Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
House Wren
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Clark's Nutcracker
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagles
Bald Eagle
Brewer's Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird Video
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird Video
Bufflehead Ducks
Bufflehead Ducks
Bullock's Oriel (year old male)
Bullock's Oriel (year old male)
Bullock's Oriel (Male)
Bullock's Oriel (Male) Video
California Quail
Cassin's Finch
Cassin's Finch (zoomed in)
Common Merganser
Common Merganser (video)
Eared Grebe
House Finch
House Wren
House Wren (zoomed in)
Kestrel
Kestrel
Lesser Goldfinch
Mallard
Northern Flicker Video
Northern Pintail Duck
Red-tailed Hawk Nest with Adult and Chick
Red-tailed Hawks Eating Mourning Dove
Red-winged Blackbird
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Spotted Towhee
Spotted Towhee Video
Tree Swallows Video
Western Bluebird
Western Bluebird (zoomed in)
Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird
Western Kingbird Video
Western Wood-peewee
Western Wood-peewee Video
Wild Turkey
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Red-tailed Hawk
Taken June 4, 2017. This bird was very active and vocal. -
Red-tailed Hawk
Taken June 4, 2017. This bird was very active and vocal. -
House Wren
This is a photo of a house wren. These little guys (~4 inches) are plentiful around the ranch darting around in the brush and thickets looking for insects and spiders to eat. They are calling to potential mates constantly. You can hear them much more often than you'll see them most of the year, but during the mating season they often hang out higher off the ground trying to attract a potential mate. -
Downy Woodpecker
A zoomed-in image. If you look closely you can see the woodpecker has small round flowers in its beak. These are what make up the reddish-purple fruiting things (called catkins) on the cottonwoods that look like bunches of grapes in the photos. -
Downy Woodpecker
In a cottonwood tree along the West Fork of the Carson River. -
Downy Woodpecker
Looking for insects on cottonwood trees along the West Fork of the Carson River. April 27, 2017 -
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Hummingbird at our feeder here at the ranch on April 27, 2017 -
Clark's Nutcracker
Found on the shore of Crutz Lake, Alpine County on April 25, 2017 -
Bald Eagles
This pair of bald eagles were in a high tree overlooking the Indian Creek Reservoir on April 23, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Bald Eagles
Bald eagle coming in to join its mate high in a tree overlooking the Indian Creek Reservoir on April 23, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Bald Eagle
Bald eagle setting up a landing on high in a tree overlooking the Indian Creek Reservoir on April 23, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Brewer's Blackbird
Common bird in our area. Often found together with brown-headed cowbirds in big flocks. Breeds in the spring and is resident most of the year except for the coldest winter months.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Brewer's Blackbird Video
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Brown-headed Cowbird
Common bird in our area. Breeds in the spring and is resident most of the year except for the coldest winter months.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Brown-headed Cowbird Video
Common bird in our area. Breeds in the spring and is resident most of the year except for the coldest winter months. -
Bufflehead Ducks
Bufflehead Ducks on Curtz Lake, Alpine County on April 23, 2016 -
Bufflehead Ducks
April 23, 2016. Curtz Lake, Alpine County. Note the splashes on the water from the duck using its feet to get airborne. -
Bullock's Oriel (year old male)
This Bullock's Oriel is a returning male with a first-year color pattern. It was imaged on April 27, 2016 in a cottonwood tree along the West Fork Carson River near Chambers Lane, Alpine County.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Bullock's Oriel (year old male)
This Bullock's Oriel is a returning male with a first-year color pattern. It was imaged on April 27, 2016 in a cottonwood tree along the West Fork Carson River near Chambers Lane, Alpine County.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Bullock's Oriel (Male)
Pairs of Bullock's Oriels arrive in spring (by the middle of April) here at the ranch to breed and nest. Their nests are intricately woven and look like baskets. They leave in late summer usually by the end of August.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Bullock's Oriel (Male) Video
The oriels like to eat insects in the sage brush and their bright color is quite striking against the dull colored plants. -
California Quail
Very common bird found in our area all year round.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Cassin's Finch
West Fork Carson River, Chambers Lane. Image taken April 21, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Cassin's Finch (zoomed in)
West Fork Carson River, Chambers Lane. Image taken April 21, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Common Merganser
Imaged April 27, 2016 on West Fork Carson River near Chambers Lane. Note the wild-looking head feathers.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Common Merganser (video)
Common Merganser preening its feathers on bank of the West Fork of the Carson River, Alpine County. April 27, 2016. -
Eared Grebe
April 23, 2016 on Indian Creek Reservoir. Birds were shy and far from shore.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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House Finch
Common year round.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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House Wren
Found in brush and trees along West Fork Carson River, Chambers Lane. Image taken April 21, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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House Wren (zoomed in)
Found in brush and trees along West Fork Carson River, Chambers Lane. Image taken April 21, 2016.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Kestrel
West Fork Carson River along Chambers Lane.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Kestrel
West Fork Carson River along Chambers Lane.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Lesser Goldfinch
Common year round, Breeds in spring. Loves to eat niger seed in bird feeder socks.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Mallard
Male and female mallards getting ready to breed along back of the West Fork of the Carson River near Chambers Lane.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Northern Flicker Video
This is a video of a Northern Flicker enlarging a nesting cavity on our ranch in a dead cottonwood tree along the Fredericksburg Ditch. Listen to all the bird sounds in the track. It's springtime . . . -
Northern Pintail Duck
Taken on April 23, 2016 on Curtz Lake, Alpine County. This is a long telephoto shot on the far side of the lake.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Red-tailed Hawk Nest with Adult and Chick
This nest is about 90 feet high up in a Ponderosa pine tree on the West Fork Carson River. The chick was recently born and is covered in white fluffy down feathers. A mated pair of red-tailed hawks breeds and has one or two chicks very early every spring. -
Red-tailed Hawks Eating Mourning Dove
An Adult Red-tailed Hawk killed a Mourning Dove along the West Carson River in our backyard and fed some of it to its fledgling. -
Red-winged Blackbird
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Found in cottonwood tree on Chambers Lane on March 4 2016Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Found in cottonwood tree on Chambers Lane on March 4 2016Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Spotted Towhee
Local year-round bird.
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Spotted Towhee Video
Video taken in the spring during matting season. You can clearly hear its shrill call. -
Tree Swallows Video
This is a video of a pair of Tree Swallows and their nest in a cavity of a dead cottonwood tree along the Fredricksburg Ditch along our property. -
Western Bluebird
Found on Chambers Lane on April 12 2016Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Western Bluebird (zoomed in)
Found on Chambers Lane on April 12 2016Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Western Kingbird
Likes open fields. Fairly common. Breeds here in late spring. Leaves the area in late September.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Western Kingbird
Image taken on April 21, 2016 near West Fork Carson River on Chambers Lane. -
Western Kingbird Video
We took this video of a Western Kingbird on our property. -
Western Wood-peewee
Shows up in late April and nests and breeds here. Leaves the area in October.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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Western Wood-peewee Video
Shows up in late April and nests and breeds here. Leaves the area in October. -
Wild Turkey
Becoming common. Found year round. Sometimes nests in trees.Click the button below to read more about this bird.
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