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Cuckoos & Roadrunners
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Ducks
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Flycatchers, Phoebes, Kingbirds, Pewees
Geese & Swans
Goatsuckers (no joke)
Grebes & Loons
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Hummingbirds
Jaegers & Skuas
Jays, Crows, Ravens, & Nutcrackers
Kingfishers & Trogans
Kinglets, Gnatcatchers, Dippers, & Wrentits
Larks
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, & Catbirds
Owls
Parrots & Parakeets
Pelicans and Boobies
Pigeons & Doves
Puffins, Guillemots, Auklets & Murres
Shorebirds
Shrikes and Vireos
Sparrows, Juncos & Towhees
Swallow and Martins
Tanagers, Cardinals, Buntings & Grosbeaks
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Upland Game Birds
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Woodpeckers
Wrens
Wagtails, Pipits, Waxwings, Starlings, Snowy Buntings, Longspurs, Olive Warbler

Thematic Galleries

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Ecuador ’25: The Western Foothills
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Birding Baja ’23
Siltcoos Kayak ’23
Spring Fling ’23
Birding Panamá ’23
Panamá Slideshow
Birding Florida ’23
Arizona ’22
Costa Rica ’21
Alaska ’21

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Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Summer Lake State Wildlife Preserve

Golden-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani) TID Ditch Trail, Ashland

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani) TID Ditch Trail, Ashland

Acorn Woodpecker ~ Leucistic (© Nick Viani) Grizzly Peak Winery

Northern Flicker (© Nick Viani) Paradise Park, Backyard Birds

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani) TID Ditch, Paradise Lane

Golden-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani) TID Ditch, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Sooney Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #25 Backyard, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #23 Backyard, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani ) #24 Backyard, Paradise Lane

Hairy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) Backyard, Paradise Lane

Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #28 Backyard, Paradise Lane

Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) BCCS Note: Single bird flew into the pond in formation with a dozen Canada Geese.

Ruby-crowned Kinglet (© Nick Viani) Backyard birds. This male stopped momentarily on our fig tree.

Our Truck on the Auto Tour (© Sooney Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

White-fronted Geese, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Jack Rabbit (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

White-fronted Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, Colusa, CA

Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA - Lassen Volcano in the distance

Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Northern Shoveler (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Black-necked Stilt (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

White-faced Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Northern Pintail - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Northern Pintail - male (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Snow Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Snow Goose, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Goose, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Snow Geese, Dark-morph (blue) Snow Geese, Ross's Geese (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Red-shouldered Hawk - immature "elegans" variant (© Nick Viani) Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

Pied-billed Grebe (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Eurasian Wigeon (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Mockingbird (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Great-horned Owl (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Northern Harrier (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

The Auto Tour (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Marsh Wren (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Turkey Vulture (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Turkey Vulture (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Nuttall's Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing RV Park, CA

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge State Wildlife Refuge, CA

Yellow-rumped Warbler - Audubon (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing RV Park, CA

European Starling (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing RV Park, CA

American Kestral (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA

White-faced Ibis (© Nick Viani) West Butte Road en-route to Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Bushtit having a bad feather day (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Pond Floral (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Tree Swallow (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Bewick's Wren (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Greater Yellowlegs (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

California Quail (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

American Coot (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Pond Flora (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

American Pipit (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Red-eared Slider (© Nick Viani) Gray Lodge SWR, CA

Sandhill Cranes (© Nick Viani) Colusa Landing, Colusa, CA

Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Great Blue Heron, Great Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Snowy Egret (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA (note the yellow slippers)

Great Egret, Black-crowned Night Herons (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

From the Auto Tour (© Sooney Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Black-necked Stilts (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Vermillion Flycatcher (© Nick Viani) Maxwell Cemetery, CA

Say's Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Maxwell Cemetery, CA

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani) Delevan NWR, CA

Belted Kingfisher (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Savannah Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

American Coot (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Gadwall (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Snow Goose (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Cinnamon Teal (© Nick Viani) Sacramento NWR, CA

Canvasback - female (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Black Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Along the Auto Tour (© Sooney Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Black-crowned Night-Heron (© Nick Viani) Colusa NWR, CA

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Cooper's Hawk (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A - Note the varied length of the tail feathers observable in the ventral view only.

Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Bewick's Wren (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Bushtit (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Anna's Hummingbird (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Golden-crowned Sparrow (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

Downy Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) North Mountain Park, Bear Creek Birding Survey, Transact A

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