Well, it's summertime, and the livin' is easy. At least, it has been for the past couple weeks, as we've been getting back into our normal routine, hosting a friend, and taking some time off of birding.
While I was away, it looks like Dr. Sayornis did her usual stellar job of imparting some high-quality education. Thanks, Doc Say, for filling in!
Before I get into the update, I have a favor to ask! Every non-profit could use a little extra cash, and if you use Amazon.com, then they have a very easy way for you to help out your favorite non-profit: Smile! Just go to smile.amazon.com, sign in with your Amazon account, and choose the non-profit you'd like to support. Now, every time you buy something using Smile, Amazon will pay 0.5% of the purchase to that organization! We would appreciate you choosing "Napa-Solano Audubon" as your non-profit, but any group will do. Thanks!
Now, it's time for vacation to end, and for us to get back into the birding groove. Later this week, we depart for a 11-day trip to Alaska, where we'll visit Anchorage, Kodiak Island (briefly), Nome, and Denali National Park. We're only 41 birds from our year goal, and we have a small chance of hitting that mark during this trip!
Meanwhile, we sharpened our skills with a little excursion to the Central Valley, including Rush Ranch for our first-of-year Barn Owls (can you believe we went this long without a Barn Owl?) and the outskirts of Davis for California's own Yellow-billed Magpie.
Pics or it didn't happen? Here you go...
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| The few, the proud, the Tri-colored Blackbird |
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| Late spring is when fledglings start spreading their wings, but this little Loggerhead Shrike isn't quite sure he digs the flying. |
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| Rush Ranch has a huge barn, and big thanks to the staff member who unlocked the doors so we could get a good look at the resident Barn Owls! |
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| Stop doing that, Owl #2, you're freaking me out. |
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| A cow, some birds, what else could they be than Brown-headed Cowbirds! If you really want to feel bad for the cow, zoom in on the picture so you can see just how many flies she has. |
Adios,
Me
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