Category Archives: Wildlife

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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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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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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