkey Vultures. They will often roost like this, warming themselves in the morning by opening their wings to the rising sun. You can spot them in trees, on fences or almost anywhere. Today I saw three Turkey Vultures standing
- [Great Egret Enjoying Skywatch Friday #17](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/06/great-egret-enjoying-skywatch-friday-17/) - Great Egrets Hanging Out In An Oak Tree photo by Larry Jordan These Great Egrets are relaxing in an oak tree above the creek that runs through the golf course where I try to play once a week. I take my instant camera with me everywhere these days, trying not to miss a photo opportunity.
- [Dona Nobis Pacem](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/05/dona-nobis-pacem/) - What does peace mean to me? Being able to walk down the street without fear of retribution from someone with a different opinion than mine. Gathering enough information from people with many differing points of view to create a new vision of the world where people respect others, even though they don't agree with their
- [Election Results Bring Conservation Opportunity and Need for Action](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/05/election-results-bring-conservation-opportunity-and-need-for-action/) - Voters in this historic election cast their ballots not only for change, but for a new era of hope for our environment, and the people, birds, and other wildlife that depend on it.
- [Bald Eagles Back At Turtle Bay In Redding California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/02/bald-eagles-back-at-turtle-bay-in-redding-california/) - Bald Eagle photo courtesy of Greg Barnett and Record Searchlight Both Patriot and Liberty were spotted close to their nest in a cottonwood stand Monday afternoon near Turtle Bay off Highway 44 in Redding, California, according to Teri Lhuillier, one of the eagles advocates. This eagle couple raised a pair of eaglets last year despite
- [Whooping Cranes And Operation Migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/01/whooping-cranes-and-operation-migration/) - This is an incredible success story of bird conservation brought to you by the WCEP and Operation Migration for the survival of the Whooping Crane
- [Tree Swallow Checkin It Out - Camera Critters #30](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/11/01/tree-swallow-checkin-it-out-camera-critters-30/) - Tree Swallow photo for Camera Critters sticking his head out of his birdhouse
- [Red Sky In The Morning - Skywatch Friday #16](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/30/red-sky-in-the-morning-skywatch-friday-16/) - Sailors Take Warning, Red Sky At Night, Sailor's Delight is how the rest of the saying goes. The ancient proverb began long before humans could predict the weather with any accuracy and we relied on observation to try to decipher what kind of day we would have. The amounts of water vapor and dust particles
- [Windows Kill 100 Million to A Billion Birds A Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/28/windows-kill-100-million-to-a-billion-birds-a-year/) - This is a photo of the birds killed during the fall migration in 2002 in Toronto just to give you an idea of how big this problem is. Please watch the 4 1/2 minute video below to learn about Fatal Light Awareness Program and maybe together we birders can begin to make a difference in
- [Birds Colliding With Windows A Problem With A Solution](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/24/birds-colliding-with-windows-a-problem-with-a-solution/) - One of the problems that has been known to scientists and birders for a long time is that birds have trouble distinguishing a tree or other natural object from its reflection in a window. This causes the deaths of between 100 million and 1 billion birds each year in collisions with glass according to ornithologist Daniel Klem,
- [The Rare Yellow-billed Magpie, Only In California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/26/the-rare-yellow-billed-magpie-only-in-california/) - These flashy birds, with their iridescent black and white feathers long tapered tail and yellow beak, are easy to spot as they roost and feed in flocks.
- [Nuttall's Woodpecker - Camera Critters #29](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/25/nuttalls-woodpecker-camera-critters-29/) - Nuttall's Woodpecker photo by Larry Jordan This is the best shot I could get of this Nuttall's Woodpecker from the tee box on the golf course yesterday. He was just working away on this oak tree while my buddies and I teed off 20 feet away. However, I didn't want you to go away without
- [Skywatch Friday #15 - Sunset In Oak Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/23/skywatch-friday-15-sunset-in-oak-run/) - Sunset In Oak Run photo by Larry Jordan I liked the effect of the rays from the sun caught on the digital camera. Anyone know what causes this? Make sure to check out all the other great photos at Skywatch Friday!
- [Building Bluebird Trails and Nestboxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/03/building-bluebird-trails-and-nestboxes/) - I decided that it would be a good idea to do a short demo for everyone on how to set up a bluebird trail. This is so important to me that I want to make sure only people who have the time and energy to follow up on their project, and diligently follow the necessary steps to a successful bluebird breeding program, embark on this endeavor.
- [American Bird Conservancy’s Viewpoint: Birds and the Choice for Our Next President](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/22/american-bird-conservancy’s-viewpoint-birds-and-the-choice-for-our-next-president/) - In November, Americans go to the polls to elect the 44th President of the United States. According to surveys by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), as many as 46 million people watch birds. This makes the bird watching community a potentially powerful force in any election–if it makes itself heard. From budgets to
- [Bald Eagle Puzzle](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/22/bald-eagle-puzzle/) - See how fast you can do this Bald Eagle Puzzle! Bald Eagle Jigsaw Puzzle
- [The 108th Christmas Bird Count Starts Tomorrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/13/the-108th-christmas-bird-count-starts-tomorrow/) - Lazuli Bunting photo By Walter Ammann The longest running citizen science project in the world, Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, starts Friday, and it's looking for a few thousand volunteers like you. Excursions are organized around the country by local bird clubs, and anyone can join in to help simply by identifying the birds you spot.
- [The Ruby-crowned Kinglet Never Sits Still](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/25/the-ruby-crowned-kinglet-never-sits-still/) - Ruby-crowned Kinglet photo by Doug Greenberg Take a good look at this photo of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet because, chances are, you will never get this good a look at this bird in the wild but maybe for a split second, and that's on a good birding day! You see this tiny bird of North America
- [Broad-billed Hummingbird Wallpaper](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/12/26/broad-billed-hummingbird-wallpaper/) - Male Broad-billed Hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) photo by Gregg Scott I found this photo by Gregg Scott on the Science Blogs site and he actually had a link to a desktop wallpaper size photo that you can download here Hummer . This is one of the coolest wallpapers I have (and I have lots of 'um).
- [Christmas Bird Count - Fall River Mills California 2007](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/03/christmas-bird-count-fall-river-mills-california-2007/) - Unfortunately I was not able to take part in the Fall River CBC but it was a great success this year. You can get the full story and all the particulars here: Fall River Mills CBC . They had a total count of 119 species!
- [Christmas Bird Count - Anderson River Park California 2007](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/03/christmas-bird-count-anderson-river-park-california-2007/) - "The first official Anderson River Park Christmas Bird Count was awesome!", reads the opening line of Rob's CBC report, and was it ever! We all had a great time bird watching and counting in some super locations. We had a total species count of 123! To read the complete report go to: Anderson River Park
- [Christmas Bird Count - Redding California 2007](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/03/christmas-bird-count-redding-california-2007/) - The last Christmas Bird Count in the Redding area was a great success. On Saturday, December 29th, we nearly broke a 34 year record for number of species, 129 tallied in 1991. We totalled 126 species, just shy of the record, in spite of the bad weather of mixed rain and snow all day. Get
- [Ferruginous Hawk - The Largest of the Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/03/ferruginous-hawk-the-largest-of-the-hawks/) - Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) photos by Mary Claypool What in incredible way to bring in the new year! Our local Wintu Audubon Society chapter had a couple of excellent Christmas Bird Counts to end the 2007 season! The last count in our area was done on December 29th with a total of 126 species counted.
- [Sunflower Seed Bird Feeders Take Many Shapes](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/19/sunflower-seed-bird-feeders-take-many-shapes/) - Sunflower seed bird feeders come in many forms which serve different purposes depending on the species of wild bird you want to attract to your home.
- [Gimme Five - Camera Critters #28](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/18/gimme-five-camera-critters-28/) - Outdoor domestic cats and feral cats kill 1 Billion birds every year in the USA. Help save our wild birds by keeping your domestic cats indoors.
- [The Sundial Bridge - Sky Watch Friday #14](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/16/the-sundial-bridge-sky-watch-friday-14/) - Sundial Bridge, Redding, California photo by Larry Jordan Clear blue sky. Not a single cloud to be found. This bridge was designed by Santiago Calatrava and opened July 4th, 2004 in Redding, California. You can click on the photo for more information. Check out the other Sky Watch Friday photos.
- [Blue Jays, Scrub Jays and Steller's Jays](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/16/blue-jays-scrub-jays-and-stellers-jays/) - Blue Jay photo by Bob Sheldon This is a photo of a Blue Jay which many people get mixed up with Bluebirds, Western Scrub Jays or Steller's Jays. My friend Seabrooke wrote an exceptional post on the Blue Jay that I want you to read. You can find her post here: Bold and Bossy. The
- [Should I Feed Wild Birds Year Round?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/09/14/should-i-feed-wild-birds-year-round/) - Photo of Downy Woodpecker at feeder by Old Pirate from NC According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approximately 54 million residents of the United States feed wild birds at backyard feeders. This is important due to the fact that our environment has changed drastically over the last fifty years. Not only do our wild
- [Warm Autumn Days Make Great Bird Watching](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/03/warm-autumn-days-make-great-bird-watching/) - Western Scrub Jay photo by William G. Mancebo The warm autumn days we have been experiencing here in Northern California have made for some great bird watching! We have Scrub Jays here year round but the Steller's Jay you will see below is a bird we don't see all that much. I have posted them
- [Belted Kingfisher - Avian Fishers Supreme](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/14/belted-kingfisher-avian-fishers-supreme/) - Belted Kingfisher Female photo by Steve Berliner The female Belted Kingfisher is one of the few females that is more brightly colored than the male of the species in the avian world. You will most likely find these interesting birds sitting on a wire over a creek doing what they do best; catching fish. These
- [Happy Mother’s Day Mom - We Love You](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/05/10/happy-mothers-day-mom-we-love-you/) - My Mom, The Number One Mom In The World (all photos by me) Happy Mother's Day Mom! We love you with all our heart. I want to extend this greeting to Moms all over the world. Thank you for everything you do, Mom. This beautiful lady in her 90's is the best mom in the world!
- [Bluebirds Start Nestbuilding - Camera Critters #27](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/11/bluebirds-start-nestbuilding-camera-critters-27/) - Bluebird Pair Beginning Nesting Behavior This Bluebird pair has been doing some house searching and decided to start building their nest in this birdhouse I built for my Mom. Take a look at a previous post to see more in this series of photos. Go to Camera Critters to see more critter photos.
- [Red-tailed Hawk Love In The Afternoon - Pale Male](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/10/red-tailed-hawk-love-in-the-afternoon-pale-male/) - Red-tailed Hawks In Central Park There is a long history of raptors in Central Park, but none as famous as Pale Male and his mates. He has sired at least 26 chicks since the early 1990s. Many have produced there own offspring. Pale Male and Lola photo courtesy of PaleMale.com It all started in 1992
- [Looking Down On Hawaii - Sky Watch Friday #13](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/09/looking-down-on-hawaii-sky-watch-friday-13/) - Looking Down On The Hawaiian Skies Flying Into Kona I thought I would take a different perspective for Sky Watch Friday #13. This shot taken from the plane shows the Big Island's highest peak, Mauna Kea, in the background. I think it's important to look at everything in life from different points of view and
- [Project Feeder Watch Benefits Birds And People](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/07/project-feeder-watch-benefits-birds-and-people/) - Chickadee At Feeder photo by Kenn Connection With Nature Promotes Wellness Ithaca, NY-­More than 100 studies have shown that getting closer to nature reduces stress and promotes a feeling of well-being in children and adults. So, filling feeders and counting the birds that visit may be just what the doctor ordered! For more than 20
- [Birdfreak Has Some Great Birding Guides For Kids](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/04/birdfreak-has-some-great-birding-guides-for-kids/) - My friend Eddie over at Birdfreak has some super Birding Guides for Kids that you can download from him by clicking on the link above or you can go to my resources page and download them from there. Either way you get some great information on how to get kids interested in birding and how
- [Flame Skimmer Dragonfly - Camera Critters #26](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/04/flame-skimmer-dragonfly-camera-critters-26/) - Flame Skimmer Dragonfly photo by Brigitte Jordan This was taken at our pond as this dragonfly just emerged out of its naiad (nymph) stage the day before. The Nymph's Final Moult Into An Adult According to Wikipedia, these larger dragonflies can live underwater in the nymph stage for 5 years! Many of them later become
- [Sky Watch Friday #12 - Sunrise in Oak Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/10/02/sky-watch-friday-12-sunrise-in-oak-run/) - Sunrise in Oak Run photo by Larry Jordan Welcome to Sky Watch Friday! Check it out and see all the other great photos.
- [Nyjer Seed Bird Feeders Attract Goldfinches Like Crazy](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/27/nyjer-seed-bird-feeders-attract-goldfinches-like-crazy/) - American Goldfinch photo by Old Pirate If you want to attract goldfinches as well as purple and house finches, pine siskins, and redpolls to your backyard, one of the first things you will want to do is get yourself a nyjer seed bird feeder. This will be in the form of a thistle tube bird
- [Camera Critters #25 - Pacific Tree Frog](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/26/camera-critters-25-pacific-tree-frog/) - Pacific Tree Frog photo by Brigitte Jordan As soon as we put in our water feature, we had frogs galore. These little guys are so much fun to have around and they give us a concert every night through the summer! Don't forget to stop by Camera Critters and see all the other kewl kritter
- [Audubon Action Alert! Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/25/audubon-action-alert-neotropical-migratory-bird-conservation-act/) - Male Bobolink photo by Walter Ammann More than half of the birds species that breed in North America and winter in Latin America have declining populations. If we hope to continuing sharing our North American communities with Wood Thrushes, Bobolinks, and other treasured neotropical migratory birds, we must ensure that the birds find food, safety,
- [Sky Watch Friday 11 - Storm Coming In From The North](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/25/sky-watch-friday-11-storm-coming-in-from-the-north/) - Storm Coming In From The North I like the deep blues in this photo. You can imagine how cold it must be in the center of this storm cloud. See Sky Watch Friday for more great pictures!
- [Bird Watching Binoculars: Do's and Don'ts](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/21/bird-watching-binoculars-dos-and-donts/) - Stokes DLS 10x42 Binocular I found a good article on some do's and don'ts for bird watching binoculars at the About Bird Feeders website. They have some good advise in their article about what you should be looking for in a good birding binocular. This Stokes DLS 10X42 Binocular in the photo above is a
- [Acorn Woodpecker - Camera Critters #24](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/20/acorn-woodpecker-camera-critters-24/) - The Clown at the Hanging Bird Bath photo by Larry Jordan My first contribution to Camera Critters had to be a bird (of course). And what better subject than the Acorn Woodpecker! See my story about this clinging bird here Bring In The Clowns . Happy Birding!
- [Skywatch Friday - Mushroom Sky in Oak Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/18/skywatch-friday-mushroom-sky-in-oak-run/) - Mushroom Sky in Oak Run photo by Brigitte Jordan We get to see some great cloud formations from our back porch. I like the way the clouds are backlit in this sunset. This is my first contribution to Skywatch Friday. What do you think?
- ["World's Largest Owl Threatens British Birds"](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/16/worlds-largest-owl-threatens-british-birds/) - At least that's what the headline says. The Eagle Owl with its 6ft wingspan, and a body length of nearly 2ft 6in, is bigger than all other British birds of prey except for the golden eagle and the white-tailed eagle. It is twice the size of the tawny owl and the barn owl. The only
- [Bird Watching - Choosing The Right Binoculars](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/14/bird-watching-choosing-the-right-binoculars/) - I am celebrating my first Bloggoversary today! I hope you are all celebrating something you hold near and dear also. I want to mention that I have just returned from an incredible week as a volunteer at an Enlightened Warrior Training Camp in Sanger, California. I have therefore been "off the grid" and unable to
- [California Quail - Now Forming Coveys](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/15/california-quail-now-forming-coveys/) - California Quail Female and Male all photos by Mark Schmitt These beautiful game birds are now in the process of forming coveys. Coveys are large groups of birds made up of several families, consisting of parents and their offspring. These coveys can number up to 200 birds. If you have ever come across a covey of
- [Build Birdhouses And Nest Boxes For Cavity-Nesting Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/06/build-birdhouses-and-nest-boxes-for-cavity-nesting-birds/) - Female Bluebird With Nesting Material Atop Nest Box Birds need protective cover just like people need the shelter of a house. Cover can be provided in many forms such as special plantings, hollow logs and dead tree snags, and brush piles. Plants that bear fruit for food are the best plantings for attracting birds. The
- [Vaux's Swift - Watch The Vaux's Swifts As They Swirl Into Their Evening Roost](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/09/01/vauxs-swift-watch-the-vauxs-swifts-as-they-swirl-into-their-evening-roost/) - [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeFBBzXs7C0[/youtube] I discoved this video after reading a report at BirdingGuide.com which led me to do some research on the Vaux's Swift phenomenon. They have an incredible site with everything from bird directory lists to birding guides. Go check out their site! After reading their report and watching this video, I have decided that I need to take
- [Red-tailed Hawk Attacked by Crows](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/11/red-tailed-hawk-attacked-by-crows/) - Crow Attacking Red-tailed Hawk photos by Cleve Nash Back on October 15th this year I wrote a post titled "Why are birds of prey harassed or mobbed". You can read it here: Birds of Prey Harassed. Well, I recently came upon a photo story of a Red-tailed Hawk being attacked by a crow and I
- [Blogging Course Free from Simpleology](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/12/blogging-course-free-from-simpleology/) - Hey everyone, I know this is a little off of the birding subject but I always want to pass on good information when it comes around. If you are into blogging this is something you won't want to pass up. A free program on blogging, come on. And from a group of folks who really know
- [Red-tailed Hawk Having Lunch in Downtown S.F.](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/12/red-tailed-hawk-having-lunch-in-downtown-sf/) - Red-tailed Hawk at lunch in downtown San Francisco photo series by Glenn Nevill I discovered this unbelievable story in the Yahoo group of "Raptor Watch" and just had to post it here. This is a photo of a Red-tailed Hawk having its lunch on a downtown sidewalk in San Francisco, California. As you can see
- [The Great Horned Owls - Masters Of Their Domain](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/17/the-great-horned-owls-masters-of-their-domain/) - Great Horned Owl photo by Frank Kratofil I feel so fortunate to live where I live, out in the country in rural Northern California. Although you can see this rather large owl species everywhere, it being one of the most widespread and common owls in North America. These two photos of the Great Horned Owl
- [Help Sharpe's Longclaw - A 10000 Birds Conservation Project](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/27/help-sharpes-longclaw-a-10000-birds-conservation-project/) - I hope everyone can help in this worthwhile effort to save one of our dwindling species. The folks over at 10000 Birds have some great ideas and we are getting behind them 100%. Besides, they are only asking for a measly buck! I know most of you reading my blog can afford more than that!
- [Endangered Species Act Under Attack - Audubon Society](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/27/endangered-species-act-under-attack-audubon-society/) - Audubon Alert! In it's final few months in office, the Bush Administration has launched an attack on the Endangered Species Act, our most important wildlife law. The Department of Interior has proposed changes to Endangered Species Act regulations that, if enacted, will gut the regulatory process that protects listed species like Whooping Cranes, Piping Plovers,
- [The Frog In The Birdhouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/25/the-frog-in-the-birdhouse/) - Photo from the Sand Springs Leader This is a neat little story about a frog in a birdhouse from the Sand Springs Leader Newspaper in Arkansas. I thought it was a cool photo, plus I love frogs and have a pond in my backyard. As you know, or will find out soon, ponds and flowing water is
- [Bald Eagle Pirating Fish from Osprey](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/01/27/bald-eagle-pirating-fish-from-osprey/) - Osprey Portrait all photos by Rick There is a long recorded history of eagles pirating fish from ospreys. A naturalist from England by the name of Mark Catesby first reported this pirating phenomenon back in 1731. Although there is a question as to how common this practice is, it is an incredible sight to
- [The Great Backyard Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/02/02/the-great-backyard-bird-count/) - Dark-eyed Junco photo by Mark Schmitt I have hundreds of these little birds in my yard during the winter and I love to watch them jostle for position in my tray feeder and go crazy in my covered bird feeder. The reason I have this bird as my photo for this post is that it is
- [Kiwi - Saving New Zealand’s National Bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/02/21/kiwi-saving-new-zealands-national-bird/) - North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) The Kiwi are species of flightless birds that are endemic to New Zealand. This is the national bird of New Zealand and all five species of kiwi are endangered. The North Island Brown Kiwi shown above is the most common of the kiwi. They stand about 16 inches high and
- [The Wood Duck Nests In Trees!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/02/27/the-wood-duck-nests-in-trees/) - Wood Duck male photo by Steve Berliner What an incredibly beautiful bird is the Wood Duck. Many people actually consider the wood duck as being the most beautiful of all water fowl. They are about 19 - 21 inches long with an average wingspan of 29 inches. As you can see from this great photo
- [Bird Friendly Coffee For All You Coffee Lovers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/02/28/bird-friendly-coffee-for-all-you-coffee-lovers/) - I just read this great article on Will Taft's blog at: http://willtaft.com/organic-food/bird-friendly-coffee/ He writes "Recently, when reaching for the organic beans, I noticed a big “Bird Friendly” label on the bag. I thought “Oh that’s cool”, but did not have any idea what it really meant. I had read about the importance of supporting economically
- [Violet-green Swallows - The Acrobats Of The Air](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/04/violet-green-swallows-the-acrobats-of-the-air/) - Violet-green Swallow photos by Bob Sheldon To celebrate my wife's birthday we had a half a dozen Violet-green Swallows fly over our house on March 1st! These incredibly beautiful, acrobatic birds are a pleasure to watch. Just watching their aerobatics will relieve stress, kinda like watching fish in an aquarium only WAY better. These streamlined
- [Rufous Hummingbird - Shining Jewel Of The Sky](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/10/rufous-hummingbird-shining-jewel-of-the-sky/) - Jedi Hummers photo by Lisa Williams I have been waiting a long time to post this photo by Lisa. Any of you who are familiar with hummingbirds know how tough it must have been to capture this photograph! This is a photo of a Rufous Hummingbird defending his feeder from a Black-chinned Hummingbird looking
- [Tufted Titmouse - House Hunting to Fledging!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/15/tufted-titmouse-house-hunting-to-fledging/) - {vidavee id="6016" w="320" } Incredible video by Austin & Paul Murray I was sent a link to this video and just had to pass it on to my readers. Three of my twenty nestboxes are currently occupied by the Oak Titmouse. To see my previous post on these great little birds go here: Oak Titmouse. This
- [The Insidious Invaders - House Sparrows & Starlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/16/the-insidious-invaders-house-sparrows-starlings/) - House (English) Sparrows photo by Deanne Fortnam I am a long time bird advocate. I have been building birdhouses or nest boxes, as we call them, for over 25 years now. There have been many different styles, sizes and materials used for building nest boxes over the years but it all comes down to what is
- [Birds, Eggs, Pysanky and Easter - Spring Has Arrived!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/23/birds-eggs-pysanky-and-easter-spring-has-arrived/) - Happy Easter Ostrich Egg pysanky by Brigitte Jordan A pysanky is a Ukrainian decorated egg. These beautiful works of art are made by the wax batik method and are made as decoration, not to eat. A small hole is usually made at both ends of the egg and the contents are blown out before the design is
- [The Acorn Woodpecker - Bring In The Clowns](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/28/the-acorn-woodpecker-bring-in-the-clowns/) - Bring In The Clowns photo by Mark Schmitt The Acorn Woodpecker is easily identifiable by their clown-like faces. They also show a conspicuous white rump and white wing patches when they are in flight. Just Hanging Around photo by Mark Schmitt Woodpeckers, like parrots, have two toes pointing forward and two hind toes giving them a
- [Bird Nest Identification - Western Bluebirds and Oak Titmouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/04/06/bird-nest-identification-western-bluebirds-and-oak-titmouse/) - Western Bluebird Nest from my Bluebird Trail Oak Titmouse Nest from my Bluebird Trail These are photos of a Western Bluebird nest and an Oak Titmouse nest from two of my nestboxes on my bluebird trail. When monitoring a birdhouse or nestbox trail it is important to be able to identify the birds and the
- [Western Bluebird And Oak Titmouse Hatchlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/04/12/western-bluebird-and-oak-titmouse-hatchlings/) - Western Bluebirds 2 to 5 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan Oak Titmouse Chicks on Day 1 photo by Larry Jordan As you can see in the top photo, six of the Western Bluebirds have hatched and that was the last egg count I had of this nest. I am thinking that they are at
- [Western Bluebird & Oak Titmouse Chicks Revisited](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/04/20/western-bluebird-oak-titmouse-chicks-revisited/) - Western Bluebirds 8 to 10 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan Oak Titmouse Chicks about 1 Week Old photo by Larry Jordan You can see by these photos that these birds are about a week old but no older than 10 days because they still have their feather sheaths. Shortly after these photos the sheaths
- [House Finches - A Variety Of Color And Sound](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/04/28/house-finches-a-variety-of-color-and-sound/) - A Pair of House Finches photo by Lisa Williams As I was driving home from town yesterday, coming down the gravel road that is the last mile to my house, I saw a Western Kingbird sitting on a neighbors fence. The Western Kingbirds have just arrived in my area and this one was in beautiful
- [House Finches Revisited](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/05/09/house-finches-revisited/) - House Finch Nestlings photo by Larry Jordan Here is a photo of the young House Finches no more than a couple of days old. I will try to get more photos as they grow. These were taken Sunday, May 4th in my neighbors planter on their back porch. These little finches make a variety of
- [House Finches Revisited II - 13 Days Old](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/05/14/house-finches-revisited-ii-13-days-old/) - House Finch Chicks at about 13 days photo by Larry Jordan As you can see these chicks are fully feathered and nearly ready to fledge. House Finches usually fledge at day 16. In most songbird species, the parents carry the fecal sacs out of the nest and dispose of them but the House Finch doesn't do this.
- [Tree Swallows - Hey, Where’s My Lunch?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/05/17/tree-swallows-hey-wheres-my-lunch/) - Tree Swallow Chick 13 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan I had an incredible day on the bluebird trail the other day. Three pairs of nesting Tree Swallows and more Western Bluebirds on the way! This little guy was hanging out at the entrance hole waiting for mom and dad to bring lunch. In a
- [Police Probe Wild Bird Killings In The UK from the BBC](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/25/police-probe-wild-bird-killings-in-the-uk-from-the-bbc/) - This is a news story from the BBC I thought was rather interesting as far as the legality of killing gulls with a special licence**. "Police are investigating the suspected deliberate killings of a number of wild birds in North Yorkshire. (Image from the BBC) Wildlife crime officers said there had been unconfirmed reports that
- [Burrowing Owls - Will They Survive In North America?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/05/26/burrowing-owls-will-they-survive-in-north-america/) - Burrowing Owl with Sunset In Its Eyes photo by David Roach I was very fortunate and extremely pleased to be invited to spend a day with my friend Steve on a 16,000 acre cattle ranch in Central California where he is in charge of monitoring over 400 nestboxes. That's right, I said over 400 nestboxes. And that is
- [Bald Eagles - Patriot & Liberty of Redding California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/06/01/bald-eagles-patriot-liberty-of-redding-california/) - Eaglets Thrive Despite Bridge Work Webcam could offer live feed of parents' home by next winter. By Dylan Darling Thursday, May 29, 2008 Photo by Greg Barnette / Record Searchlight Two bald eaglets wait for their parents to return with food in their nest near Turtle Bay Exploration Park on Wednesday afternoon. The eaglets are
- [Ash-throated Flycatchers Coming Back In Numbers](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/06/02/ash-throated-flycatchers-coming-back-in-numbers/) - Ash-throated Flycatcher photo by Frank Kratofil The Ash-throated Flycatchers are back in a big way! I currently have three pair nesting and others still checking out nestboxes. I really love these birds. See my other post here Ash-throated Flycatchers Nesting In My Backyard . I love this shot of the flycatcher my friend Frank took with
- [Eaglets Start Flying - Redding California](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/06/19/eaglets-start-flying-redding-california/) - Turtle Bay Eaglets photo by Greg Barnette Larger of Two Eaglets Starts Flying Young expected to stay near Hwy. 44 nest as they learn to hunt Story by Dylan Darling One of the Turtle Bay eaglets has been testing its wings, say the scientists monitoring the pair of young birds, which have grown up in what
- [Birdhouses - A Few Important Considerations](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/06/26/birdhouses-a-few-important-considerations/) - Birdhouse Tree photo by Larry Jordan I wanted to share this interesting grouping of birdhouses I saw in a quiet neighborhood in northern California. This person has quite a collection! If you like to collect birdhouses for fun and conversation, this can be a cool hobby I suppose but it would be for your enjoyment and
- [An Anytime, Anywhere Celebration of Nature in the City](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/06/27/an-anytime-anywhere-celebration-of-nature-in-the-city/) - Simple citizen-science project reaches urbanites of all ages Eurasian Collared Doves winning photo by Marian Mendez Ithaca, N.Y.­Nature has the power to soothe and enthuse. More people are finding that out as they join the free, year-round “Celebrate Urban Birds!” citizen-science project from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. From schools, hospitals, and senior centers, to
- [Bird Blogging - An Enjoyable And Enlightening Pastime](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/05/bird-blogging-an-enjoyable-and-enlightening-pastime/) - "How Could You Ask Me That Question?" photo by Mark Schmitt I was asked by Mike Bergin of 10,000Birds.com to answer the question "Why are you still bird blogging"? Are you kidding me? How could you ask me that question? Not only do I get to share my birding experiences, I also get to meet all
- [Birds And Blogging And Carnivals And Wordle](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/06/birds-and-blogging-and-carnivals-and-wordle/) - I just had to thank Liza Lee Miller for turning me on to this Wordle program. You can make word clouds like the one above and save them with a screen capture program like Snag-It . It's loads of fun to play around with the program and see what you can come up with! I took
- [Forest Songsters Evolved In An Early Rush](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/10/forest-songsters-evolved-in-an-early-rush/) - Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon's) photo by Mark Schmitt ITHACA, NY-­ Evolution seems to have happened in fits and starts,­ at least that’s what the fossil record shows. From trilobites to pterodactyls, ammonites to Archaeopteryx, scientists find the same pattern: brief bursts of innovation in which a single species, or branch on the tree of life,
- [Which Bird Has The Most Melodious Song?](https://thebirdersreport.com/2007/11/16/which-bird-has-the-most-melodious-song/) - Western Meadowlark photo by D.W.Williams Even though it's been a rather gray, overcast day, I have seen several interesting birds today. Let's start with this morning. As I was walking my Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Mika, I saw some birds fluttering around the thick buck brush. When I focused in on them with my binoculars, they
- [Birding in Guatemala - An Insiteful Post From 10,000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/03/04/birding-in-guatemala-an-insiteful-post-from-10000-birds/) - I just came across an interesting post from Mike Bergin over at 10,000 Birds he writes: "Have you ever started your day knowing that the word “mundane” just wasn’t going to apply? That’s how I felt this morning when I woke up in GUATEMALA! I’m here to participate in the fourth Birding Encounter courtesy of
- [100% Electricity From Carbon Free Energy In Ten Years!](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/18/100-electricity-from-carbon-free-energy-in-ten-years/) - Audubon Action Alert! Yesterday, former Vice President Gore issued a challenge to America to produce 100% of our electricity from solar, wind and other non-carbon sources within 10 years. Audubon is proud to partner with the Alliance for Climate Protection's We Can Solve It campaign (www.wecansolveit.org), and this bold challenge to America is exactly what
- [The Bird’s Nest - Beijing National Stadium 2008 Olympics](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/22/the-birds-nest-beijing-national-stadium-2008-olympics/) - The Bird's Nest - Beijing National Stadium The construction on this building began in March of 2004 and was just recently completed. It has 80,000 permanent seats and will add another 11,000 temporary seats for the 2008 Olympic games. This is a huge structure and Herzog and DeMeuron have contributed some green solutions into their
- [Birdsong Not Just For The Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/07/28/birdsong-not-just-for-the-birds/) - Since we were talking about "Birding by Ear" I thought you might be interested in this article from Science Daily on a new technology to facilitate bird population surveys. I think you will find it quite interesting. Chaffinch photo by Andrew Howe ScienceDaily (July 28, 2008) — Switch on the mike, start the recording, the
- [Audubon Action Alert! Seabirds At Risk From Fisheries Management](https://thebirdersreport.com/2008/08/06/audubon-action-alert-seabirds-at-risk-from-fisheries-management/) - Laysan Albatross photo by Mike Yip Audubon Action Alert! Save Ocean Ecosystems and Their Seabirds. The White House has recently proposed a new rule for oversight of marine fisheries. The new rule would gut the protections that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has long provided ocean ecosystems and the seabirds and other wildlife that

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- [Feeding Wild Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/feeding-wild-birds/) - Information on Feeding Wild Birds
- [Bird Sightings](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/bird-sightings/) - Some of my experiences with birds I encounter
- [Bluebirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/bluebirds/) - This is one of my passions. Information on Bluebird Trails and increasing the bluebird populations all across the country.
- [Birds In The News](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birds-in-the-news/) - Birds In The News
- [Birds of Prey](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/birds-of-prey/) - Birds of Prey
- [Blogging](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/blogging/) - Information and insights into the Blogosphere
- [Wildlife Photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wildlife-photos/) - Wildlife other than Birds
- [Cavity Nesting](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/cavity-nesting/) - Information on all other Cavity Nesting Birds
- [Birding Supplies](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/) - Bird houses and feeders, bird baths, binoculars, spotting scopes, field guides, CDs and DVDs for increasing your birding pleasure
- [Wild Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/wild-birds/) - Wild Birds – Their Beauty and Behavior
- [Conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/conservation/) - Get Active in Conservation and Make Our World a Better Place
- [Bird Houses](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/bird-houses/) - Bird Houses
- [Bird Feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/bird-feeders/) - Bird Feeders
- [Bird Baths and Fountains](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/bird-baths-and-fountains/) - Bird baths and Fountains
- [Optics](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/optics/) - Optics – Binoculars and Spotting Scopes
- [Skywatch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/skywatch-friday/) - Skywatch photographs for Skywatch Friday
- [Camera Critters](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/camera-critters/) - Great meme with loads of links to critter blogs and photos
- [Bird Books and Guides](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birding-supplies/bird-books-and-guides/)
- [I and the Bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/i-and-the-bird/) - The best bird blog carnival on the web!
- [MyWorld](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/myworld/)
- [Bird Photography Weekly](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/bird-photography-weekly/)
- [BirdLife International](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/birdlife-international/) - Working Together for Birds and People
- [Digiscoping](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/digiscoping/)
- [Burrowing Owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/burrowing-owl-2/)
- [West Coast Beat Writer](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/west-coast-beat-writer/)
- [World Bird Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/world-bird-wednesday-2/) - Springman’s Bird Photography meme
- [Asides](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/asides/)
- [Reviews](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/reviews/)
- [Politics](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/politics/)
- [National Wildlife Refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/category/post-name/national-wildlife-refuges/)

## Tags

- [Audubon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon/)
- [audubon action alert](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-action-alert/)
- [sea birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sea-birds/)
- [birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds/)
- [laysan albatross](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/laysan-albatross/)
- [albatross](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/albatross/)
- [NEPA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nepa/)
- [National Environmental Policy Act](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-environmental-policy-act/)
- [National Marine Fisheries Service](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-marine-fisheries-service/)
- [red knot](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-knot/)
- [birding by ear](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-by-ear/)
- [birdsong](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdsong/)
- [University of Bonn](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/university-of-bonn/)
- [bio-acoustic](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bio-acoustic/)
- [chaffinch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chaffinch/)
- [warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/warbler/)
- [bird's nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-nest/)
- [bird's nest stadium](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-nest-stadium/)
- [Beijing National Stadium](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/beijing-national-stadium/)
- [2008 olympics](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/2008-olympics/)
- [carbon free](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/carbon-free/)
- [Al Gore](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/al-gore/)
- [we can solve it](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/we-can-solve-it/)
- [alliance for climate protection](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/alliance-for-climate-protection/)
- [ruby-crowned kinglet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ruby-crowned-kinglet/)
- [birdsongs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdsongs/)
- [american birding association](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-birding-association/)
- [audubon magazine](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-magazine/)
- [birding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding/)
- [Guatemala](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/guatemala/)
- [Quetzal bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/quetzal-bird/)
- [10000 birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/10000-birds/)
- [great horned owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-horned-owl/)
- [owls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/owls/)
- [Western Meadowlark](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-meadowlark/)
- [American Kestrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-kestrel/)
- [Northern Flicker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-flicker/)
- [ash throated flycatcher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ash-throated-flycatcher/)
- [flycatchers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/flycatchers/)
- [bluebird house](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-house/)
- [cavity](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cavity/)
- [American Bird Conservancy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-bird-conservancy/)
- [news](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/news/)
- [bluebird nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-nest/)
- [western bluebird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-bluebird/)
- [house sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/house-sparrow/)
- [tree swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tree-swallow/)
- [nest boxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-boxes/)
- [house finch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/house-finch/)
- [nestbox](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestbox/)
- [oak titmouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oak-titmouse/)
- [tree cavities](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tree-cavities/)
- [bluebird houses](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-houses/)
- [cornell lab of ornithology](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cornell-lab-of-ornithology/)
- [wood warblers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-warblers/)
- [birding carnivals](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-carnivals/)
- [wordle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wordle/)
- [clouds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clouds/)
- [acorn woodpeckers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/acorn-woodpeckers/)
- [red shouldered hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-shouldered-hawk/)
- [black capped chickadee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-capped-chickadee/)
- [house wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/house-wren/)
- [hummingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hummingbird/)
- [citizen science project](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/citizen-science-project/)
- [eurasian collared doves](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eurasian-collared-doves/)
- [cavity nesters](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cavity-nesters/)
- [birdhouses](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdhouses/)
- [eaglets](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eaglets/)
- [turtle bay](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/turtle-bay/)
- [redding california](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/redding-california/)
- [state department of transportation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/state-department-of-transportation/)
- [chicks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chicks/)
- [bald eagles](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bald-eagles/)
- [bridge construction](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bridge-construction/)
- [burrowing owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/burrowing-owl/)
- [nestboxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestboxes/)
- [black-headed gulls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-headed-gulls/)
- [bird killings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-killings/)
- [BBC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bbc/)
- [wildlife crime](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-crime/)
- [bluebird trail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-trail/)
- [tree swallows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tree-swallows/)
- [western bluebirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-bluebirds/)
- [songbird species](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/songbird-species/)
- [finches](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/finches/)
- [songbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/songbirds/)
- [bird bath](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-bath/)
- [mom](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mom/)
- [Mother's Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mothers-day/)
- [house finches](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/house-finches/)
- [backyard feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/backyard-feeders/)
- [incubation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/incubation/)
- [nesting birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nesting-birds/)
- [hatchlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hatchlings/)
- [house sparrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/house-sparrows/)
- [eggs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eggs/)
- [acorn woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/acorn-woodpecker/)
- [woodpecker photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/woodpecker-photos/)
- [woodpeckers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/woodpeckers/)
- [woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/woodpecker/)
- [ostrich egg](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ostrich-egg/)
- [decorating eggs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/decorating-eggs/)
- [pysanky](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pysanky/)
- [Easter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/easter/)
- [english sparrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/english-sparrows/)
- [building birdhouses](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/building-birdhouses/)
- [nest box](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-box/)
- [European Starlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/european-starlings/)
- [tufted titmouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tufted-titmouse/)
- [birdhouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdhouse/)
- [rufous hummingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rufous-hummingbird/)
- [selasphorus rufus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/selasphorus-rufus/)
- [migration route](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migration-route/)
- [gorget](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gorget/)
- [birder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birder/)
- [swallow photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swallow-photos/)
- [swallows nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swallows-nest/)
- [suet feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/suet-feeder/)
- [suet cakes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/suet-cakes/)
- [peanut butter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/peanut-butter/)
- [suet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/suet/)
- [coffee producers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/coffee-producers/)
- [sustainable coffee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sustainable-coffee/)
- [coffee lovers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/coffee-lovers/)
- [organic beans](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/organic-beans/)
- [coffee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/coffee/)
- [shade grown coffee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shade-grown-coffee/)
- [wood duck drake](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-duck-drake/)
- [wood ducks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-ducks/)
- [duck nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/duck-nests/)
- [wood duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-duck/)
- [water fowl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/water-fowl/)
- [nest tree](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-tree/)
- [operation nest egg](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/operation-nest-egg/)
- [national bird of new zealand](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-bird-of-new-zealand/)
- [brown kiwi](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/brown-kiwi/)
- [endagered birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/endagered-birds/)
- [backyard bird count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/backyard-bird-count/)
- [great backyard bird count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-backyard-bird-count/)
- [bird feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-feeder/)
- [backyard bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/backyard-bird/)
- [osprey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/osprey/)
- [ospreys](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ospreys/)
- [bald eagle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bald-eagle/)
- [eagles](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eagles/)
- [fish pirates](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fish-pirates/)
- [frog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/frog/)
- [frogs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/frogs/)
- [u s fish and wildlife service](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [wildlife biologists](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-biologists/)
- [endangered species act](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/endangered-species-act/)
- [audubon society](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-society/)
- [department of interior](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/department-of-interior/)
- [public awareness campaigns](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/public-awareness-campaigns/)
- [conservation project](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/conservation-project/)
- [sharpe's long claw](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sharpes-long-claw/)
- [fund raiser](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fund-raiser/)
- [attracting birds to your yard](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/attracting-birds-to-your-yard/)
- [pondless waterfalls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pondless-waterfalls/)
- [california quail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-quail/)
- [waterfall](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/waterfall/)
- [rock fountains](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rock-fountains/)
- [gold fish](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gold-fish/)
- [water plants](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/water-plants/)
- [sound of the water](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sound-of-the-water/)
- [great horned owls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-horned-owls/)
- [owl photo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/owl-photo/)
- [torpor](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/torpor/)
- [hummingbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hummingbirds/)
- [red tailed hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-tailed-hawk/)
- [raptor photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/raptor-photos/)
- [raptors](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/raptors/)
- [san francisco photo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/san-francisco-photo/)
- [simpleology](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/simpleology/)
- [blog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blog/)
- [hawk photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawk-photos/)
- [hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawks/)
- [mob](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mob/)
- [crows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/crows/)
- [migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migration/)
- [vaux's swift](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/vauxs-swift/)
- [swift](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swift/)
- [vaux's](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/vauxs/)
- [attracting birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/attracting-birds/)
- [nesting boxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nesting-boxes/)
- [bird habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-habitat/)
- [bird house](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-house/)
- [bird watching](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-watching/)
- [binoculars](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/binoculars/)
- [scopes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/scopes/)
- [birders](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birders/)
- [covey of quail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/covey-of-quail/)
- [game birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/game-birds/)
- [quail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/quail/)
- [british birds of prey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/british-birds-of-prey/)
- [eagle owls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eagle-owls/)
- [eagle owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eagle-owl/)
- [sky](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sky/)
- [bird watching binoculars](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-watching-binoculars/)
- [Stokes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/stokes/)
- [raptors in flight](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/raptors-in-flight/)
- [Harris' Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/harris-hawks/)
- [Chihuahuan Ravens](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chihuahuan-ravens/)
- [Barn Owls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/barn-owls/)
- [Ferruginous Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ferruginous-hawks/)
- [Gray Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gray-hawks/)
- [Prairie Falcons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/prairie-falcons/)
- [Greater Roadrunners](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/greater-roadrunners/)
- [Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/arizona-sonora-desert-museum/)
- [Sky Watch Friday](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sky-watch-friday/)
- [migratory bird conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migratory-bird-conservation/)
- [neotropical migratory birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/neotropical-migratory-birds/)
- [bobolinks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bobolinks/)
- [Pacific Tree Frog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pacific-tree-frog/)
- [nyjer seed bird feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nyjer-seed-bird-feeder/)
- [tube bird feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tube-bird-feeder/)
- [nyjer seed](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nyjer-seed/)
- [niger seed](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/niger-seed/)
- [american goldfinch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-goldfinch/)
- [goldfinch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/goldfinch/)
- [thistle tube feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/thistle-tube-feeder/)
- [wind farms](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wind-farms/)
- [clean energy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clean-energy/)
- [wind energy development](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wind-energy-development/)
- [wind power](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wind-power/)
- [dragonflies](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dragonflies/)
- [dragonfly](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dragonfly/)
- [nymph](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nymph/)
- [flame skimmer](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/flame-skimmer/)
- [birding guides](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-guides/)
- [bird books](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-books/)
- [birdfreak](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdfreak/)
- [birding guides for kids](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-guides-for-kids/)
- [project feederwatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/project-feederwatch/)
- [cornell lab](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cornell-lab/)
- [feeder bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/feeder-bird/)
- [gray fox](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gray-fox/)
- [bluebird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird/)
- [hawaiian skies](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawaiian-skies/)
- [Mauna Kea](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mauna-kea/)
- [red tailed hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-tailed-hawks/)
- [pale male](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pale-male/)
- [pale male and lola](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pale-male-and-lola/)
- [central park](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/central-park/)
- [belted kingfisher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/belted-kingfisher/)
- [kingfishers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kingfishers/)
- [catching fish](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/catching-fish/)
- [IATB](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/iatb/)
- [scrub jay](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/scrub-jay/)
- [steller's jay](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/stellers-jay/)
- [bird feeding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-feeding/)
- [corvidae family](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/corvidae-family/)
- [blue jays](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blue-jays/)
- [sundial bridge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sundial-bridge/)
- [sundial bridge redding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sundial-bridge-redding/)
- [santiago calatrava](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/santiago-calatrava/)
- [chickadees](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chickadees/)
- [wrens](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wrens/)
- [outdoor cats](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/outdoor-cats/)
- [domestic cats](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/domestic-cats/)
- [feral cats](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/feral-cats/)
- [sunflower seed bird feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunflower-seed-bird-feeders/)
- [seed feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/seed-feeder/)
- [tube feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tube-feeder/)
- [sunflower seed](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunflower-seed/)
- [ferruginous hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ferruginous-hawk/)
- [Christmas Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/christmas-bird-count/)
- [Chistmas bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chistmas-bird-count/)
- [anderson california](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/anderson-california/)
- [Fall River Mills](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fall-river-mills/)
- [bird photography](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-photography/)
- [wallpapers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wallpapers/)
- [bald eagle puzzle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bald-eagle-puzzle/)
- [conservation priorities](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/conservation-priorities/)
- [nest box monitoring guide](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-box-monitoring-guide/)
- [bluebird trails](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-trails/)
- [sunset photos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunset-photos/)
- [nuttall's woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nuttalls-woodpecker/)
- [northern california](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-california/)
- [yellow-billed magpie](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-billed-magpie/)
- [magpie](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/magpie/)
- [California](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california/)
- [bird collisions](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-collisions/)
- [Daniel Klem](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/daniel-klem/)
- [bird window collisions](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-window-collisions/)
- [bird kills](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-kills/)
- [fatal light awareness program](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fatal-light-awareness-program/)
- [window strikes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/window-strikes/)
- [fall migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fall-migration/)
- [red sky in the morning](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-sky-in-the-morning/)
- [red sky at night](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-sky-at-night/)
- [rain](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rain/)
- [whooping cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/whooping-cranes/)
- [operation migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/operation-migration/)
- [bird conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-conservation/)
- [dona nobis pacem](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dona-nobis-pacem/)
- [grant us peace](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/grant-us-peace/)
- [peace](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/peace/)
- [critical environmental issues](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/critical-environmental-issues/)
- [environmental decisions](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/environmental-decisions/)
- [great egret](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-egret/)
- [turkey vultures](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/turkey-vultures/)
- [national audubon Society](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-audubon-society/)
- [Great-tailed Grackle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-tailed-grackle/)
- [nest watch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-watch/)
- [bird nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-nests/)
- [Gray Wolf](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gray-wolf/)
- [center for biological diversity](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/center-for-biological-diversity/)
- [wolves](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wolves/)
- [foxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/foxes/)
- [CBC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cbc/)
- [birdwatcher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdwatcher/)
- [bird watcher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-watcher/)
- [citizen science](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/citizen-science/)
- [suet bird feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/suet-bird-feeder/)
- [clingers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clingers/)
- [fall migrations](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fall-migrations/)
- [bird migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-migration/)
- [migratory birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migratory-birds/)
- [north american flyways](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/north-american-flyways/)
- [white tailed kite](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-tailed-kite/)
- [kestrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kestrel/)
- [falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/falcon/)
- [mobbing](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mobbing/)
- [bluebird boxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-boxes/)
- [bluebird nest boxes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bluebird-nest-boxes/)
- [northern harrier hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-harrier-hawk/)
- [northern harrier](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-harrier/)
- [northern flickers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-flickers/)
- [anting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/anting/)
- [wild turkeys](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wild-turkeys/)
- [thanksgiving](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/thanksgiving/)
- [magnetic fields](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/magnetic-fields/)
- [migrations](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migrations/)
- [species at risk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/species-at-risk/)
- [watchlist](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/watchlist/)
- [bird sounds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-sounds/)
- [dark-eyed junco](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dark-eyed-junco/)
- [juncos](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/juncos/)
- [alaska species](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/alaska-species/)
- [global climate change](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/global-climate-change/)
- [rare bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rare-bird/)
- [glaciers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/glaciers/)
- [wild turkey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wild-turkey/)
- [blogging tips](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blogging-tips/)
- [make money blogging](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/make-money-blogging/)
- [Red-crowned Crane](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-crowned-crane/)
- [christian science monitor](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/christian-science-monitor/)
- [DMZ](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dmz/)
- [Korea](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/korea/)
- [birding library](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-library/)
- [opposable chums](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/opposable-chums/)
- [world series of birding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/world-series-of-birding/)
- [kenn kaufman](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kenn-kaufman/)
- [david sibley](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/david-sibley/)
- [pete dunn](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pete-dunn/)
- [mount shasta](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mount-shasta/)
- [hawk nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawk-nest/)
- [western gray squirrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-gray-squirrel/)
- [squirrel proof bird feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/squirrel-proof-bird-feeder/)
- [squirrel problems](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/squirrel-problems/)
- [squirrel baffles](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/squirrel-baffles/)
- [predator guard](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/predator-guard/)
- [tar sands](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tar-sands/)
- [oil development](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oil-development/)
- [boreal forests](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/boreal-forests/)
- [migratory bird populations](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migratory-bird-populations/)
- [wildlife habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-habitat/)
- [Cattle Drive](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cattle-drive/)
- [Wordpress 2.7](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wordpress-27/)
- [blogsuccess](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blogsuccess/)
- [national wildlife federation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-wildlife-federation/)
- [native vegetation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/native-vegetation/)
- [Venus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/venus/)
- [Jupiter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/jupiter/)
- [moon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/moon/)
- [birdsleuth](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdsleuth/)
- [bird behavior](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-behavior/)
- [goldfinches](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/goldfinches/)
- [mountain quail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mountain-quail/)
- [red shafted flicker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-shafted-flicker/)
- [Merry Christmas](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/merry-christmas/)
- [Bushtit](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bushtit/)
- [Christmas](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/christmas/)
- [american robin](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-robin/)
- [happy new year](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/happy-new-year/)
- [sunset](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunset/)
- [common moorhen](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/common-moorhen/)
- [common merganser](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/common-merganser/)
- [double crested cormorant](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/double-crested-cormorant/)
- [ruddy ducks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ruddy-ducks/)
- [canada geese](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/canada-geese/)
- [buffleheads](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/buffleheads/)
- [sacramento river](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento-river/)
- [golf](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/golf/)
- [bird banding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-banding/)
- [patuxent wildlife research center](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/patuxent-wildlife-research-center/)
- [anna's hummingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/annas-hummingbird/)
- [Mt. Shasta](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mt-shasta/)
- [Lemurians](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lemurians/)
- [north american bluebird society](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/north-american-bluebird-society/)
- [snowy egret](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/snowy-egret/)
- [cosumnes river preserve](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cosumnes-river-preserve/)
- [Sacramento](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento/)
- [Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [cavity nesting birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cavity-nesting-birds/)
- [snow goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/snow-goose/)
- [pacific flyway](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pacific-flyway/)
- [white breasted nuthatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-breasted-nuthatch/)
- [deciduous forests](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/deciduous-forests/)
- [Redding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/redding/)
- [GBBC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gbbc/)
- [climate change](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/climate-change/)
- [mourning dove](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mourning-dove/)
- [valentine's day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/valentines-day/)
- [valentine](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/valentine/)
- [purple finches](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/purple-finches/)
- [golden crowned sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/golden-crowned-sparrow/)
- [mourning doves](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mourning-doves/)
- [Pine Siskins](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pine-siskins/)
- [Canada Goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/canada-goose/)
- [northern shoveler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-shoveler/)
- [northern pintail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-pintail/)
- [dabbling ducks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dabbling-ducks/)
- [duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/duck/)
- [black phoebe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-phoebe/)
- [immature bald eagle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/immature-bald-eagle/)
- [Norhern Mockingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/norhern-mockingbird/)
- [mallard](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mallard/)
- [pied-billed grebe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pied-billed-grebe/)
- [canvasback](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/canvasback/)
- [killdeer](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killdeer/)
- [white-fronted goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-fronted-goose/)
- [Lema Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lema-ranch/)
- [Marsh Wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/marsh-wren/)
- [Boreal Bird Blog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/boreal-bird-blog/)
- [global warming](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/global-warming/)
- [turkey vulture](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/turkey-vulture/)
- [Lewis's Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lewiss-woodpecker/)
- [cliff swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cliff-swallow/)
- [Norhtern Rough-winged Swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/norhtern-rough-winged-swallow/)
- [swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swallow/)
- [rufous hummingbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rufous-hummingbirds/)
- [hummingbird feeders](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hummingbird-feeders/)
- [Red-winged Blackbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-winged-blackbird/)
- [ostrich](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ostrich/)
- [spring](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spring/)
- [peregrine falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/peregrine-falcon/)
- [European Starling](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/european-starling/)
- [western kingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-kingbird/)
- [western tanager](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-tanager/)
- [mother](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mother/)
- [robin](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/robin/)
- [Wintu Audubon Society](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wintu-audubon-society/)
- [Anderson River Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/anderson-river-park/)
- [Shasta Wildlife Rescue](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shasta-wildlife-rescue/)
- [lesser goldfinch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lesser-goldfinch/)
- [bird nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-nest/)
- [memorial day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/memorial-day/)
- [NestWatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestwatch/)
- [Cornell Lab of Ornithlogy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cornell-lab-of-ornithlogy/)
- [Audubon Alert](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-alert/)
- [congress](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/congress/)
- [ash-throated flycatchers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ash-throated-flycatchers/)
- [green heron](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/green-heron/)
- [Nikon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nikon/)
- [bullock's oriole](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bullocks-oriole/)
- [oriole nests](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oriole-nests/)
- [ladder-backed Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ladder-backed-woodpecker/)
- [Osprey Nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/osprey-nest/)
- [American Dipper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-dipper/)
- [dipper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dipper/)
- [water ouzel](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/water-ouzel/)
- [Lassen Volcanic National Park](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lassen-volcanic-national-park/)
- [Brown Creeper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/brown-creeper/)
- [American Coot](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-coot/)
- [Mallard chick](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mallard-chick/)
- [Bufflehead](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bufflehead/)
- [Red-breasted Sapsucker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-breasted-sapsucker/)
- [Spotted Sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spotted-sandpiper/)
- [Mountain Chickadee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mountain-chickadee/)
- [hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawk/)
- [raptor](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/raptor/)
- [twitter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/twitter/)
- [bird blogging](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-blogging/)
- [Violet-green Swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/violet-green-swallow/)
- [nestling](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestling/)
- [fledgling](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fledgling/)
- [Audubon Magazine Photography Awards](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-magazine-photography-awards/)
- [birds in focus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-in-focus/)
- [Nature's Best Photography](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/natures-best-photography/)
- [dawn tv ad](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dawn-tv-ad/)
- [bird rehabilitation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-rehabilitation/)
- [International Bird Rescue Research Center](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/international-bird-rescue-research-center/)
- [national parks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-parks/)
- [Pine Trees](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pine-trees/)
- [wood duck chicks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-duck-chicks/)
- [wind turbines](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wind-turbines/)
- [alternative energy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/alternative-energy/)
- [grebe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/grebe/)
- [nestbuilding](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestbuilding/)
- [nature blog network](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nature-blog-network/)
- [nature](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nature/)
- [American Crow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-crow/)
- [crow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/crow/)
- [bird intelligence](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-intelligence/)
- [birds using tools](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-using-tools/)
- [kingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kingbird/)
- [plover](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/plover/)
- [shorebirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shorebirds/)
- [Black-headed Grosbeak](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-headed-grosbeak/)
- [Western Scub-Jay](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-scub-jay/)
- [Bare-faced Bulbul](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bare-faced-bulbul/)
- [bulbul](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bulbul/)
- [new bird species](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/new-bird-species/)
- [wildlife watching](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-watching/)
- [Lincoln's Sparrow In Flight](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lincolns-sparrow-in-flight/)
- [Lincoln's Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lincolns-sparrow/)
- [sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sparrow/)
- [sunrise](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunrise/)
- [Oak Run](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oak-run/)
- [Pine Siskin](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pine-siskin/)
- [birds and water](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-and-water/)
- [heron](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/heron/)
- [pond](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pond/)
- [water](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/water/)
- [birdbath](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birdbath/)
- [rainbow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rainbow/)
- [song sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/song-sparrow/)
- [verison](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/verison/)
- [verison wireless](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/verison-wireless/)
- [friends of America rally](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/friends-of-america-rally/)
- [mountaintop removal](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mountaintop-removal/)
- [IVAD](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ivad/)
- [International Vulture Awareness Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/international-vulture-awareness-day/)
- [vultures](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/vultures/)
- [black vulture](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-vulture/)
- [owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/owl/)
- [California Burrowing Owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-burrowing-owl/)
- [burrowing owl habitat](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/burrowing-owl-habitat/)
- [artificial burrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/artificial-burrows/)
- [Shasta College](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shasta-college/)
- [bird walk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-walk/)
- [blogoversary](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blogoversary/)
- [California Burrowing Owl Consortium](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-burrowing-owl-consortium/)
- [Institute of Bird Populations](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/institute-of-bird-populations/)
- [Birders Who Blog Tweet and Chirp](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birders-who-blog-tweet-and-chirp/)
- [White-faced Ibis](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-faced-ibis/)
- [River Otter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/river-otter/)
- [turkey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/turkey/)
- [cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cranes/)
- [Gadwall](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gadwall/)
- [Great Blue Heron](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-blue-heron/)
- [blog action day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blog-action-day/)
- [350.org](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/350-org/)
- [International Day Of Climate Change](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/international-day-of-climate-change/)
- [Western Grebe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-grebe/)
- [Clark's Grebe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clarks-grebe/)
- [California Audubon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-audubon/)
- [IBRRC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ibrrc/)
- [sea slime](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sea-slime/)
- [Greater White-fronted Goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/greater-white-fronted-goose/)
- [Brewer's Blackbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/brewers-blackbird/)
- [Black-necked Stilt](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-necked-stilt/)
- [American Wigeon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-wigeon/)
- [Cinnamon Teal](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cinnamon-teal/)
- [Long-billed Dowitcher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/long-billed-dowitcher/)
- [Yellow-rumped Warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-rumped-warbler/)
- [White-throated Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-throated-sparrow/)
- [White-crowned Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-crowned-sparrow/)
- [Downy Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/downy-woodpecker/)
- [Audubon Advisory](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-advisory/)
- [kinglet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kinglet/)
- [Hutton's Vireo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/huttons-vireo/)
- [vireo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/vireo/)
- [Children's Bluebird Activity Book](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/childrens-bluebird-activity-book/)
- [B is for Bufflehead](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/b-is-for-bufflehead/)
- [Chippy Chipmunk Parties in the Garden](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chippy-chipmunk-parties-in-the-garden/)
- [children's books](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/childrens-books/)
- [Dawn's Bloggy Blog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dawns-bloggy-blog/)
- [BwBTC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bwbtc/)
- [domestic turkey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/domestic-turkey/)
- [Bourbon Red Turkey](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bourbon-red-turkey/)
- [Battle Creek Wildlife Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/battle-creek-wildlife-area/)
- [Black-tailed Deer](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-tailed-deer/)
- [Lassen Peak](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lassen-peak/)
- [Blackcap](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blackcap/)
- [Blackcap Warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blackcap-warbler/)
- [evolution](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/evolution/)
- [speciation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/speciation/)
- [egret](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/egret/)
- [Sandhill Crane](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandhill-crane/)
- [Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento-river-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [bird identification](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-identification/)
- [Audubon Christmas Bird Count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-christmas-bird-count/)
- [Audubon California](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-california/)
- [bird of the year](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-of-the-year/)
- [species of special concern](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/species-of-special-concern/)
- [CDFG](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cdfg/)
- [California Department of Fish and Game](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-department-of-fish-and-game/)
- [10000 birds conservation club](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/10000-birds-conservation-club/)
- [Cedar Waxwing](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cedar-waxwing/)
- [Western Burrowing Owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-burrowing-owl/)
- [Savannah Sparow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/savannah-sparow/)
- [Preventing Extinctions Programme](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/preventing-extinctions-programme/)
- [Greater Sage-grouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/greater-sage-grouse/)
- [Sage grouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sage-grouse/)
- [grouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/grouse/)
- [BLM](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blm/)
- [United States Bureau of Land Management](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/united-states-bureau-of-land-management/)
- [buteo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/buteo/)
- [International Year of Biodiversity](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/international-year-of-biodiversity/)
- [biodiversity](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/biodiversity/)
- [Least Sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/least-sandpiper/)
- [sandppiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandppiper/)
- [peeps](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/peeps/)
- [Sacramento River Bend Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento-river-bend-area/)
- [NPR](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/npr/)
- [White-rumped Sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-rumped-sandpiper/)
- [sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandpiper/)
- [owlgate](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/owlgate/)
- [spotted towhee](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spotted-towhee/)
- [hermit thrush](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hermit-thrush/)
- [bird monitoring](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-monitoring/)
- [ring-billed gull](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ring-billed-gull/)
- [gull](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gull/)
- [Kutras Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kutras-lake/)
- [waxwing](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/waxwing/)
- [Guidance for Burrowing Owl Conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/guidance-for-burrowing-owl-conservation/)
- [field guide to the birds of north america](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/field-guide-to-the-birds-of-north-america/)
- [Bewick's Wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bewicks-wren/)
- [wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wren/)
- [anna's hummingbird dive display](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/annas-hummingbird-dive-display/)
- [hummingbird courtship](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hummingbird-courtship/)
- [eaglecam](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eaglecam/)
- [turtle bay exploration park](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/turtle-bay-exploration-park/)
- [sacramento river trail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sacramento-river-trail/)
- [State Of The Birds Report 2010](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/state-of-the-birds-report-2010/)
- [Ken Salazar](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ken-salazar/)
- [The Nature Conservancy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/the-nature-conservancy/)
- [North American Bird Conservation Initiative](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/north-american-bird-conservation-initiative/)
- [bird nesting material](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-nesting-material/)
- [Green-winged Teal](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/green-winged-teal/)
- [Savannah Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/savannah-sparrow/)
- [American White Pelican](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-white-pelican/)
- [nest building](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nest-building/)
- [swallows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swallows/)
- [Cliff Swallows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cliff-swallows/)
- [osprey mating](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/osprey-mating/)
- [blackbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blackbird/)
- [song spread display](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/song-spread-display/)
- [migration flyways](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/migration-flyways/)
- [Sora](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sora/)
- [rail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rail/)
- [titmouse](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/titmouse/)
- [Audubon's Warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubons-warbler/)
- [Spring Migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spring-migration/)
- [Calliope Hummingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/calliope-hummingbird/)
- [Sierran Treefrog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sierran-treefrog/)
- [treefrog](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/treefrog/)
- [Save The Frogs Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/save-the-frogs-day/)
- [nuthatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nuthatch/)
- [extra-pair copulation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/extra-pair-copulation/)
- [nesting behavior](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nesting-behavior/)
- [Kowa TSN-883](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kowa-tsn-883/)
- [spotting scope](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spotting-scope/)
- [nesting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nesting/)
- [Digiscoped](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/digiscoped/)
- [Wordless Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wordless-wednesday/)
- [Nutall's Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nutalls-woodpecker/)
- [nestlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nestlings/)
- [Pygmy Nuthatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pygmy-nuthatch/)
- [White-headed Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/white-headed-woodpecker/)
- [Pileated Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/pileated-woodpecker/)
- [Mountain Bluebird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mountain-bluebird/)
- [Northern Bluet Damselfly](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-bluet-damselfly/)
- [Shasta Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shasta-wildlife-rescue-and-rehabilitation/)
- [SWRR](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swrr/)
- [wildlife rehabilitation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-rehabilitation/)
- [perregrine falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/perregrine-falcon/)
- [Wings On Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wings-on-wednesday/)
- [Northern Rough-winged Swallow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-rough-winged-swallow/)
- [Burrowing Owl Conservation Network](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/burrowing-owl-conservation-network/)
- [California Ground Squirrel](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-ground-squirrel/)
- [Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/vic-fazio-yolo-wildlife-area/)
- [Yolo Basin Wildlife Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yolo-basin-wildlife-area/)
- [Laura Kammermeier](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/laura-kammermeier/)
- [Boreal Songbird Inititative](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/boreal-songbird-inititative/)
- [boreal forest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/boreal-forest/)
- [diving ducks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/diving-ducks/)
- [The Cove](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/the-cove/)
- [Blood Dolphins](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blood-dolphins/)
- [save japan dolphins](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/save-japan-dolphins/)
- [dolphin conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dolphin-conservation/)
- [Emu](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/emu/)
- [Horned Lark](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/horned-lark/)
- [lark](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lark/)
- [wading birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wading-birds/)
- [Panoche Valley Solar Project](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/panoche-valley-solar-project/)
- [solar energy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/solar-energy/)
- [Solargen](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/solargen/)
- [Audubon Important Bird Area](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-important-bird-area/)
- [IBA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/iba/)
- [Alliance for Zero Extinctions](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/alliance-for-zero-extinctions/)
- [Convention on Biological Diversity 2010](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/convention-on-biological-diversity-2010/)
- [kingfisher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kingfisher/)
- [10](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/10/)
- [000 Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/000-birds/)
- [beat writers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/beat-writers/)
- [Santa Clara Valley Audubon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/santa-clara-valley-audubon/)
- [drake](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/drake/)
- [West Coast](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/west-coast/)
- [ambelopoulia](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ambelopoulia/)
- [Cyprus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cyprus/)
- [Committee Against Bird Slaughter](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/committee-against-bird-slaughter/)
- [songbird migration](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/songbird-migration/)
- [Anna's Humingbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/annas-humingbird/)
- [hummingbird colors](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hummingbird-colors/)
- [Sandhill Crane hunting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandhill-crane-hunting/)
- [wildlife conservation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-conservation/)
- [National Survey of Fishing Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-survey-of-fishing-hunting-and-wildlife-associated-recreation/)
- [tar sands oil](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tar-sands-oil/)
- [Keystone XL pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/keystone-xl-pipeline/)
- [Virginia Rail](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/virginia-rail/)
- [Wilson's Snipe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wilsons-snipe/)
- [rails](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rails/)
- [snipe](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/snipe/)
- [Spoon-billed Sandpiper](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spoon-billed-sandpiper/)
- [Western Scrub-Jay](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-scrub-jay/)
- [Spotted Owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spotted-owl/)
- [flash mob](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/flash-mob/)
- [Hallelujah Chorus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hallelujah-chorus/)
- [Birding Blogs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-blogs/)
- [Featured Bird Blogger of the Week](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/featured-bird-blogger-of-the-week/)
- [Dawn Fine](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dawn-fine/)
- [Gunnar Engblom](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gunnar-engblom/)
- [Patriot and Liberty](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/patriot-and-liberty/)
- [Ring-necked Pheasant](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ring-necked-pheasant/)
- [World Bird Wednesday](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/world-bird-wednesday/)
- [Golden-crowned Kinglet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/golden-crowned-kinglet/)
- [spruce mine](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/spruce-mine/)
- [ilovemountains.org](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ilovemountains-org/)
- [National Public Radio](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-public-radio/)
- [170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/170-million-americans-for-public-broadcasting/)
- [Marsh Hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/marsh-hawk/)
- [Rock wren](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rock-wren/)
- [rock walls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rock-walls/)
- [sapsucker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sapsucker/)
- [Hooded Merganser](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hooded-merganser/)
- [merganser](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/merganser/)
- [Barrow's Goldeneye](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/barrows-goldeneye/)
- [great backyard bird count 2011](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-backyard-bird-count-2011/)
- [American Pipit](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-pipit/)
- [waterfowl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/waterfowl/)
- [Wild Birds Unlimited](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wild-birds-unlimited/)
- [EcoTough Classic Too Bird Feeder](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ecotough-classic-too-bird-feeder/)
- [Eurasian Wigeon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eurasian-wigeon/)
- [Evening Grosbeak](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/evening-grosbeak/)
- [Purple Finch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/purple-finch/)
- [Sandhill Cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandhill-cranes/)
- [US Fish and Wildlife Service](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/us-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/whooping-crane-eastern-partnership/)
- [cock fight](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cock-fight/)
- [flicker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/flicker/)
- [intergrade](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/intergrade/)
- [red-shafted](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-shafted/)
- [Green Herons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/green-herons/)
- [herons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/herons/)
- [Lincoln Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lincoln-sparrow/)
- [Little Brown Jobs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/little-brown-jobs/)
- [California Thrasher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-thrasher/)
- [blackbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blackbirds/)
- [Earth Day 2011](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/earth-day-2011/)
- [yardbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yardbirds/)
- [wood warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wood-warbler/)
- [American Avocet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-avocet/)
- [Wilson's Phalarope](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wilsons-phalarope/)
- [Sage Thrasher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sage-thrasher/)
- [Plumas Audubon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/plumas-audubon/)
- [Maddalena Ranch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/maddalena-ranch/)
- [Feather River Land Trust](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/feather-river-land-trust/)
- [grosbeak](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/grosbeak/)
- [Kentucky Sandhill Cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kentucky-sandhill-cranes/)
- ["Yellow-headed Blackbirds" West Coast Beat Writers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-headed-blackbirds-west-coast-beat-writers/)
- [Lazuli Buntings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lazuli-buntings/)
- [buntings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/buntings/)
- [Avian Architecture](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/avian-architecture/)
- [book reviews](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/book-reviews/)
- [Swainson's Hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swainsons-hawk/)
- [Shorebirds. Western Snowy Plover](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shorebirds-western-snowy-plover/)
- [Great Blue Herons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-blue-herons/)
- [Brown Creepers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/brown-creepers/)
- [H.R. 2584](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/h-r-2584/)
- [sparrows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sparrows/)
- [Lesser Goldfinches](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lesser-goldfinches/)
- [Nyjer](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nyjer/)
- [Sunflowers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sunflowers/)
- [Burrowing Owls](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/burrowing-owls/)
- [Blair Mountain](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/blair-mountain/)
- [Yellow-headed Blackbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-headed-blackbirds/)
- [Black-crowned Night Herons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-crowned-night-herons/)
- [Swainson's Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swainsons-hawks/)
- [American Avocets](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-avocets/)
- [Wilson's Phalaropes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wilsons-phalaropes/)
- [American Kestrels](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/american-kestrels/)
- [Red-shouldered Hawks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/red-shouldered-hawks/)
- [Peregrine Falcons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/peregrine-falcons/)
- [quails](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/quails/)
- [Audubon Birds – A Field Guide to North American Birds iPhone App](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/audubon-birds-–-a-field-guide-to-north-american-birds-iphone-app/)
- [field guides](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/field-guides/)
- [iPhone Apps](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/iphone-apps/)
- [ducks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ducks/)
- [ducklings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ducklings/)
- [Parasitic Jaeger](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/parasitic-jaeger/)
- [jaegers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/jaegers/)
- [seabirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/seabirds/)
- [The Big Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/the-big-year/)
- [birding movies](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birding-movies/)
- [ethics](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ethics/)
- [wildlife photography](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-photography/)
- [Birds of North America and Greenland](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/birds-of-north-america-and-greenland/)
- [Princeton University Press](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/princeton-university-press/)
- [Clear Lake](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clear-lake/)
- [Black Turnstones](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-turnstones/)
- [Marbled Godwit](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/marbled-godwit/)
- [Ruby-creowned Kinglet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ruby-creowned-kinglet/)
- [sandpipers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sandpipers/)
- [egrets](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/egrets/)
- [TNR](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tnr/)
- [Willet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/willet/)
- [Western Willet](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-willet/)
- [Cackling Goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cackling-goose/)
- [geese](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/geese/)
- [Ison Rock Ridge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ison-rock-ridge/)
- [coal mining](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/coal-mining/)
- [EPA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/epa/)
- [Greater Yellowlegs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/greater-yellowlegs/)
- [Green Gift Monday](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/green-gift-monday/)
- [Goosander](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/goosander/)
- [Ross's Goose](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rosss-goose/)
- [Whooping Crane](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/whooping-crane/)
- [endangered species](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/endangered-species/)
- [killing cranes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killing-cranes/)
- [Western Screech-Owl](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-screech-owl/)
- [Prairie Falcon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/prairie-falcon/)
- [falcons](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/falcons/)
- [Falcated Duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/falcated-duck/)
- [California Falcated Duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-falcated-duck/)
- [rare duck California](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rare-duck-california/)
- [Asian Duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/asian-duck/)
- [Colusa National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/colusa-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [Keystone Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/keystone-pipeline/)
- [KXL Pipeline](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/kxl-pipeline/)
- [Obama](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/obama/)
- [U.S. Congress](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/u-s-congress/)
- [Environmental Report Card](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/environmental-report-card/)
- [thrush](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/thrush/)
- [Loggerhead Shrike](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/loggerhead-shrike/)
- [shrikes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shrikes/)
- [butcherbird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/butcherbird/)
- [sapsuckers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sapsuckers/)
- [action alert](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/action-alert/)
- [Delevan National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/delevan-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [National Geographic](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-geographic/)
- [Mississippi River](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mississippi-river/)
- [miniseries](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/miniseries/)
- [California Condor](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-condor/)
- [lead ammunition](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lead-ammunition/)
- [Tars Sands Oil](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tars-sands-oil/)
- [Great Backyard Bird Count 2012](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-backyard-bird-count-2012/)
- [Mountain Lion hunting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mountain-lion-hunting/)
- [Puma](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/puma/)
- [Daniel W. Richards](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/daniel-w-richards/)
- [Fish and Wildlife Commission](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fish-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [California government](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-government/)
- [Ring-necked Duck](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ring-necked-duck/)
- [stilts](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/stilts/)
- [TransCanada](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/transcanada/)
- [NRDC](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nrdc/)
- [Natural Resources Defence Council](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/natural-resources-defence-council/)
- [San Diego Zoo](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/san-diego-zoo/)
- [condors](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/condors/)
- [California birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/california-birds/)
- [The Road We've Traveled](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/the-road-weve-traveled/)
- [Barack Obama](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/barack-obama/)
- [GOP](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/gop/)
- [Republican Candidates](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/republican-candidates/)
- [Environmental issues](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/environmental-issues/)
- [Saint Patrick's Day](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/saint-patricks-day/)
- [grosbeaks](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/grosbeaks/)
- [ABA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/aba/)
- [2012 Bird of the Year](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/2012-bird-of-the-year/)
- [fishing](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fishing/)
- [yellow slippers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-slippers/)
- [Long-billed Curlew](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/long-billed-curlew/)
- [bird song](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-song/)
- [Anna's Hummingbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/annas-hummingbirds/)
- [Calypte anna](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/calypte-anna/)
- [Haliaeetus leucocephalus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/haliaeetus-leucocephalus/)
- [Golden Eagle](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/golden-eagle/)
- [USFWS](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/usfws/)
- [wind energy](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wind-energy/)
- [Seasphorus rufus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/seasphorus-rufus/)
- [Jason Kessler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/jason-kessler/)
- [Sportsman's Heritage Act of 2012](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/sportsmans-heritage-act-of-2012/)
- [H.R. 4089](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/h-r-4089/)
- [NRA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/nra/)
- [Trophy Hunters](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/trophy-hunters/)
- [Polar Bears](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/polar-bears/)
- [lead shot](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/lead-shot/)
- [owlets](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/owlets/)
- [take action](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/take-action/)
- [Purple Martins](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/purple-martins/)
- [Northern Rough-winged Swallows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/northern-rough-winged-swallows/)
- [Clark's Grebes](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/clarks-grebes/)
- [Violet-green Swallows](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/violet-green-swallows/)
- [cavty nesters](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cavty-nesters/)
- [Calliope Hummingbirds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/calliope-hummingbirds/)
- [Public Broadcasting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/public-broadcasting/)
- [Jim DeMint](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/jim-demint/)
- [osprey video](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/osprey-video/)
- [flycatcher](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/flycatcher/)
- [Charadrius vociferus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/charadrius-vociferus/)
- [killdeer nest](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killdeer-nest/)
- [killdeer eggs](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killdeer-eggs/)
- [killdeer young](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killdeer-young/)
- [killfawn](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/killfawn/)
- [starlings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/starlings/)
- [eyas](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/eyas/)
- [Callipepla californica](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/callipepla-californica/)
- [Tachycineta bicolor](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tachycineta-bicolor/)
- [video](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/video/)
- [Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/neotropical-migratory-bird-conservation-act/)
- [Megaceryle alcyon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/megaceryle-alcyon/)
- [fledglings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/fledglings/)
- [Arctic National Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/arctic-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [Shell Oil](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shell-oil/)
- [Arctic Birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/arctic-birds/)
- [Black-backed Woodpecker](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/black-backed-woodpecker/)
- [Picoides arcticus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/picoides-arcticus/)
- [Arctic Ocean](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/arctic-ocean/)
- [Chukchi](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/chukchi/)
- [Beaufort Sea](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/beaufort-sea/)
- [aquatic bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/aquatic-bird/)
- [underwater bird](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/underwater-bird/)
- [Western Snowy Plover](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/western-snowy-plover/)
- [baby birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/baby-birds/)
- [Baby Bird Week](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/baby-bird-week/)
- [Beluga Whale](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/beluga-whale/)
- [NOAA](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/noaa/)
- [Apache Alaska Corporation](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/apache-alaska-corporation/)
- [Passer domesticus](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/passer-domesticus/)
- [Certhia americana](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/certhia-americana/)
- [creepers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/creepers/)
- [Athene cunicularia](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/athene-cunicularia/)
- [water features](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/water-features/)
- [jays](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/jays/)
- [Aphelocoma californica](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/aphelocoma-californica/)
- [ponds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/ponds/)
- [Common Loon](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/common-loon/)
- [mercury poisening](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/mercury-poisening/)
- [Biodiversity Research Institute](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/biodiversity-research-institute/)
- [Yellow Warbler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/yellow-warbler/)
- [warblers](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/warblers/)
- [Setophaga petechia](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/setophaga-petechia/)
- [Broad-winged Hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/broad-winged-hawk/)
- [hawkwatch](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/hawkwatch/)
- [Golden Gate Raptor Observatory](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/golden-gate-raptor-observatory/)
- [International Bird Rescue](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/international-bird-rescue/)
- [oil spills](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oil-spills/)
- [bird garden](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-garden/)
- [bird friendly plants](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-friendly-plants/)
- [wildlife refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-refuges/)
- [dolphins](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dolphins/)
- [wildlife conservation stamp](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/wildlife-conservation-stamp/)
- [duck stamp](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/duck-stamp/)
- [duck hunting](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/duck-hunting/)
- [Tundra Swan](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/tundra-swan/)
- [swans](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/swans/)
- [shoveler](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/shoveler/)
- [National Wildlife Refuge System](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/national-wildlife-refuge-system/)
- [refuges](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/refuges/)
- [Great Backyard Bird Count 2013](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/great-backyard-bird-count-2013/)
- [bird count](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-count/)
- [Goldern-crowned Sparrow](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/goldern-crowned-sparrow/)
- [cats](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cats/)
- [2013](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/2013/)
- [bird year list](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bird-year-list/)
- [listing birds](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/listing-birds/)
- [waxwings](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/waxwings/)
- [Bombycilla cedrorum​](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/bombycilla-cedrorum​/)
- [Rough-legged Hawk](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/rough-legged-hawk/)
- [Klamath Basin Natioanl Wildlife Refuge](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/klamath-basin-natioanl-wildlife-refuge/)
- [Double-crested Cormorants](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/double-crested-cormorants/)
- [cormorants](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/cormorants/)
- [Keystone Xl Pipieline](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/keystone-xl-pipieline/)
- [Arkansas](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/arkansas/)
- [oil spill](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/oil-spill/)
- [League of Conservation Voters](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/league-of-conservation-voters/)
- [dirty oil](https://thebirdersreport.com/tag/dirty-oil/)