Category Archives: Birds

Bird #468 — Nuttall’s Woodpecker

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

picoides (from picus, woodpecker, and eidos, likeness) nuttallii (named for Thomas Nuttall, English botanist and zoologist) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California This one was supposed to be easy. Nuttall’s Woodpeckers are common on … Continue reading →

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Bird #467 — Lawrence’s Goldfinch

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

carduelis (goldfinch) lawrencei (named for George Lawrence, American businessman and amateur ornithologist) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California Lawrence’s Goldfinch is listed as rare on the Reserve bird checklist, so it wasn’t on my … Continue reading →

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Bird #466 — Band-tailed Pigeon

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

columba (pigeon or dove) fasciata (banded) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California The trail I was on soon entered open fields, so I cut over to another trail called the Waterline Road and headed … Continue reading →

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Bird #465 — Oak Titmouse

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

baeolophus (from baio, little, and pogon, beard)  inornatus (without adornments, plain) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California I explained to the woman who took my entrance fee in the visitor center that I was … Continue reading →

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Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Roger

I traveled to Ontario, California, for five days for a conference. I took an early flight so I’d have some time to bird. I looked for a place that was close enough to visit after my plane landed at midday … Continue reading →

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