The Birders Report

A Pair of House Finches photo by Lisa Williams
As I was driving home from town yesterday, coming down the gravel road that is the last mile to my house, I saw a Western Kingbird sitting on a neighbors fence.  The Western Kingbirds have just arrived in my area and this one was in beautiful color.  [...]

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Western Bluebirds 8 to 10 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan

Oak Titmouse Chicks about 1 Week Old photo by Larry Jordan
You can see by these photos that these birds are about a week old but no older than 10 days because they still have their feather sheaths. Shortly after these photos the sheaths will begin [...]

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Western Bluebirds 2 to 5 Days Old photo by Larry Jordan

Oak Titmouse Chicks on Day 1 photo by Larry Jordan
As you can see in the top photo, six of the Western Bluebirds have hatched and that was the last egg count I had of this nest. I am thinking that they are at least three [...]

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Western Bluebird Nest from my Bluebird Trail

Oak Titmouse Nest from my Bluebird Trail
These are photos of a Western Bluebird nest and an Oak Titmouse nest from two of my nestboxes on my bluebird trail. When monitoring a birdhouse or nestbox trail it is important to be able to identify the birds and the nests that [...]

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