Jim Greaves Wildlife Photography and Consulting
Thompson Falls Montana
Various Scientific and Other Publications
Least Bell's Vireo Publications
Some Published Photographs
Please thank all veteran and active
duty military for protecting your right to bird watch
On 06 March 2008, we found a TUFTED DUCK [more images, click underlined] on Bull River, Sanders County
First reported in Montana since 1990, 2nd accepted record by MBRC, first chaseable, and
our first ever!
Montana's 2nd Scrub-jay Found Us in October 2010, stayed to May 2011!
Blue and Scrub Jays on Fence, latter on its first day!
Both Jays late April 2011
Both Jays were last seen on 17 May 2011.
Harris' and Golden-crowned Sparrows
Winter 2011-12 was an "irruptive" year for Common Redpolls
Swamp Sparrow in Sanders County MT 23 Sept 2012
about 35th state record
American Tree Sparrow - first wintering at our home
with 30 juncos [OR and SC]
Harris' Hawk - Potentially first for State
found by another birder near Elmo Montana
Harris' Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Western Wood-pewee
An amazing fall for birding for us
when we found
our first California SCARLET TANAGER . . .
Preceded 3 weeks earlier by this
NELSON'S SPARROW
which Lark and I found in Goleta CA on 05 October 2007
Nelson's Sparrow
[above photo made 09 October 2007]
Which was eclipsed the next day by
Hugh Ranson's DUSKY WARBLER!
See here for the Magnolia Warbler that
foraged nearby
First-fall Chestnut-sided Warbler at Stow House,
Goleta CA-USA
September 2007 adult
ARCTIC TERN
and RED KNOT in Santa Barbara County
Galileo Hill LEAST FLYCATCHER and NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH photos
LATEST [2006-07] HUMMINGBIRD PHOTOS
Field Checklists - feedback requested!
2007 trip to see Curve-billed Thrasher in Montana!
Expanding Nutmeg Mannikin population
Juvenile/first cycle California Gull
One species that LOVES orchards and
Arundo donax thickets:
See additional photos here
See MORE here
Summer Tanager and allies here
Warbling Vireo - finally found a nest
for Santa Clara River
Ventura County California
CBC Rarity found by Curtis Marantz
See more of this bird here
See Nutmeg Mannikins here
We find Santa Barbara County's first
See more and a Varied Thrush here
Santa Maria CA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker near Wood
Thrush
Probable 6th winter Thick-billed Kingbird in Ventura County
Vermilion Flycatchers
2005 Fall's First County Record of Baikal Teal
and first chaseable one for California
Several Snowy
Owls in Northern Rockies, Feb 2006
Fulvous
Whistling-Duck in Goleta CA
Kyle Braunger's Surprise December Bird!
Baird's
and Semipalmated Sandpipers 2005-2006
Eurasian
Wigeon in Goleta CA
Eastern Phoebe in Santa Maria CA
Golden Plovers in California
Bell's
Vireo nominate race in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
Some Published Photographs
Please thank all veteran and active
duty military for protecting your right to bird watch
On 06 March 2008, we found a TUFTED DUCK [more images, click underlined] on Bull River, Sanders County
First reported in Montana since 1990, 2nd accepted record by MBRC, first chaseable, and
our first ever!
Montana's 2nd Scrub-jay Found Us in October 2010, stayed to May 2011!
Blue and Scrub Jays on Fence, latter on its first day!
Both Jays late April 2011
Harris' and Golden-crowned Sparrows
Winter 2011-12 was an "irruptive" year for Common Redpolls
Swamp Sparrow in Sanders County MT 23 Sept 2012
about 35th state record
American Tree Sparrow - first wintering at our home
with 30 juncos [OR and SC]
Harris' Hawk - Potentially first for State
found by another birder near Elmo Montana
Harris' Hawk
Solitary Sandpiper
Western Wood-pewee
An amazing fall for birding for us
when we found
our first California SCARLET TANAGER . . .
Preceded 3 weeks earlier by this
NELSON'S SPARROW
which Lark and I found in Goleta CA on 05 October 2007
Nelson's Sparrow
[above photo made 09 October 2007]
Which was eclipsed the next day by
Hugh Ranson's DUSKY WARBLER!
See here for the Magnolia Warbler that
foraged nearby
First-fall Chestnut-sided Warbler at Stow House,
Goleta CA-USA
September 2007 adult
ARCTIC TERN
and RED KNOT in Santa Barbara County
Galileo Hill LEAST FLYCATCHER and NORTHERN
WATERTHRUSH photos
LATEST [2006-07] HUMMINGBIRD PHOTOS
Field Checklists - feedback requested!
2007 trip to see Curve-billed Thrasher in Montana!
Expanding Nutmeg Mannikin population
Juvenile/first cycle California Gull
One species that LOVES orchards and
Arundo donax thickets:
See additional photos here
See MORE here
Summer Tanager and allies here
Warbling Vireo - finally found a nest
for Santa Clara River
Ventura County California
CBC Rarity found by Curtis Marantz
|
We find Santa Barbara County's first |
Santa Maria CA Yellow-bellied Sapsucker near Wood
Thrush
Probable 6th winter Thick-billed Kingbird in Ventura County
Vermilion Flycatchers
and first chaseable one for California
Kyle Braunger's Surprise December Bird!
Eastern Phoebe in Santa Maria CA
Golden Plovers in California
Clapper
and other rails in the West
WARBLER
INDEX
WARBLERS 1
WARBLERS 2
WARBLERS 3
WARBLERS 4
February and August 2005 Northwest Road Trip Birds and Wildlife
[see bottom of this page for other bird group links; NOTE
some of the links need revision, and are blind for now]
Merlins
Falcons
Mountain Plover in Goleta CA
Tropical Kingbirds in Goleta CA
Possible Cackling Goose in Goleta CA
Plovers and Sandpipers
Raptors
Lucy's and Virginia's warblers in Santa
Barbara CA
Purple Martin nests [Summer 2005] in Santa Barbara County
Recent Santa Barbara County sightings
2004-05:
Trumpeter, Tundra, Mute Swans in Goleta CA
Magnolia and Worm-eating warblers in Santa Barbara
during Winter 2004-05
Little Blue Heron in Carpinteria CA
Lark finds first in 72 years: Snowy Plover nest in Santa Barbara CA
Harbor
in 2005 . . . then, 6 weeks later . . .
Eventually only one of the three - the middle "runt" - survived to
fledge by late July 2005
Found in breeding location, Soledad Canyon,upper Santa Clara River [digital,
flash]
YELLOW-BILLED LOON (Gavia adamsii)
Goleta Beach Park, Santa Barbara 23 Feb-12 Apr 1982
appeared to be oily, eventually died, now at SBMNH
(very rare; winter) [Kodachrome64, no flash]
REDDISH EGRET (Egretta rufescens)
Bell Canyon estuary, Goleta, Santa Barbara Co, 2001
(rare in west; migrant) [Kodacolor200, no flash]
SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER
(Empidonax traillii extimus)
Female near nest on Arundo donax which fledged 1
Fillmore Fish Hatchery, Ventura County
(of 8+ eggs in 3 nests during 2000, 5 were infertile and 2+ were broken by
cowbird).
Two females + at least 1 male fledged 6 of 7 nestlings in 2001; none nested
there in 2002.
In 2002, 2 of 3 pairs raised 8 chicks at Hedrick Ranch Nature Area
where several solo birds had been found in recent years.
(Endangered in 5-6 states; extremely rare in California;
breeds regularly in Santa Barbara County between
Surf and Buellton, and sporadically in Ventura County
between Fillmore and Saticoy) [Sensia100, flash]
BLACK-THROATED
BLUE WARBLER
Steven's Park, Santa Barbara, CA
Thousand Oaks, Ventura County CA
Wildlife
Visit this page Hill Canyon of Arroyo Conejo
Southwestern
Willow Flycatcher 1
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher 2
Other Threatened, Endangered, and/or
Rare species
Published Photos Page
Various Publications
Least Bell's Vireo Publications
Virginia
fauna and flora
Railroad links
Ventura County in spring 2005:
Sora at Fillmore Fish Hatchery
Ventura River Birds
Allen's
hummingbird nesting in Montecito, January-February 2003
San Luis Obispo County:
Ash-throated flycatchers nest in pipe
Habitat matters:
Alien plant use by native species!
Palm Warbler, Bohnett Park in Santa
Barbara CA
All wildlife photos on my pages are © Jim Greaves unless otherwise
indicated
and may not be used for any publication without prior written arrangements
Up-dated on 26 March 2011
