Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 30th, 2008
Ring-Necked Pheasant
(Phasianus Colchious)
The Common Pheasant is a native of Asia. It is one of the most widely distributed introduced birds in North America. The Common Pheasant, known in the US as the Ring-necked Pheasant or Chinese Pheasant, The species is a popular game bird. It can be found in agricultural lands from [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 22nd, 2008
Stellar’s Jay (Cyanocitta Stelleri)
The Stellar’s Jay is a conspicuous, crested jay that adapts readily to people, and is well known in parks and picnic areas. It is also often seen at bird feeders.
The Stellar’s Jay is related in appearance to the Blue Jay, but with a black head and upper [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 21st, 2008
The Northern Flicker is a common woodpecker that forages primarily on the ground and lives in most wooded regions of North America. The yellow-shafted variety is common in the east and northern parts of North America, and the red-shafted form is found in the west.
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 19th, 2008
The Eastern Phoebe has unobtrusive behavior and drab color, but it is still one of the most familiar song birds to those who live within its range, the eastern half of the United States and much of Southern Canada.
The Eastern Phoebe has a tendency to nest around human dwellings and under [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 16th, 2008
Great Blue Heron
(Ardea Herodias)
The Great Blue Heron, North American’s largest heron, is one of the continent’s most widespread and adaptable wading birds. The Great Blue Heron stands four feet tall and has a wing span of more than six feet. Even though is very large in size, the Great Blue Heron only weighs about 6.5 [...]
Posted in Bird Watchers Series on Jan 14th, 2008
Clark’s Nutcracker(Nucifraga Columbiana)The Clark’s Nutcracker is native to the mountains of the western United States and Canada, and makes its home in the carniforous forest. The Clark’s Nutcracker was named for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The Clark’s Nutcracker was initially identified as a bird in the woodpecker family because of the [...]