Category Archives: life bird
Hoopoe Happy
The bird I most wanted to see this Spain trip is the Eurasian Hoopoe, one of the most striking and distinctive birds of the region. Last year, I missed a couple that were beside the road – and while our … Continue reading
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Ridgeway’s Rail
Saturday morning, I visited the San Elijo lagoon, where the extensive construction projects that block access were shut down for the weekend. I saw lots of wonderful birds which I’ll post about later – and saw my first Ridgeway’s Rail, … Continue reading
Yellow-Eyed Junco
I spent quite some time, on several days, sorting out Juncos at the Santa Rita Lodge feeders. Most of the birds were the Grey-headed version of the Dark-eyed Junco — like this guy. I was looking for one of the … Continue reading
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Birds of Madera Canyon 2
Life Birds This Trip
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Birds of Madera Canyon 1
We have had a few magical days of nice weather and wonderful hiking and birding and in a surprise, I’ve added 8 new birds to my life list. Last night I saw two Elf Owls, who have just shown up, … Continue reading
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Buntings
There are a couple of rare buntings in the area and in the last couple of days, we saw them both. The first was at Quinta Matzalan, a sprawling Spanish-revival estate surrounded by sprawling tropical gardens and lots of birds. … Continue reading
Posted in 2018SW Trip, life bird, Life list, Rio Grande Valley, SW Trip 2018, Texas birding, Texas birds
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On The Beach
South Carlsbad State Beach is a wonderful camping site — very popular and almost impossible to get into. I made reservations months ago for a beachside site. Here is what we see out our windows: We have watched California Grey … Continue reading
Posted in Airstream Interstate, CA birds, CA camping, family visit, life bird, SW trip 2017
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A Cold and Windy Trip
January is always a dicey month, weather-wise and we took an extra day to better prepare and to give me a chance to check Grow Compost for the other rare gull that has been hanging out there. Sure enough, driving in … Continue reading
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A Rare Bird Next Door
My friends Lisa and Scott have a successful compost business in the neighboring town where they take organic scraps and waste from restaurants, breweries, and a host of other sources and create wonderful soil and conditioner that is treasured by … Continue reading
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Birds of Sequoia NP
I had several target birds on my list before we left for Sequoia National Park and While I didn’t do much serious birding, got all three on dog walks around the campground. The most obvious were Stellar’s Jays, a raucous … Continue reading
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