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The prime time for bird watching at the preserve is between dawn and 10:00 a m. Many birds are actively feeding during this time period. During a five year period from 1982-1987, 139 species of birds were observed at Boggs Lake Preserve including both bald and golden eagles.
Pygmy Nuthatch, Pileated Woodpecker, Hermit Warbler, and Purple Martin have been observed in the forest between posts 8 and 12.
You can watch Red-winged Blackbirds, Coots, Rails, Ruddy Ducks, Marsh Wrens, and Mallards from the float installed just beyond post or the hillside at post 7.
Between posts 3 and 6, hummingbirds visit wildflowers such as Indian Pink for nectar and quail feast on the seeds of the grasses. |
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Ruddy Ducks |
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The Second Poem The Night-Walker Wrote
Over all the hilltops
Silence,
Among all the treetops
You hardly feel
A breath moving.
The birds fall silent in the woods.
Simply wait! Soon
You too will be silent.
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Mallards |
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Easily Spotted Birds
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Coot Fulica americana
Acorn Woodpecker
Quail
Rock Dove
Crow
Turkey vulture
Mallard
Ruddy Duck
Swallow
Hummingbird
Robin
Wild Turkey
Titmouse
Goldfinch
Long-billed Marsh Wren Cistrothus plustris
Mockingbird
Flicker
Scrub Jay
Stellar Jay
Black Pheobe
Red Tail Hawk
Rufus Sided Towhee |
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Be A Bird Brain |
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Bird Watch With Your Child |
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How Adaptations Enable Birds To Find A Meal |
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Please watch this space for a soon to arrive unit on hummingbirds! |
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Fallen log used as granary near post 11 |
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Acorn Woodpeckers abound within the preserve. Critical to their winter survival are the acorns they collect from the California Black Oaks. The Acorn Woodpeckers, working in groups, store acorns in individually-drilled holes in trees known as granaries. A granary tree may hold as many as 50,000 holes! The holes are usually drilled in dead limbs and in the thick bark of Ponderosa Pines. However, any tree, living or dead, that has deep, dry bark can be used as a granary. |
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Acorn Woodpecker |
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Granary tree at post 11 |
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Click here to play the Quiz: A Bird's Eye View! You may use this site, other sites, and books to help you answer the questions.
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