Gray and overcast giving way to sunny skies and warming temps of 64-71 degrees during active bird breeding season. Pair bonding behavior, nest building activity and feeding of noisy hungry nestlings and recently fledged young observed.James Kendall (camera), Brian Bleecker (scope&camera), Jim Currie (camera), Cassandra Margitan (camera), Deb Gala, Brenda Sabin, with Betty Kanne as [...]
The Pin-tailed Whydah is a diminutive songbird from Sub-Saharan Africa that has established a strong, growing population locally. The initial few birds likely escaped from the exotic pet trade and soon discovered they could successfully thrive in our mild climate with lush, flowering plants and well watered parks. They are now regularly spotted in residential [...]
Overcast giving way to sunny skies and warming temps of 62-70 degrees at the tail end of spring migration with an abundance of bird song for mate attraction and territory defense for local breeding birds. Pair bonding behavior, nest building activity and feeding of noisy hungry nestlings and recently fledged young observed.James Kendall (scope&camera), Tonya [...]
The Black-headed Grosbeak is a large russet-toned songbird with a massive egg-shaped head and a gargantuan triangular bill ideally suited to cracking nuts and seeds. The body is thick, tubular and robust with a fairly short tail for its chunky size. Breeding males have a burnt-orange body, blackened head, wings, and tail with bright slashes [...]
Clear sunny skies, warming temps of 65-70 degrees at the height of spring migration with an abundance of bird song for mate attraction and territory defense for local breeding birds. Pair bonding behavior, nest building activity and feeding of noisy hungry nestlings observed..James Kendall (scope&camera), Tonya Fannon (camera), Brian Bleecker (camera), Barbara Wasbin (camera), Brenda [...]
