Friday, January 29, 2021

One Rock Wasn't Like the Others...

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  It was the biggest weather event of our year, in which we received about a third of our yearly precipitation in just two days. In the afte...
Monday, January 25, 2021

Someone Else Missed the Text on Migration: Hooded Orioles in my Backyard

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Spring is such a wonderful time along the Tuolumne River as I eagerly await the arrival of my favorite tropical migrants: the Black-headed G...
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Sunday, January 17, 2021

Vermilion Flycatcher at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge: Finally One of the Males!

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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...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Wait, Why Are They Called "Ruby-crowned" Kinglets?

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Want a challenge? Try to photograph a Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ). They are brazen little birds, willing to get right in your...
Monday, January 11, 2021

Someone Missed the Text about Migration: Black-headed Grosbeak on the Tuolumne River

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You never, ever know what you'll see when you set out on an adventure, however modest. Today I was taking my normal birdwatching/exercis...
Monday, December 28, 2020

Harbinger of Climate Change? The Vermilion Flycatchers of Stanislaus and Merced Counties

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According to the eBird records , the first sighting of a Vermilion Flycatcher ( Pyrocephalus rubinus ) in Merced County was in 2003, and the...
Saturday, December 19, 2020

Up Close and Personal with a Loggerhead Shrike

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The Loggerhead Shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus ) is an interesting bird. It is most closely related to songbirds, but in life is more like a sm...