10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2019
I like sparrows. I like observing them, reading about them, grappling with species and subspecies identification, and even—on a good day—talking about sparrow taxonomy. The book does not include House Sparrow, an Old World sparrow that belongs to a completely different bird family. Scope of Book. Mexico border.
10,000 Birds
MAY 17, 2017
This pair of Phainopeplas have built a beautiful nest, complete with two speckled eggs. Nearly a dozen California Quail wandered about the property. California Quail. Black-throated Sparrow. California Scrub Jay. The Phainopeplas alone were enough for me to make up my mind. Xanthus’s Hummingbird. Phainopepla.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. “Apparently she found a fallen American Robin ‘s egg,” she wrote, “and kept it in there for two weeks! “Almost,” replied Lindsay Brooks in California, demonstrating why I love my rehabber tribe. ” I wrote.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2015
Every spring I look forward to monitoring my bluebird trails when I not only get to watch Western Bluebirds develop from eggs to fledglings, but other cavity nesters as well. You will also hear many other bird species in the background including Ash-throated Flycatcher, California Quail, Eurasian Collared-Dove and Acorn Woodpecker.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2012
Living in California, I am of course speaking of the Western Bluebird ( Sialia mexicana ). The pair may have to compete for nesting cavities with several other species including native Tree Swallows and Violet-green Swallows, as well as non-native House Sparrows and European Starlings.
10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2019
Orange-billed Sparrow – Arremon aurantiirostris. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 3, 2021
”* And then, my bird club friends started talking about alternate warbler songs and sparrow dialects and I thought, “Really? And, that sparrow I heard in California that sounded so different really is a Song Sparrow?” There’s more than one song per warbler?
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