The Birders Report

Gray Wolf (Canus lupis) photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Tracking Our environment is under attack by the United States Congress! Current members in the U.S. House of Representatives have cast the most anti-environment votes of any Congress in history. You can read the minority report in its entirety from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce here. The conclusion [...]

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Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) photos by Larry Jordan Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) seem to be doing very well in northern California. I see them nearly every day in several different locations (click on photos for full sized images). As I have said many times, these hawks are my favorite Buteo. This beauty was seen in [...]

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Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) photos by Larry Jordan On our recent Fall River Christmas Bird Count on December 17th, we tallied 127 species in our count circle. Some finds were extraordinary, like the Long-tailed Duck, Common Redpoll, Red-naped Sapsucker and American Tree Sparrow. Others like the Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) are seen every winter in [...]

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Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Patriot and Liberty at Turtle Bay Patriot and Liberty have been nesting successfully at Turtle Bay since 2006, fledging a dozen healthy eaglets from the same nest. They are a bit unusual, having twice fledged three healthy eaglets! Click on photos for full sized images. This autumn they returned to Turtle Bay where [...]

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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) and Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) at the Suet Feeder, photos by Larry Jordan Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and an extremely healthy and prosperous New Year! I hope you are participating in at least one Christmas Bird Count this year end. Did you like this? Share it:

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