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Extra Bird of the Month- Lazuli Bunting (2019 Calendar Cover)
What a looker! The male of this species has stunning blue and pumpkin colored breeding plumage, and even in non-breeding plumage their colors are still pretty colorful. Females aren’t as…
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Bird of the Month- December is the Bald Eagle
Iconic, symbolic, powerful. These words are often associated with the bird of the month’s species. Most people don’t realize we occasional host this great bird at Bolsa Chica (usually a…
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Bird of the Month- November is the American Wigeon
This dabbling duck is considered to have ‘pizzazz’ which makes me think of the roaring 20s and the jazz scene. Their distinct beaks also remind me of black-white spectator shoes…
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Bird of the Month- October is the Great Horned Owl
What has ‘horns,’ sends shivers down your spine when you hear it in the dark, and can be found raising the next generation of night predators at Bolsa Chica? It…
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Bird of the Month- September is the Western Gull
This bird is the iconic feathered symbol of the beaches like pigeons (rock doves) are to cities. More commonly called ‘sea gull’ along with other similar species, this species tries…
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Bird of the Month- August is the Elegant Tern
This bird species is dear to my heart because this is the species that got me to Bolsa Chica for the first time…and as they say, the rest is history…
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Bird of the Month — July is the Snowy Egret
This elegant bird species is the best success story to illustrate the importance and power of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Before the MBTA was enacted by Congress in…
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Bird of the Month — June is the Red Knot
Q: What do you call a group of red knots? A: A tangle! (also a cluster or a fling) June’s bird of the month is the Red Knot (Calidris canutus)!!!!…
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Extra Bird of the Month- Lazuli Bunting (2019 Calendar Cover)
What a looker! The male of this species has stunning blue and pumpkin colored breeding plumage, and even in non-breeding plumage their colors are still pretty colorful. Females aren’t as…
Read More
Bird of the Month- December is the Bald Eagle
Iconic, symbolic, powerful. These words are often associated with the bird of the month’s species. Most people don’t realize we occasional host this great bird at Bolsa Chica (usually a…
Read More
Bird of the Month- November is the American Wigeon
This dabbling duck is considered to have ‘pizzazz’ which makes me think of the roaring 20s and the jazz scene. Their distinct beaks also remind me of black-white spectator shoes…
Read More
Bird of the Month- October is the Great Horned Owl
What has ‘horns,’ sends shivers down your spine when you hear it in the dark, and can be found raising the next generation of night predators at Bolsa Chica? It…
Read More
Bird of the Month- September is the Western Gull
This bird is the iconic feathered symbol of the beaches like pigeons (rock doves) are to cities. More commonly called ‘sea gull’ along with other similar species, this species tries…
Read More
Bird of the Month- August is the Elegant Tern
This bird species is dear to my heart because this is the species that got me to Bolsa Chica for the first time…and as they say, the rest is history…
Read More
Bird of the Month — July is the Snowy Egret
This elegant bird species is the best success story to illustrate the importance and power of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Before the MBTA was enacted by Congress in…
Read More
Bird of the Month — June is the Red Knot
Q: What do you call a group of red knots? A: A tangle! (also a cluster or a fling) June’s bird of the month is the Red Knot (Calidris canutus)!!!!…
Read More