The Coastal Sage Ceanothus belongs to a Genus of 50-60 species of Ceanothus. It is native to North American but is found in highest concentrations along the North American western coast. It typically has a 10–15-year life span and the shrub itself can be found as creeping ground cover, a shrub or even a 10–12-foot [...]
Monthly Urban Forest bird survey. Variably cloudy and sunny skies with mid 60’s temperatures and light breezes gave a perfect opportunity for early spring birding and a chance to check out the carefully tended nest boxes strategically placed throughout the expansive terrain.James Kendall (scope&camera), Brian Bleecker (scope&camera), Tonya Fannon (camera), Alex Curiel (camera), Dave Telford [...]
Red-Winged Blackbird The Red-winged Blackbird is a common spring & summer breeding bird in Huntington Central Park favoring the dense reedy edges of Lake Huntington, Talbert Lake and Blackbird Pond where boisterous males atop cattails and bulrushes vigorously defend breeding territories with their trademark vocalization, a loud, ringing conk-la-REE!! that culminates in an intimidating trill. Male Red-winged [...]
Morning fog gave way to sunny skies with temps 58-70 degrees. Spring birdsong was in the air along with evident nest building, pair bonding, and courtship behavior [...]
Dark-Eyed Junco The Dark-eyed Junco is a dapper-looking, ground feeding sparrow with a distinctive charcoal black head resembling a hood extending to its breast, contrasting with a rusty back and white belly. Its dark head is offset with a small, startlingly pink bill. Females display a more muted, grayer black hood. The Junco has a [...]
