Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Ohmigosh It's Happened! A Blue Grosbeak on the Tuolumne River Trail!

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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...
Friday, May 15, 2020

An Oddity at Old Basso Bridge: A Possible Melanistic Ash-throated Flycatcher

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Sometimes one sees the strangest things out there. I was busy social distancing with Mrs. Geotripper up the Tuolumne River a few miles whe...
Monday, May 11, 2020

Is There a New Mute Swan Family or Not?

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There is a mildly silly meme going around on Facebook about how many ducks are in the picture. Back in the real world, I've been wa...
Friday, May 8, 2020

Baby Killdeer on the Tuolumne River Trail

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 A first for me: a baby Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferous ). I was watching for the Killdeer eggs to hatch last year at our Outdoor Nature ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2020

One of the Hidden Ones: A Hermit Thrush on the Tuolumne River

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I'm often reminded on my walks through the river woodlands just how many birds and other animals  I don't see. I know good and wel...
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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...
Saturday, May 2, 2020

Another Tropical Migrant Arrives: Western Tanager on the Tuolumne Trail

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These weeks of spring are when my personal favorite treasures arrive in the vicinity of the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail, and every walk i...