The Birders Report

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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Geese Flying Overhead in “V” Formation photos by Larry Jordan As the winter turns to spring and the geese once again begin flying north in those beautiful “V” formations you hear flying overhead, it is time to check your nest boxes once again.  Even if you cleaned your birdhouses out in the fall, after all [...]

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Western Bluebird Nestlings At 5 Days Old all photos by Larry Jordan House Sparrows, imported from Europe in 1851, multiplied so rapidly in the United States that by the early 1900s they were displacing Bluebirds at an alarming rate by competing for nesting sites.  People who loved the very popular bird that "carries the sky [...]

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Ash-throated Flycatcher Feeding Young In A Nest Box photos by Larry Jordan I love this time of year!  Ash-throated Flycatchers are so much fun to watch as they hawk insects and catch them in mid air.  Plus they have a sweet call that is a delight to wake up to in the morning.  I went [...]

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Ash-throated Flycatchers Begin Nesting all photos by Larry Jordan It started out with the unmistakable song as I checked my bluebird trail at Lema Ranch this morning.  This is what it sounded like: Ash-throated Flycatcher Song. So I spot one of the Ash-throated Flycatchers on the ground.  What is it doing?  Gathering nesting material.  Now [...]

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