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Category: Passeriformes

Chestnut-backed Chickadees (Poecile rufescens)

September 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I really love Chestnut-backed Chickadees! As a bird that is endemic to the region I have chosen to call home…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Paridae, Passeriformes, Plants, Poecile, Species Profiles Filed under: Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Poecile rufescens

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)

May 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I had a very interesting and productive trip to the River S Unit of the Ridgefield NWR last Friday. Even…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Cardinalidae, Chordata, Passeriformes, Pheucticus, Species Profiles Filed under: Black-headed Grosbeak, Pheucticus melanocephalus

Piranga ludoviciana (Western Tanager)

May 19, 2022 Dan Nelson 23 Comments

Western Tanagers are always an exciting bird to see, flashing that bright red head and yellow body, with the black…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Cardinalidae, Chordata, Passeriformes, Piranga, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Piranga ludoviciana, Western Tanager

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)

April 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

For anyone curious about my prolonged vacation from writing these profiles, I talk about it in this blog “Refocusing in…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Parulidae, Passeriformes, Setophaga, Species Profiles Filed under: Audubon's Warblers, Myrtle Warblers, Setophaga coronata, Yellow-rumped Warblers

Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)

January 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

A dozen or so years ago, when I was a beginning birder, I really struggled with identifying the sparrows (and…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Mesospiza, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Melospiza melodia, Song Sparrow

Amphispiza bilineata (Black-throated Sparrow)

May 16, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

When I asked my wife if she’d like to visit the area on the Cape Horn trail where we got…

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Posted in: Amphispiza, Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Species Profiles Filed under: Amphispiza bilineata, Black-throated Sparrow

Passerculus sandwichensis (Savannah Sparrow)

April 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Though they are presently the only species in the genus Passerculus, there are many different kinds of Savannah Sparrows! Depending on which…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Passerculus sandwichensis, Savannah Sparrow

Zonotrichia atricapilla (Golden-Crowned Sparrow)

April 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Let me start out by saying that Golden-crowned Sparrows are my favorite sparrows. I do most of my birding during…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passerellidae, Passeriformes, Species Profiles, Zonotrichia Filed under: Golden-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia atricapilla

Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee)

January 27, 2021 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

Who doesn’t love chickadees? They are curious, bold, cute, vivacious, and just generally cheering. They are particularly engaging when hanging…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Paridae, Passeriformes, Poecile, Species Profiles Filed under: Black-capped Chickadee, Poecile atricapillus

Sitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch)

October 30, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I love these little birds, but I have struggled mightily to get decent photos of these frenetic little creatures. Finally,…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Passeriformes, Sitta, Sittidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

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