For the beginning bird-watcher, storied Chico ornithologist Roger Lederer has just the ticket. It’s a little, staple-bound 64-page booklet called “Pacific Coast Bird Finder: Identifying Common Birds ...
The affected birds, Western Grebes, have black and white feathers, long, pointy bills, and distinctive red eyes.
Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...