Geotripper's California Birds

Hearing deficiency is a pernicious impediment to someone who wants to be a productive birder. As most any birder will tell you, it is often ...

It was a delightful day on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail. I was on the trail early, so it was cool, and the river is still running at flo...

Ever since spring, and really for two years now I've been waiting to catch sight of a Lazuli Bunting ( Passerina amoena ) on the Tuolu...

Sometimes there are just eerie little things about birdwatching. I'd think it was almost supernatural, but I think it has more to do w...

It's one of rarest and most precious of my local bird sightings: A Blue Grosbeak ( Passerina caerulea ). Until yesterday I had only se...

This is one I was really excited about. Blue Grosbeaks ( Passerina caerulea ) are not all common in our area, as we are pretty close to t...