The Birders Report

Osprey Nest On Bridge photos by Larry Jordan I was told of an Osprey nest atop a bridge nearby so I thought I should investigate.  There was a big storm heading into northern California, winds 50 mph and rain coming, so I took the chance and headed out before the storm to see what I [...]

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Cliff Swallows Feeding Near Singer Creek Bridge photos by Larry Jordan I travelled to Chico yesterday to check on our Burrowing Owl that moved into the artificial burrows we installed last month.  I didn’t see the owl on this trip but I found a large flight of Cliff Swallows feeding at Singer Creek bridge where [...]

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Western Bluebird Male Claims New Home photos by Larry Jordan As I began my monitoring of the Bluebird Trail at Lema Ranch I saw a Tree Swallow attached to the front of the house, peering into the entrance hole.  He looked something like this. I thought to myself, well, it looks like the first Tree [...]

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Bushtit Female Building Nest photos by Larry Jordan On a bird outing yesterday with the local Audubon Society, we tallied 60 species on a trip that didn’t take us far from home.  The area surrounding Redding California has a rich diversity of habitats including, mountains, lakes, oak savannah, coniferous forest, riparian, wetlands and plains.  This [...]

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Green-winged Teal photos by Larry Jordan I began the morning before sunrise at Delevan National Wildlife Refuge.  It was a cold morning with rain falling off and on but I did manage to get a few shots from the photo blind.  I was also able to watch some incredible courtship behavior of the Green-winged Teal. [...]

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