The Nuttall’s Woodpecker occurs only in California and Baja California and is strongly associated with oak woodlands. They are non-migratory, and maintain yearround territories. Males and females come together in the spring for breeding but do not spend time together after late summer. Male Nuttall’s Woodpeckers, distinguished by its bright red cap, do the nest [...]
Monthly Urban Forest bird survey. Overcast and occasionally sunny skies with temps in the low to mid 70s. Bird surveyors James Kendall (camera & scope), Dave Telford (camera), Sharon Telford , Brian Bleecker, (camera), Tonya Fannon (camera), Tina Tan (driving in from Ventura) and Betty Kanne as scribe [...]
Chilly Gray May overcast skies greeted the energetic team of monthly bird surveyors James Kendall (camera & scope), Dave Telford (camera), Sharon Telford and Betty Kanne as scribe. An explosion of colorful flowering plants and new bright green foliage throughout the Urban Forest and adjacent planted areas belied the otherwise somber early-morning weather. Each of [...]
The Black Phoebe is a dapper black and white flycatcher that seems comfortable living close to people, so long as a fresh water source is nearby. It’s a year-round familiar feature in tree filled neighborhoods, flowering gardens, verdant parks and stream sides where it perches on low branches or shrubs lying in wait for an [...]
The Red-tailed Hawk is one of the most conspicuous and widespread large birds of prey in North America. If you spot a big solitary raptor perched high in erect posture along a roadside or field edge, it’s quite likely a Red-tailed Hawk. It thrives in open woodlands and fields where it can be seen lazily [...]
