Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Nimbus Fish Hatchery, California
Common Goldeneye (left) and Barrow's Goldeneye (right) (Bucephala clangula and Bucephala islandica)
Not the best photo but it clearly illustrates the field marks/differences of these often confused species. Note the shape of the face spot (elongated in the Barrow's), the amount of black on the back (Barrow's has more black), and the sheen color of the head (Barrow's is commonly purple instead of green for the Common)
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area, California
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
American Coot (Fulica americana)
Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Cosumnes River Preserve, California
Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis)
Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Fox Sparrow (Sooty) (Passerella iliaca)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Serene Lakes, California
Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus)
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Monday, October 13, 2014
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