Hot Today With Some Nice Cormorant Shots-Wednesday Novermber 13, 2013

It became very hot today, around 90. We did see some nice birds this morning with good shots of the juvenile cormorant that has been hanging around. Birds today included: American Wigeon-I will have some shots next week, Mallard Duck, Double-crested Cormorant, American Kestrel, Greater Roadrunner, Anna's Hummingbird, Say's Phoebe, Black Phoebe, Common Raven, Verdin, Western Bluebird, Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Lark Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. The Kestrel with snake was taken a few years ago. I will find the photo of the male with the same snake. He presented it to the female. Probably the same bird we saw today.

Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant

A Study of Ducks and Cormorant

Juvenile Double-crested  Cormorant 1st year-Notice the eye color

Female Kestrel with snake (Western Shovel Nose)-DiGiorgio Rd. Courtesy of Chris Schwarz

Nice Day But Numbers Down-November 6, 2013

Had a nice day today but not too many birds out there. Well, not a lot of species, loads of Bluebirds and Yellowrumps. Wigeons are back at the golf ponds and a Gray Flycatcher in my yard. Here are a few shots today including the Catbird again. The Mockingbird and Burrowing Owl were observed on Monday.

Costa's Hummer at the RV Park

Immature Cormorant at the RV Park

Mockingbird

Burrowing Owl in burrow

Gray Flycatcher through my office window today

Saturday November 2, 2013-Lot's of Yellow-rumps and a Nice Western Grebe

Today there were lots of warblers around, especially yellow rumps. I stopped at the Swan Lake at the Roadrunner Club and a Western Grebe obliged me with some close looks. Check out the youtube at: http://youtu.be/0cmtA2th77s

Western Grebe-Swan Lake

First Day of the Season October 30, 2013

The weather remains clear, low 70's and gorgeous. Hot off the press. A Gray Catbird was sighted in Borrego Springs an hour ago. Here is a photo of the bird.

We had a nice walk around The Springs RV Park. The highlights included 3 species of herons, including Green, Great White and Black-crowned Night Heron. The young night heron from last year is now a bit darker (it was almost all white last year.

Gray Catbird-Rare in Borrego Springs

The Group Watching the night heron-Carlee, Nancy, Ed and Viv

The Black-crowned Night Heron-older and still light

Western Bluebird at a faucet

Green Heron with raised feathers

Tilapia Feeding Frenzy

Check out the video of a Nashville Warbler feeding on insects in Ocotillo flowers in Borrego Springs, California.

http://youtu.be/XthsIxLFOaE

Some nice shots April 8-10, 2013

Here are a few shots taken from the settling ponds and Roadrunner Club

Yellow-rumped Warbler RR-4/10/13

Black-throated Gray Warbler-HC

Osprey-HC 

Osprey-HC

Black-throated Gray with insect-HC

The Springs Birding and Home-April 3, 2013

Here are a few shots of birds today-all my shots.

Common Ground Dove-4/3/13

Costa's Hummer

Costa's Hummer

Hummer with pollen

Hummner with pollen

Feeder birds

Orange-crowned Warbler

White-winged Dove