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We’ve been back in the bay area for the past week and plan to stay for another week; the holidays and family are to be celebrated. I’ve done some local birding and a new favorite of mine, the Ferruginous Hawk (bird #124 for me), has shown up in the front yard. Unfortunately, he picked the…
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Hard to say the winter weather hasn’t slowed down my birding a bit. The hours of daylight is less and there’s been a lot of rain recently. Local residents rain gauge shows a tad over 6″ of rain since September 1st – a lot of rain! I have done some birding – a lot of…
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I got a new lifer today, but the birding has been slow the last week. Lifer #131 – Orange-crowned Warbler I see this guy jumping around in the bottle-brush plant… Merlin Bird ID is saying “Orange-crowned warbler” and I see him and keep thinking.. “Huh, he’s some sort of House Finch or Lesser Goldfinch or…
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In the last two days, I’ve added 3 new birds to my life list and got a better look at an old/new friend First, the new lifers! Lifer #127 – Townsend’s Warbler Not a great photograph – he was pretty far up a tall tree, but I got some nice looks at him thru my…
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Earlier this month I watched a Youtube video by Bob Duchesne talking about what expert birders don’t tell beginners. As a beginner, I’m definitely interested in hearing from experts what I’m missing. But what stuck with me from the video wasn’t what he said I was missing, rather what I have. What I have, he…
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I’ve had a few exciting new finds this month… and one less than exciting. Let’s start with the less than exciting find out of the way – and it’s my most recent. I had been out walking the dog when I heard a large group of geese like birds flying southbound – Merlin Bird ID…
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My journey with becoming a birder has coincided with me moving to Gualala, California in 2025. Well, that’s not totally true. I actually started birding in 2014 – well, maybe less of a birder and more bird-curious. I was primarily a photographer who needed beautiful subjects. I joined a few local birding club outings and…
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