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Eared Grebes Tone Things Down for Winter

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Dan Greaney

There is, apparently, a lot to be said for having a time of rest: trees drop their leaves and go dormant; fungi retreat underground; insects wrap in cocoons, and chipmunks hibernate; lizards and turtles brumate–the reptilian version of hibernating; we… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors Bird Words
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Buntings: A Tale of Time, Song and Brilliance

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Dan Greaney

This season last year we had a torrent of reports of lazuli buntings scouring through the Whiskeytown brush and in the chaparral all around the North State.  These little birds attract attention because they are visually stunning. A superficial description… Continue Reading →

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You’ve Seen One, You’ve Seen–Well, One

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Dan Greaney

The white-breasted nuthatch is one of a kind. Photo by Larry Jordan. Perhaps you have seen white-breasted nuthatches in your yard. They’re heart-warming little clowns, upside down more than right side up, with quizzical smiles in their dished-up bills, and… Continue Reading →

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BirdWords: Spotted Sandpipers Dance to Their Own Tune

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Dan Greaney

If you stroll along the river much lately you likely see a brown bird the size of a handspan strolling, too. But you might notice that, unlike you, it is busy poking about the shoreline for insects and crustaceans, and… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story BirdWords, Dan Greaney, Larry Jordan, Spotted Sandpiper
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BirdWords: Home, Sweet Home: Bluebirds in the Neighbor-woods

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Dan Greaney
male bluebird

This male western bluebird tends his family in a woodpecker-carved oak at Lema Ranch. Photograph by Larry Jordan There’s a little piece of sky fluttering through the neighborhoods and neighbor-woods of the North State. Actually, many little pieces. But they… Continue Reading →

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Bird Words: American Kestrels, Looking For a Good Home

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Dan Greaney
American kestrel

American kestrels are striking, with burnt-red backs and tails, steel-blue wings on the males, and bold falconid markings, black and white on the face. All this is packaged into a little hawk that could perch on your finger, and can… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story, Opinion Birds, Dan Greaney, Larry Jordan

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