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Birding, Trips

A Gathering at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

November 4, 2015 by Larry 2 Comments

As I always do on the way home, following a short visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, I take in at least one...

Birding, Conservation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes 2015 Expansion of Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges

June 17, 2015 by Larry 11 Comments

June 9, 2015 – It’s deja vu all over again. The latest press release from the USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan...

Birding, Conservation

Peregrine Falcons at the National Wildlife Refuges

February 13, 2013 by Larry 9 Comments

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) at Delevan NWR (click on photos for full sized images) The name Peregrine means “wanderer,” and northern-nesting Peregrines are among...

Birds

Greater White-fronted Geese at Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

January 18, 2012 by Larry 9 Comments

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California’s Central Valley. This complex consists of five national wildlife...

Birds

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...

Birds

Gadwall Courtship Displays

February 9, 2017 by Larry 1 Comment

I spent a few hours in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge blind #1 last weekend and filmed the following video of Gadwalls (Anus strepera)...

Birds

Vermilion Flycatcher in Colusa County California

February 10, 2016 by Larry 3 Comments

The Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) is usually found near the US – Mexican border but we were fortunate this year to find an adult male...