Category Archives: Birds

Pileated Woodpecker

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Roger

On Wednesday morning of our camping trip, I drove to the visitor center to look for ice. As I was leaving, I noticed a male Pileated Woodpecker on a stump in a small grassy area surrounded by roads and parking … Continue reading →

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Bird #471 — California Gnatcatcher

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Roger

polioptila (from polios, gray, and ptilon, feather) californica (of California) Thursday, February 19, 2015 Crystal Cove State Park — Orange County, California This was one of my target birds for the trip. It’s an endangered species and can only be … Continue reading →

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Bird #470 — Allen’s Hummingbird

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Roger

selasphorus (from selas, light, and phoros, bearing) sasin (origin not known) English name for Charles A. Allen, 19th-century California bird collector Thursday, February 19, 2015 Crystal Cove State Park — Orange County, California I had a mid-afternoon flight home. I … Continue reading →

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Crystal Cove State Park

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Roger

I had a late afternoon flight home on Thursday. (It turned out to be much later than I’d expected — I arrived home at 6:00 a.m. on Friday.) I had to find something to do in the morning, and I … Continue reading →

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Bird #469 — Bell’s Sparrow

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Roger

artemisiospiza (from artemisio, ?, and spiza, finch) belli (named for John G. Bell, a naturalist who was a friend of Audubon) Wednesday, February 18, 2015 North Etiwanda Preserve in Rancho Cucamonga, California This place had the essentials — it was … Continue reading →

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