The Birders Report

I was finally able to see the movie “The Cove” tonight on Animal Planet.  It is both tragic and inspiring.  I am not going to bother reviewing the film.  I will simply say see it!  You will never go to a Sea World or other dolphin show again. A new series “Blood Dolphins” begins Friday, [...]

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Common Merganser Female photos by Larry Jordan Following the episode at Turtle Bay when I found the Belted Kingfisher and watched the Green Heron preening, I decided to revisit that location, a few days later,  in another attempt at photographing the kingfisher or Common Mergansers I had seen.  I have spotted Belted Kingfishers nearly every [...]

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Photo Courtesy of  Boreal Songbird Initiative Seattle, WA – Millions of Canada’s migratory birds, representing more than a hundred species, could be at risk when they return this fall to areas in the Gulf of Mexico affected by the oil spill. The Gulf Coast serves as important habitat for hundreds of Canada’s bird species which [...]

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Mourning Dove Drinking from the Sacramento River photos by Larry Jordan I was fortunate to get off work a little early the other day and decided to stop by Turtle Bay and see what avian fauna was about.  It was near 100 degrees, in the late afternoon so I didn’t expect much.  I walked across [...]

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What makes you a good birder?  Simply the fact that you enjoy watching birds!  According to Kenn Kaufman, “Birding is something that we do for enjoyment; so if you enjoy it, you’re a good birder. If you enjoy it a lot, you’re a great birder.” I can’t emphasize this enough.  I think that there are [...]

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