Along with Bolsa Chica, one of my favorite places to bird in the Orange County area (southwest of LA proper) is the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Well, I say favorite but I should probably admit this was only the second time I’ve ever been here and it’s not really like I’ve been birding this vicinity … More Birding Los Angeles part 2
While Alaska Air often puts their ANC-LAX roundtrip direct on sale for January for about $300, being AKAir, it’s an overnighter. You leave Anchorage at close to midnight, get into LAX at close to 6 am. Thankfully I can usually sleep on planes (given shoulder/arm room, that’s about all that’s possible now anyhow) so I’d … More Birding Los Angeles
May 13 2016 Bear River with Regina and Katrina on our way to the Great Salt Lake BirdFest Yellow headed blackbird American white pelicans Long billed curlew Wild turkey Western meadowlark Great blue heron American avocet Sunset
May 14 2016 GSL Bird Festival with Regina and Katrina, workshops, dutch oven dinner, and birds, birds, birds Nikon’s Birding Adventures Speaker book, dvds Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Dinner speaker: Julie Zickenfoose. She was a fascinating speaker and author of the book: Baby birds Western screech owl Great horned owl Barn owl Burrowing owl … More Time Travel: May 14 2016 GSL Bird Festival
May 15 2016 Antelope Island with Regina & Katrina Bison sculpture Bison Western meadowlark Great horned owl Loggerhead shrike Burrowing owl Baby ravens American avocets One of three angry bird buoys
While I did a lot of birding this year, most of it was in familiar territory seeing familiar birds. I found it to be very handy since I was learning to use my new camera. Having seen many of these birds hundreds of times I was better able to predict movement and behavior. I did … More Jenny’s List for 2017
On the way home from my Dallas trip in November I stopped by Antelope Island UT to see what birds might still be around. There weren’t a ton, but … First off, I spotted two hawks at a distance the smaller harassing the larger. I was surprised when I got home that I was able … More Antelope Island – 11/18/2017
May 30 2016 Craters of the Moon Trip with John, Bill, and Charissa Spring is the best time to visit Craters of the Moon National Monument https://www.nps.gov/crmo/index.htm. The black lava dirt blooms with low growing flowers in all of the shades of the rainbow. The days are warm and sunny though frequently windy. Later in the … More Time Travel: May 2016 Craters of the Moon
Melinda and I did one short birding expedition near Italy TX, and looked for birds everywhere we went including a brief side trip to White Rock Lake in Dallas to view the Monk Parakeets just before dropping me off at the conference hotel. A few of the standout birds included: Gru, the great blue heron … More Birding Italy TX Nov 2017
I was heading for Texas to attend a library conference and visit my family. Since it is cheaper for me to drive to SLC to catch my flight, I was able to swing by the Bear River Refuge at sunset. It was GORGEOUS. The air was crisp without being too cold, the wind had stilled, … More 11/9/2017 Bear River Refuge at Sunset
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