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JULY 6, 2019

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2019 120

2019 Jamaica Eggs Woodpeckers 120

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JANUARY 15, 2020

So my favorites for 2019 includes a good number of birds that are rather common elsewhere, but were firsts for me. I do not have a life list for those birds I saw in my youth, 45 years ago, in California. Since those were both firsts for me, they earned a place on my 2019 list. But… Been there, done most of those.

Austria 148

Austria Spain 2019 Birds 148

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

I first encountered Molly Hashimoto’s bird art in California. The use of different media to emphasize dramatically different visions of the same bird is a continuing theme, demonstrated particularly well in three depictions of a Sandhill Crane in block print, watercolor, and egg tempura.

Birds 151

Birds Eggs Laws Woodpeckers 151

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AUGUST 3, 2021

And, that sparrow I heard in California that sounded so different really is a Song Sparrow?” New insights from female bird song: towards an integrated approach to studying male and female communication roles, Biology Letters , publishe April 03, 2019, [link]. There’s more than one song per warbler? Langmore and Michelle L.

North America 278

North America Research Birds Groups 278

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APRIL 2, 2019

So, California Towhee can be found in the C section (‘California Towhee’) and in the T section (‘Towhee, California’). And, the 1996 volume includes information on nests and eggs, a topic not covered by the Peterson guide. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 2019, 448p. by Rick Wright.

North America 149

North America Sparrows America United States 149

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JANUARY 5, 2019

Best wishes to you all for 2019, keep safe and keep birding. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Quail – Callipepla californica. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. California Gull – Larus californicus. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). Alphabetic Taxonomic. 23 May 2018.

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Sparrows 113

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NOVEMBER 3, 2018

Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336). 1210 Minder Drive, Redding, California, US (40.596, -122.336).

2018 113

2018 Australia Woodpeckers Los Angeles 113