Skip to main content

BLOG

Birds & Birding

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 […]