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July 24, 2019 by Kurt Buzard

Spring Birds in the Arcata Marsh

Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) and Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) in the Arcata Marsh

Marbled Godwits (Limosa fedoa) and Dowitchers (Limnodromus griseus) in the Arcata Marsh

This past spring I decided to visit Arcata California a week after their annual Godwit Festival in April since I could not make the sanctuary festival.. The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the City of Arcata’s innovative wastewater treatment facility. The sanctuary is 307 acres, including freshwater marshes, salt marsh, tidal sloughs, grassy uplands, mudflats, brackish marsh, approximately 5 miles of walking and biking paths and an Interpretive Center. Located at the north end of Humboldt Bay, the sanctuary is situated along the Pacific Flyway, a major migratory route for thousands of birds that breed in the far north and winter in California, Mexico and Central and South America. The Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary is touted as the highest bird populated coastal site between Bodega Harbor and Washington. While I had visions of masses of migrating birds the reality was somewhat more quiet. I did find a collection of Godwits, and some local ducks, egrets and shorebirds.

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Filed Under: Birds, California Tagged With: Arcata, Arcata Marsh, bird, bird photography, Birds, Birdwatching, Breeding Plumage, Bufflehead Ducks, California, Dabbling Ducks, Diving Ducks, Ducks, Gadwall Ducks, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Greater versus Lesser Scaup, Greater Yellowlegs, Humboldt County, Mallard Ducklings, Mallard Ducks, Marbled Godwit, Marsh Wren, Short-Billed Dowitcher

January 24, 2019 by Kurt Buzard

Birdwatching Around Denver Colorado in the Winter

Female Downey Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) on an Apple Tree in Lakewood, Colorado

Female Downey Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) on an Apple Tree in Lakewood, Colorado

Since I visited Denver recently to visit my mother, I decided to indulge in a bit of winter birding to get her out of the house. Although many people like to look for birds in the summer, when the weather is nice, winter allows you a unique opportunity to actually see the birds without the cover of leaves. As winter snows fall many mountain dwelling species of birds will come down into the valleys and even into cities in the winter. Moreover, species from north of the US/Canada border fly down into the areas where winter is milder, even to Denver as it turns out. The purpose of this post is not to be inclusive, just the the birds I found in a few favorite places. I grew up in Colorado and learned about nature from my late father who was an avid outdoorsman. He would have enjoyed getting out and viewing the birds on display in the nearby parks.
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Filed Under: Animals, Aquariums and Zoos, Birds, Colorado Tagged With: American Goldfinch, American Robin, Barr Lake, Barr Lake State Park, Belmar Park, BIF, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, Bird Feeders, Bird Nests, bird photography, Birding, Birds in Flight, Birdwatching, Black-billed Magpie, Black-Capped Chickadee, Brighton, Canadian Geese, Cassin’s Finch, Colorado, Common Goldeneye Duck, Dark-Eyed Junco, Denver, Downey Woodpecker, Eagle Statue, European Starling, Fox Squirrel, Hairy Woodpecker, House Finch, House Sparrow, Immature Mallard Ducks, Lakewood, Mallard Ducks, Ring-Billed Gulls, Sloan Lake, Sloans Lake, Trails, White-Breasted Nuthatch

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