10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Lark Sparrow ( Chondestes grammacus ) photos by Larry Jordan Nearly two years ago I wrote my second post as the West Coast Beat Writer on Lema Ranch, a Northern California birding hot spot. I caught this one as it perched briefly on the fence.

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Sparrows Mules Jordan California 126

10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2022

A few Eurasian Tree Sparrows land by my car as I am scanning for Purple and Squacco Herons , Pygmy Cormorants and Black-necked Grebes in their brilliant breeding plumage. Unlike the wide open Centa, birding in Sakule (cover photo) is mostly done from the embankment.

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Breeders Mules Farming Fish 207

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

In addition to the hundred or so species of birds I regularly find here, there are Desert Foxes, Bobcats, Mountain Lions, Desert Bighorn Sheep and Mule Deer. Black-throated Sparrows. Here are a few of the birds we spotted last weekend. Of course, our Northern Mockingbirds are one of the ever present desert finds. Brown Pelicans.

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Mountain Lions Mules Sheep Lions 100

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

This Savannah Sparrow was one of many that flitted around the gravel on the trails and roadways. In addition to the birds, we saw Mule Deer, Beaver, Muskrat , and Mink. As I walked along the trails, and water control dikes, I got to enjoy birds just about everywhere. Here is one of those, hyper-active little Marsh Wrens.

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Blackbirds Mules Beavers Wildlife 120

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

A White-crowned Sparrow is always a beautiful subject! I had the antelope greet me on my way in, and this Mule Deer doe, was there to say goodbye on my way out. Here are a few of the photos that I managed to get despite the overall haze from the forest fires that have been raging all over the state.

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Sheep Oregon Mules Livestock 113

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2011

Almost immediately I was besieged by the songs of Yellow Warblers , Black-capped Chickadees , and Song Sparrows , all engaged in vigorous staking-out of territory. Things were quiet at first as I headed upwards, until I startled two Mule Deer. Brewer’s Blackbirds and House Finches were carting nesting material to and fro.

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Landlord Bald Eagle Mules Nashville 168

10,000 Birds

JUNE 17, 2011

Besides the American bison that the refuge was founded to protect, there are pronghorns, elk, bighorn sheep, mule and white-tailed deer, and black bears. Things started on a promising note, with Mountain Bluebirds and the pale local race of Song Sparrow both evident in the visitor center parking lot.

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Rattlesnake Bald Eagle Mules Mammals 164