To help document breeding status of the birds we see here, birders have been photographing behaviors that indicate and/or confirm breeding. These sightings add to the database for the California Bird Atlas, a 5 year project which is just starting!
Barn swallow babies in nest.
Photo by Gail Kenny
Barn swallows waiting for food
Photo by Susan Penn
Recently fledged barn swallow
Photo by Ken Burton
Northern flicker feeding young
Photo by Ken Burton
Recently fledged American Crow
Photo by Ken Burton
White-crowned sparrow carrying food
Photo by Ken Burton
Chestnut-backed chickadee gathering nest material in Bridgeville.
Photo by Gail Kenny
Gadwall with recently fledged young
Photo by Ken Burton
Common merganser with recently fledged young on N. Fork Smith River
Photo by Gail Kenny
Babies make their needs known!
Barn swallows keep their parents busy.
Phoebe feeding young
Photo by Jeanne O'Neale
Gull on nest in Humboldt Bay
Photo by Jeanne O'Neale
Hummingbird on nest at Arcata Marsh
Photo by Jeanne O'Neale
Pied-billed grebe on floating nest at Arcata Marsh
Photo by Jeanne O'Neall
Cliff swallow nests with adults actively feeding young at Mad River
