Sunday, October 22, 2023

Birds of Habit: The Vermilion Flycatcher is Back at the Merced National Wildlife Refuge!

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There is a beautiful bird that inhabits Mexico and the extreme southwest of the United States. It's called the Vermilion Flycatcher ( Py...
Sunday, July 23, 2023

Birding With Hearing Loss and my Blue Grosbeak

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Hearing deficiency is a pernicious impediment to someone who wants to be a productive birder. As most any birder will tell you, it is often ...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

Summer Tanagers in Central California!

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This one almost got past me. I pay close attention to new and unusual birds showing up in Stanislaus County, but I've missed some dramas...
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Monday, May 22, 2023

Two Uncommon Birds on the Tuolumne River Parkway Today

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It was a delightful day on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail. I was on the trail early, so it was cool, and the river is still running at flo...
Monday, April 17, 2023

A Rare Treat on the Tuolumne River: Lawrence's Goldfinches

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It's a bird I had seen only one time previously, and there was a good reason for it. The Lawrence's Goldfinch ( Spinus lawrencei ) i...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Those Tropical Kingbirds! A Fun Coincidence...

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Tropical Kingbird, Florence Oregon, Nov. 2022 In October of 2020 during the height of the Covid epidemic, I was beginning the habit of walki...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Lewis's Woodpeckers on the Tuolumne Parkway Trail

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I had a real surprise on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail the other day. Several birders (myself and fellow blogger Siera Nystrom ) were luc...