Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Female at Cavity Entrance photos by Larry Jordan “Some 85 species of North American birds excavate...

Why would I call these beautiful woodpeckers the “clowns of the avian world?” Besides the facial features of the...

The Red-breasted Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber) and the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) were considered different forms of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker...

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) photos by Larry Jordan Shorebirds. Why are they seemingly so difficult to identify? One obvious reason...

The California Quail (Callipepla californica) is the California state bird, inhabiting scrub, broken chaparral and woodland edges primarily in California, Oregon, Washington...

Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) nest in large colonies that may contain as many as 3,500 active gourd-shaped mud nests....

There are quite a few species of duck that nest in cavities. Most people are familiar with Wood Ducks...

The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a huge bird!  With an 8 to 9 1/2 foot wingspan and...