(Español: Cenzontle Norteño) The Northern Mockingbird is a non-migrating resident breeding bird with an outsized voice, personality and presence. Its Latin name, Mimus polyglottos, literally translates to “many-tongued mimic.” A polyglot is a person who speaks many languages, here referencing this bird’s ability to imitate a multitude of sounds from its environment. They are known for [...]
This monthly Urban Forest bird survey had overcast to sunny skies with temps mid to high 70s [...]
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 [...]
