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Bushtits: What’s up with their name?
With a name like Bushtit, I had to find out the story behind it. Here’s the best explanation I found, from animalia.bio: American naturalist John Kirk Townsend first described the species in 1837, after spotting it in the forests along the Columbia River. He named it Parus minimus — “parus” being Latin for titmouse, and…
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Nature’s Alarm Clock: the Pileated Woodpecker
I was looking forward to sleeping in last Sunday morning but a pileated woodpecker had other plans. Its unmistakable call yanked me out of bed, and before I’d fully processed what I was doing, I’d thrown on clothes and wandered outside to find it. Still half asleep, I dropped into a chair on the back…
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The Feeder Cam Delivers: A Grosbeak Story
I’ve been an active backyard/neighborhood birder since 2024. Over the past couple of summers, I’ve often heard the Black-headed Grosbeak’s song but could never catch a close-up view of this striking bird. This summer was different. I received a bird feeder camera for my birthday. It’s so cool to be able to check my phone…
Bernie Sees A Bird 