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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 →

Great Outdoors, Lead Story BirdWords
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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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Indigo Bunting – Galveston, Texas

Posted: June 6, 2026 at 1:25 pm

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