by Beverly G. | May 3, 2015 | News and Views
The White-breasted Nuthatch gets its name from its habit of jamming large nuts and acorns into tree bark, then whacking them with their sharp bill to “hatch” out the seed from the inside. They eat mainly insects, including weevil larvae, wood-boring beetle larvae,...
by Beverly G. | May 3, 2015 | News and Views
The Ash-throated Flycatchers are busy getting some of the birdboxes ready for their nests. The clutch size is 2-7 eggs. Ash-throated Flycatchers eat arthropods and small fruit. Sometimes, they eat small reptiles and mammals. It captures insects...
by Beverly G. | May 2, 2015 | News and Views
This Bushtit nest was first noticed on the LATO trail on Sunday, April 25, 2015, by Ruby Klatt. I took the photos on Friday, May 1, 2015. The male and female Bushtit spend a month or more building their hanging nest. The nest may hang up to...
by Beverly G. | May 1, 2015 | News and Views
Today, April 30, I saw new quail chicks for the first time this season. Quail are hatched ready to peck and run around following their parents. So, these 15 may have just hatched today. There are usually 12-16 eggs in a nest. It’s not a great...
by Beverly G. | Apr 22, 2015 | News and Views
Yesterday, as I stood under a tree watching the birdbox with the oak titmouse family (see previous post), I seemed to be bothering this western grey squirrel. It made some pretty funny sounds, almost like a little dog growling at me. I think it wanted me...
by Beverly G. | Apr 22, 2015 | News and Views
On Monday, April 20, 2015, we had a pair of oak titmouse in a birdbox at our house in Atascadero. I watched them for a couple of hours as they flew in with food for their new young family and out with droppings keeping things clean and tidy inside the box....
