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White-eyed Vireos Visit Costa Rica
By Pablo “Chespi” Elizondo, Costa Rica Bird Observatories Executive Director Background: Klamath Bird Observatory and USDA Forest Service Redwood Sciences Laboratory have a long-running international capacity building program that is […]
Bird Bio: Black Phoebe
By: Teresa “Bird” Wicks, KBO Education Intern The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is the only black and white flycatcher found in North America. Thus, they are easily distinguished by their […]
New Birding Book by Harry Fuller
By Brandon Breen, KBO Outreach and Communications Specialist, posted on 6 February 2013 Harry Fuller’s new book, “Freeway Birding: San Francisco to Seattle,” is aimed at the traveling birder who […]
A Swan Has Sung, Remembering Rich Stallcup
By Harry Fuller, on 25 Dec., 2012 (This article first appeared on Harry’s Towheeblog) For anybody who’s birded in the Bay Area in the past 50 years, there has always […]
Birding is for the Humans
By Brandon M Breen, Klamath Bird Observatory Outreach and Communications Specialist Occasionally, I forget just how much fun it is to go birding. And then I venture into the woods […]
Bird Bio: Yellow-breasted Chat
By Ian Ausprey, Klamath Bird Observatory Research Biologist The Yellow-breasted Chat, one of our more charismatic riparian species, plays an important role in our region’s cultural and ecological heritage. It […]
Bird Bio: Pacific-slope Flycatcher
Bird Bio: Pacific-slope Flycatcher By: Jenna Curtis, KBO Research and Monitoring Intern Formerly grouped with the Cordilleran Flycatcher as “Western Flycatchers”, the Pacific-slope Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis) was recognized as a unique species in […]
KBO’s Director John Alexander Interviewed on Ashland’s Town Hall
Bird Bio: Hermit Warbler
By: Liz Williams, KBO Education and Outreach Project Leader During the breeding season, the Hermit Warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) can be found in coniferous forests along the west coast of Oregon, […]
Bird Bio: Swainson’s Thrush
Bird Bio: Swainson’s Thrush By: Robert Frey, KBO Biologist and Banding Project Leader One of the most commonly heard, although seldom seen, birds of its range is the sedately plumed and […]
