The Birders Report

Marsh Wren Singing and Nest Building photos by Larry Jordan
I was able to visit Delevan and Sacramento National Wildlife Refuges Saturday and was able to witness something I had never seen, a Marsh Wren building a nest.  There were Marsh Wrens singing everywhere during my visit, wherever the bulrushes grew, they were singing.  Here is [...]

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Burrowing Owl Installation Volunteers photos by Larry Jordan
Ten local birders and Burrowing Owl enthusiasts managed to construct eight artificial burrows in Chico, California on Saturday.  The weather held as we installed two groups of four burrows each in the heavy wet soil of a location where the habitat will be conserved in perpetuity.
There have been [...]

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Bewick’s Wren photos by Larry Jordan
On the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, I took a trip into town to run some errands and did two counts in two different areas.  I arrived at the first location at sunrise hoping to find the Great Horned Owl nest I photographed last spring but the [...]

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Anna’s Hummingbird Female photo by Larry Jordan
I got in my first day of counting for the Great Backyard Bird Count today.  It began with an Anna’s Hummingbird outside my window.  I didn’t take a photo of the one outside my window but I’m posting theses photos that I took while at the Wildhorse Golf Club, [...]

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It’s easy and fun to do!  Get your kids involved and have a great weekend!

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