The Birders Report

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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Acorn Female With Juvenile all photos by Larry Jordan
Acorn Woodpeckers are cooperative breeders and live in family groups of a dozen or more individuals. I have been getting daily visits by a family teaching their juveniles where to go to get the good stuff!
Note this juvenile (in the foreground) has blue irises and [...]

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House Finch Chicks at about 13 days photo by Larry Jordan
As you can see these chicks are fully feathered and nearly ready to fledge.  House Finches usually fledge at day 16.  In most songbird species, the parents carry the fecal sacs out of the nest and dispose of them but the House Finch doesn’t do this.  That [...]

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Bring In The Clowns photo by Mark Schmitt
The Acorn Woodpecker is easily identifiable by their clown-like faces.  They also show a conspicuous white rump and white wing patches when they are in flight.

Just Hanging Around photo by Mark Schmitt
Woodpeckers, like parrots, have two toes pointing forward and two hind toes giving them a very strong and [...]

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House (English) Sparrows photo by Deanne Fortnam
I am a long time bird advocate. I have been building birdhouses or nest boxes, as we call them, for over 25 years now. There have been many different styles, sizes and materials used for building nest boxes over the years but it all comes down to what is best [...]

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