Geotripper's California Birds

Showing posts with label Lazuli Bunting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lazuli Bunting. Show all posts
Saturday, August 14, 2021

A Real Gem on the Tuolumne River: A Lazuli Bunting

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There's a semi-precious gemstone called lapis lazuli . It's actually a metamorphic rock containing a variety of minerals, but the in...
Sunday, July 26, 2020

Two of the Blue Favorites in One Day! A Lazuli Bunting and a Blue Grosbeak on the Tuolumne River

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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...
Sunday, May 3, 2020

A Lazuli Bunting on the Tuolumne Trail! Only it's not lazuli....

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There are just a few birds that are the "Holy Grails" of my birding adventures. They are those birds that are both rare and incr...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019

And Another Surprise: A Lazuli Bunting, one of the Prettiest of Birds

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It has been an extraordinary week. We are halfway through the spring season, and I've seen plenty of my favorite tropical spring migra...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

My First Sighting! Lazuli Bunting on the Tuolumne Parkway Trail

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The 2nd edition of Sibley Birds West is my go-to book for bird identification. The bird on the cover always captures my attention: it'...
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I am a teacher of geology at Modesto Junior College and former president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far Western Section. I have led field trips all over the western United States, and a few excursions overseas, but my homebase is the Sierra Nevada, the Great Valley, and the Coast Ranges of California.
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