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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Liz Merry

Where has the summer gone? Mine has been so busy I forgot to write. It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the 4th of July and now it’s Labor Day. Let’s rewind to June 30th. I headed up Hwy… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Liz Merry, road trip
17

Steller’s Jays – an invitation uphill

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dan Greaney

Summer arrives, and the welcome late rains will yield to it.  The oaks will dry and their denizens go quiet, whispering to their hatchlings, panting in the shade, living at the ends of the days. Uphill the temperatures rise less. … Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Bird Words
9

Marian the Eagle is Ready to Fly Again

Posted on June 16, 2023 by Jon Lewis

It may be America’s national bird and the “symbol of supreme power and authority,” but the day-to-day life of a bald eagle can be somewhat less than majestic. Gunshots, vehicles, pesticides, wind turbines, drought, and wildfire are just some of… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Battle Creek Alliance, Defiance Canyon Raptor Rescue, eagles, raptors
10

An Avian Santa Claus

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Dan Greaney

Santa Claus isn’t the only one in a pointy red cap who flies around in winter handing out presents. Pileated woodpeckers do, too. As a matter of fact, they fly year round, delivering gifts through large swaths of North American… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Bird Words
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Bird Words: Silky Flycatchers – Bird with a Shiny Robe

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Dan Greaney

Some birds just won’t do without a little pizzazz in their doing.  Phainopeplas are among them, tip to tail. They are slight birds, the length of a pencil, and nearly as much tail as anything else.  But their eyes are… Continue Reading →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story Bird Words, Dan Greaney
9

California Condor: Coming soon to a sky near you

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Dan Greaney

For some people, there is a hole in the sky, a blank spot.  The condor is missing. When humans first crossed the Bering Strait into North America condors soared widely across the continent.  Their fossils have been found along all… Continue Reading →

Columns, Great Outdoors, Lead Story Bird Words, condors, Dan Greaney
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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 →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story BirdWords, Dan Greaney, Larry Jordan
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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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