A list & a Groove-billed Ani

So far this year, I have observed and reported 290 species of birds in California. I am still new to birding and hadn't been all that interested in "listing" until this year. My one and only New Year's resolution for 2017 was to submit at least one eBird checklist every day of this year. I've... Continue Reading →

November 25, 2017 1

Year of the Vermilion Flycatcher

Birders warn that they very first bird you observe in a new year serves as an omen for the upcoming year. I don't have nearly enough years of birding under my belt to support this theory, but my sample size of one certainly suggests this is true! On January 1 of this year, I took... Continue Reading →

November 18, 2017 0