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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Birders who have seen California Condors in the wild in the last 20 years should know just how lucky they are. And the condors...
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For such a large country, the United States has a shockingly low number of endemic bird species, perhaps only 15 in the contiguous 48...
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This morning, after we Bloggerhead Kingbirds competed at the Superbowl of Birding all day Saturday (more on that later), we made our way to...
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It seems bizarre to even think it but there was a time when the Skylark Alauda arvensis, the famous bird with the beautiful voice...
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Another stunning group of birds that I really like are the secretive Fruiteaters: these sluggish, quiet, secretive, and beautiful birds form part of the...
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Birds falling from the sky dead in mass quantities seem to be the hot button story of 2011. Each time I meet up with...
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I had great intentions this weekend to take one for the team. Really I did. My intent for this post was to head out...
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