Geotripper's California Birds

Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum ) always strike me as quiet unassuming birds. I've had flocks of dozens in my flowering pear tree...

Mind you, I'm as tolerant as they come. I was running errands at CSU Stanislaus today and found that there were puddles all over the...

It's getting to be the holiday season, and folks are thinking of trimming and decorating Christmas trees. The avian folks along the Tu...

School has not yet begun at MJC (that's coming on Monday), so the West Campus quad has been particularly deserted throughout the holid...

I mentioned in the last blog how much I love our migrant bird species. The Orioles have arrived, and so have a number of others. I saw a ...

It's one of the signs of the changing of the seasons: every fall and spring, the Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum ) migrate throug...

Oh, how I love the little Cedar Waxwings! They visit the region during their spring and fall migrations elsewhere, and will camp out on a...

Sometimes you only get the shortest moment. I was sitting in the backyard watching some small birds flitting among the branches when a s...

One if my favorite times of the birding year is the arrival of the Cedar Waxwings ( Bombycilla cedrorum ) in our area. I saw a flock the o...

There are probably thirty birds in this tree... Do you ever get the eerie feeling that you are being watched? I get it sometimes, and I...

I love the moment when I realize the Cedar Waxwings are back. They are pretty much the most colorful bird that ever visits my home neighbo...