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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 […]
Banding with the Klamath Bird Observatory
The Klamath-Siskiyou Bioregion is known for its incredible amount of biodiversity, including birds. One of the ways Klamath Bird Observatory can help monitors bird populations in this region is through […]
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 […]
Birding Excursion
The Klamath Bird Observatory recently led a group of 20 community members, educators and children to the Seven Mile Guard Station. The group made use of new educational kits, which […]
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 […]
Celebrating Migratory Birds
Klamath Bird Observatory will join the North Mountain Park Nature Center and the Rogue Valley Audubon Society at the Nature Center to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day. This free family […]
