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Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler

May 11, 2011 by Larry 7 Comments

The Audubon’s Warbler (Dendroica coronata auduboni) is the western edition of the Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata). The Myrtle Warbler (Dendroica coronata coronata), the eastern subspecies, and Audubon’s...

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Great-tailed Grackles Are Expanding Northward

April 27, 2011 by Larry 15 Comments

According to Birds of North America Online, the Great-tailed Grackle’s (Quiscalus mexicanus) breeding range has been expanding northward for several years. I must say...

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The California Thrasher, A California Endemic

April 13, 2011 by Larry 11 Comments

The California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) is endemic to coastal and foothill areas of California, extending into adjacent areas of northwest Baja California. Yup, another California...

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A Meal Fit For A King

March 30, 2011 by Larry 10 Comments

I was lucky enough to get off work early the other day and thought I would head out toward Battle Creek Wildlife Area and...

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Tree Swallows Return, It Must Be Spring

March 16, 2011 by Larry 10 Comments

Whenever I see Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) I know that Spring is upon us. I have witnessed small groups of these gorgeous aerial acrobats...

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White-faced Ibis at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

March 2, 2011 by Larry 6 Comments

Traveling back home from a California Burrowing Owl Consortium meeting last week, I stopped at the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, which is part of...

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Common and Barrow’s Goldeneye, Common and Scarce

February 16, 2011 by Larry 18 Comments

According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala...

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Another California Bird? The Nuttall’s Woodpecker

February 2, 2011 by Larry 12 Comments

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker (Picoides nuttallii) is found primarily in the oak woodlands of California and northern Baja California. It just so happens that I...

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