Geotripper's California Birds

It's that time of year! We've been visiting the Merced National Wildlife Refuge every couple of weeks, hoping (among many other thi...

Vermilion Flycatchers ( Pryocephalus rubinus ) are rarely seen this far north. They are more common in subtropical environments like Souther...

There is a beautiful bird that inhabits Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States. It's called the Vermilion Flycatcher ( Py...

Cross-posted from Geotripper (it's about California birds after all)  What's the largest number of birds you've ever seen from ...

We've been journeying down south to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge every weekend for the last month, watching for the arrival of th...

It's often true that when I post an adequate picture of a particular bird, I'll get even better pictures a day or two later. It hasn...

According to the eBird records , the first sighting of a Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus ) in Merced County was in 2003, and the...

Here's one of the prettiest birds one can see in our region, a Common Yellowthroat ( Geothlypis trichas ). But just how common is it? ...

The Northern Harrier ( Circus hudsonius ) is quite a challenge to photograph. They search for prey in marshes and wetlands by flying low o...

I discovered a leucistic Black Phoebe at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge last week, and that distracted me for awhile from the actual...