Canada Goose

Though you might kind of hate this bird as an adult, it's hard to look away from at this stage.

Western Bluebird

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Banded at Beale AFB a couple of weeks ago.

LEGO babies

Lesser Goldfinch fledglings being fed at Mt. Burdell.

Orange-crowned and Bushtit

Though these two species frequent similar habitat, I was fairly weirded out to see them sitting so close together for some reason.

Lark Sparrows at Mt. Burdell

Nest building!


Nestling feeding!

Indigo Bunting

Though very common out east, Indigo Buntings are out of place out west where Lazuli's dominate. Seen at Mt. Burdell on Deer Camp Fire Road.

Ash-throated Flycatcher

Ground Squirrel

Shots on a Fence

My lifer Lawrence's Goldfinches at Pinnacles last week.


Western Bluebird


Female Brewer's Blackbird getting ready to feed her young.

WESJ

Western Scrub Jays are very common around these parts, but finding a nest and catching one still feels special.  This lady was found by Xeronimo in our back yard.


This one was caught a few days ago at the field station.


The color bands are useful tools for identifying the bird in the field as an individual.

Western Fence Lizard

Rattler

My first rattlesnake, seen with Patrick and Maura along Pine Mountain Road last week.