10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2014
As I got out of my car, about fifty feet from Manzanita Lake, I heard the loud drumming of a woodpecker. I didn’t know what species of woodpecker it was, but I knew it was just in the clearing on the other side of the road. Click on photos for full sized images.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 12, 2016
The Mountain Bluebird is one of the most striking birds in the United States, and is the state bird of both Nevada and Idaho. Though not officially adopted until 1967, the Nevada Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for the Mountain Bluebird all the way back in 1930 and 1931.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 5, 2024
In fact, the overwhelming majority of federal land is in just 11 western states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming). For example, the federal government owns less than 1% in Connecticut but nearly 80% in Nevada. There is one gigantic outlier: Alaska.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2014
Rock Pigeon Jan 1 – Las Vegas, Nevada. Downy Woodpecker Jan 7 – Dunrovin Ranch, MT. Pileated Woodpecker Jan 7 – Dunrovin Ranch, MT. One more thing – I don’t know whether 2014 will bring any new bird tattoos, but if it does, you guys will be the first to know. Anyway, here we go: 1.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2013
Pileated Woodpecker, for example. In addition to Pileated Woodpecker, the Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pennsylvania documents increases in numbers of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hooded Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Carolina Wren, Alder Flycatcher, Common Raven, Wild Turkey, and, of course, Canada Goose.
10,000 Birds
MAY 21, 2019
I am originally from California, so it is easy for me to deal with a geography defined by a low coastal mountain range, a central valley, and a much higher inland range (in California, the Sierra Nevada). And the call I would identify as a Golden-fronted Woodpecker in the highlands, comes here from the endemic Golden-cheeked Woodpecker.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2021
The American part of the A-Team includes the American Robin (Reno, Nevada). The Acorn Woodpecker (Reno, Nevada) is presumably named this way because the red spot on his head looks a tiny bit like an acorn (I know. The actual line for the toilets. After the festival, it feels good to clean yourself in the sea.
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