The Birders Report

Tree Swallow Acrobatics all photos by Larry Jordan
Tree Swallows are one of my favorite cavity nesting birds for several reasons.  The primary reason is their incredible acrobatic flying skills.  Of course all of the swallow family Hirundinidae are masters of the air.  When you see the maneuvers they perform you know why God created birds [...]

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Oak Titmouse Chick all photos by Larry Jordan
The Oak Titmouses are always the first cavity nesting birds building their nests early in the spring in Northern California, around the second week of April.  They are  followed closely by Western Bluebirds and Tree Swallows.  The Ash-throated Flycatchers don’t arrive in our area until late April, when [...]

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Western Bluebird Taking Flight all photos by Larry Jordan
Spring is definitely here. I have been hearing Ash-throated Flycatchers singing in the morning for the last few days!  What a beautiful sound.  One of my Oak Titmouses hatched young a couple of weeks ago and I have three more brooding (photos to come later I’m sure).  [...]

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Common Moorhen Male photos by Larry Jordan
I was fortunate to find this male Common Moorhen moving slowly through a narrow waterway connecting two ponds at Lema Ranch the other day.  As I followed it, the bird didn’t seem too interested in me and I soon found out why.  He had a mate nearby.

I believe he [...]

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White-breasted Nuthatch Peeking Out Of Nest photos by Larry Jordan
Do you remember the post I wrote a few weeks ago when I found a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches building a nest?  Well, this male is getting ready to leave the nest after feeding the female who is probably still incubating eggs.  But not for long.  [...]

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