Birds

Everyone Scratches

Everyone scratches, even pretty little hummingbirds. It’s all the more important because their long beaks can’t very well reach high

The Common Goldeneye, once numerous in the waters surrounding the park, has been a rare sight in recent seasons. This

The Burrowing Owl that has been spotted in the nature area on the north side of the park since early

Young White-crowned Sparrows drove me crazy the first time I saw them. Those light brown/dark brown stripes on the head

This pair of adult White-tailed Kites perched atop a tall evergreen on the west side of the park. They were

This Say’s Phoebe was driving me crazy. It perched on a tall plant in the nature area, and just as

Like a sensitive personality who appears shy and colorless until provoked, and then erupts in brilliant displays, the Anna’s Hummingbird

The big flocks of Scaup shown here in the far distance on the North Basin give a small taste of

Pelicans, cormorants, and gulls combined in a mad feeding frenzy this morning, tracking a school of fish that erred into

Yesterday I could not spot the Burrowing Owl that has settled in the nature area, and I worried that the