California

One of the nice things about living in New Zealand and being the beat writer for that place is that…

Autumn, or fall, as Americans persist in calling it, is not a season I am experiencing at the moment. Because…

Finally! As of 27 August 2013 the California Bird Records Committee has voted to add the introduced Nutmeg Mannikin to…

Whichever city Lake Balboa is in, it gets my vote because it makes way for ducklings. That’s what Audubon California…

This Peregrine close-up courtesy of Larry Jordan In a move that’s sure to stir controversy far beyond the borders of…

Way back in mid-June when I started my southern California sojourn I mentioned that I was inundated with Western Bluebirds….

The mountains of southern California are a necessary escape from the heat, smog, and suburbia that can plague the denizens…

The one thing I really wanted to do on this most recent trip to southern California was visit Santa Cruz…

When you think of southern California in June there are a variety of things that could come to mind. Sunshine…

Though I have made several trips to southern California over the eight years I have been birding almost every trip…