The Birders Report

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Birdwatchers photos by Larry Jordan
I’m sure many of you have been on a bird watching outing and missed identifying a species because all you saw was the tail end of the bird as it flew away.  Or maybe the [...]

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Common Mergansers Skimming the Water at Clear Lake photos by Larry Jordan
I had a photo blind reserved this weekend at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge and a California Audubon Council meeting to attend on Saturday, so I made a weekend of it.  The council meeting was held in Ukiah, hosted by the good folks of [...]

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American Coots Take Off photos by Larry Jordan
One of the sights you will see if you visit the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is a cover of American Coots skittering across the water as they take off.  This running across the top of the water is the only way these birds can get airborne from the [...]

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Peregrine Falcon photos by Larry Jordan
I just returned from a visit with my Mom for her 93rd birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!).  Whenever I visit her, I stop at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge to see what kind of bird activity is going on there.  This trip I was pleasantly surprised to find the Peregrine Falcon [...]

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California Quail Pair photos by Larry Jordan
I have seen several pair of California Quail with their young in the last week or so.  They have been coming to our pond to drink.  There had to be at least twenty little quail scurrying away when I came around the corner of the house the other day [...]

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