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Birds

Midsummer’s Bird and Some Thoughts on Naming

July 5, 2013 by Carrie 6 Comments

The Yellow Warbler is the first warbler I ever saw, and the most recent. It’s among a handful of species — American Robin, Black-capped...

Birds

White-headed Woodpeckers Nesting at Lassen Volcanic National Park

July 3, 2013 by Larry 7 Comments

As you enter Lassen Volcanic National Park’s northern entrance the first thing you see along the right side of the road is Manzanita Lake...

Birds

Ringing in the new breeding season

July 1, 2013 by Clare K 4 Comments

The Scots have left many legacies in the Arctic, from bannock to square dancing to accordians and jigging to a healthy contribution to...

Birds, Conservation

A Modest Proposal for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp

June 30, 2013 by Meredith Mann 5 Comments

A mockup of what a Wildlife Conservation Stamp might look like Duck hunting is big business in the United States. (Just ask whoever greenlit...

Birds

What’s In the Freezer for Tonight?

June 28, 2013 by Suzie 3 Comments

A wildlife rehabilitator friend, newly licensed, recently called to ask if he could feed a recovering Turkey Vulture anything besides defrosted rodents. Well! Did...

Birds

Birds Feeding Fish

June 26, 2013 by Birdchick 3 Comments

There are a couple of YouTube clips out there that seem to show birds feeding fish–just like people. What’s really going on is that...

Birds

Red-browed Finch

June 22, 2013 by Redgannet 2 Comments

The Red-browed Finch, Neochima temporalis, is a small, sociable finch of eastern Australia with a north/south divide between two accepted races. This flock was...