Sunday, October 24, 2021

Why are they called Golden-crowned Sparrows?

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We're not afraid of asking the tough questions here at Geotripper, and sometimes we might even answer them. Today it's about the Gol...
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Saturday, October 16, 2021

Flycatchers that aren't called Flycatchers at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge

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We've been journeying down south to the Merced National Wildlife Refuge every weekend for the last month, watching for the arrival of th...
Thursday, September 30, 2021

A New Bird on the Tuolumne River! A Pectoral Sandpiper

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I always seem to have to say that I'm really new at this birdwatching business, even though it's been going on for five or six years...
Sunday, August 29, 2021

Why do they call it a White-Tailed Kite? And why do I take my camera EVERYWHERE?

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Really, both of the questions in the title are easily answered. It's called a White-tailed Kite ( Elanus leucurus ) because it has a whi...
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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...
Monday, May 17, 2021

Pileated Woodpecker at Castle Crags (a first for us!)

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  It's been a tough year for blogging about much of anything, but that doesn't mean I haven't been seeing some extraordinary sig...
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Sunday, March 7, 2021

White-breasted Nuthatches on the Tuolumne River Trail

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Few things make me happier than finding a White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis ) on the trail I walk most days along the Tuolumne Ri...