Saturday, March 28, 2020

The Natural World Goes On: The Bullock's Orioles Arrive!

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These are interesting weeks in the bird world. As spring ramps up many of our winter "snowbirds" have left, on their way to Arct...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020

The Natural World Goes On: Western Kingbirds arrive on the Tuolumne River

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Life is uncertain right now, and things are chaotic, but it is sometimes nice to know in the midst of sadness and troubles that the natura...
Friday, March 13, 2020

The Bashful Great Horned Owl at Robert's Ferry Bridge

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There's a beautiful covered bridge on the Tuolumne River a few miles upstream from my town called the Robert's Ferry Bridge. I...
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

An Irruption of Red-breasted Nuthatches in Modesto

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Well, maybe or maybe not. Irruption is not a terrible geologist misspelling of what volcanoes do, but is instead the rapid migration of a ...
Friday, February 21, 2020

It's Back! Or it Never Left...Hooded Oriole on the Tuolumne River

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Hooded Orioles ( Icterus cucullatus ) are beautiful birds that winter in the tropics and visit our region for the spring and summer, addin...
Friday, February 7, 2020

Preparing for a Long Journey...The Sandhill Cranes of the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge

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These last few days have been truly beautiful in the Great Valley of California. A couple of weak low pressure systems blew out the dust ...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

Who Knew a Bird Day Would Have Headlines Everywhere? Happy Superb Owl Sunday!!

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I know today is Superb Owl Sunday, but I was surprised to see all kinds of headlines about it in the newspaper and on the internet. And I...