Monthly Archives: September 2013

Using eBird for a Checklist of Birds in Your Yard

  If you’re like me, you keep track of birds you’ve seen in or from your yard.  Some people write bird sightings on their calendar, some check off birds in a field guide and some keep a formal list in … Continue reading

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SaddleBrooke’s Magical Jewel, the Broad-billed Hummingbird

I’ll never forget the first time I saw a male Broad-billed Hummingbird.  It was ten years ago, and we were sitting in the back yard watching the mountains put on their daily light show as the summer sun sank in … Continue reading

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