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Bird Bio: Cedar Waxwing
Bird Bio: Cedar Waxwing By: Emily Molter, KBO Wildlife Education Specialist The Cedar Waxwing is one of only three species worldwide in the Bombycillidae family. Their breeding range extends from British Columbia […]
Bird Bio: Gray Catbird
By: Melissa Molzahn, KBO Education Specialist The Gray Catbird, our featured bird for this issue, is in the Mimidae family. Like many in this family, it mimics calls of other birds. Their […]
Bird Bio: Cassin’s Vireo
Bird Bio: Cassin’s Vireo By: Amanda Cornell, KBO Field Intern The Cassin’s Vireo (Vireo cassinii) is one of three vireo species that were once lumped together as the “Solitary Vireo.” It is a […]
Bird Bio: Purple Finch
Bird Bio: Purple Finch By: Emily Molter, KBO Wildlife Education Specialist The Purple Finch is a sexually dimorphic species with the adult males washed in a rosy color that looks like […]
Bird Bio: Wrentit
Bird Bio: Wrentit By: Emily Molter, KBO Wildlife Education Specialist Many birders may hear the male Wrentit’s distinctive, loud song similar to a Ping-Pong ball bouncing on a table, but never see […]
Bird Bio: Lazuli Bunting, Passerina amoena
By: Cara Lovell, KBO Banding Intern The Lazuli Bunting is a banding crew favorite, and we often can’t help smiling when we capture these spectacular birds. The blue head and back, rusty […]
Bird Bio: Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Bird Bio: Ruby-crowned Kinglet By: Bob Frey, KBO Biologist In the vast boreal forests of Alaska and Canada, follow asubtle and melodic song and you’ll find one of North America’s smallest […]
Bird Bio– Hermit Warbler
Bird Bio– Hermit Warbler Distribution: Generally breeds west of the Pacific Crest from southern California to Washington. Winters in the mountains of west Mexico to Nicaragua. Habitat: Breeds primarily in Douglas-fir […]
Bird Bio: the Song Sparrow
Bird Bio: the Song Sparrow The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a familiar bird year round in our region. It has the conical, seed-crunching bill typical of sparrows, and can be identified by its brown cap, […]
Bird Bio– Townsend’s Solitaire
Bird Bio– Townsend’s Solitaire By: Deborah Zierten, KBO Education Intern Distribution: Generally found in mountainous areas throughout the west from central Mexico to Alaska. Habitat: Breeds in montane coniferous forests on […]
