The Birders Report

Male House Sparrow photos by Larry Jordan As I made what I thought would be my last nest box monitoring walk through Palo Cedro Community Park this afternoon, the House Sparrow eyeballing me from a branch above confirmed my nest and egg identification.  My nest box had been taken over by House Sparrows!  This will [...]

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California Quail Male photos by Larry Jordan We have several pair of California Quail that appear to be nesting on our property.  They come to the water feature to drink every day. A water feature or pond, especially with moving water, is irresistable to birds (see my post from a couple of years ago). Did [...]

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Osprey Female At Nest photos by Larry Jordan I went out to check on a local Osprey nest yesterday and took some photos of the adults and the nestlings.  It was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and the female was shading the nestlings as they waited for the male to return with some fish.  (Click on [...]

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Black Phoebe Feeding Young At Mary Lake photos by Larry Jordan Back in the middle of May, when I was chronicling the Green Herons nesting in Norm’s backyard near Mary Lake, I photographed some other birds in the midst of their breeding cycles.  Black Phoebe juveniles were begging food from their parents at the upper [...]

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Violet-green Swallow Nestling photos by Larry Jordan This Violet-green Swallow nestling was looking for its breakfast this morning when I went out at 6:00 a.m. to check on them.  The sun was just coming up over the horizon and this young bird was looking to fill that creamy gape with some flying insects. Of course [...]

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