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Bird Photography by Jesse Hodges

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White-headed Woodpecker (Dryobates albolarvatus or WHWO) at Manzanita Lake
Lassen National Park, California
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Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii or BEWR) at North Mountain Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Male White-crowned Sparrows learn their song in the first few months of their lives. Intricacies in the song are location specific and will make it more likely for males to breed close to where they were raised.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata or YRWA) at Ashland Pond
Ashland, Oregon
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Wood Duck ducklings that can't fly jump from nests that can be over 50 feet high. Then they bounce. Then they waddle away uninjured.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa or WODU) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna or ANHU) at North Mountain Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Did you know that there is a very rare variation of Varied Thrush in which all of the orange plumage is instead white. I’d love to have a photo opportunity with one!

Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius or VATH) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens or CBCH)
Ashland, Oregon
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#HermitThrushWeek Day 7

Hermit Thrushes are usually ground or close-to-the-ground nesters. However, nests have been found up to 20 feet off the ground.

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#HermitThrushWeek Day 6

Currently in the winter Hermit Thrushes in Oregon are on the west side of the Cascades. If (when?) global warming raises the temperatures 3 degrees Celsius, they will likely inhabit most of the rest of Oregon during the winter.

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#HermitThrushWeek Day 5

There are 12 different subspecies of Hermit Thrushes in 3 subspecies groups.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus or HETH) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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#HermitThrushWeek Day 4

Both Hermit Thrush parents feed nestlings who are ready to fly after about 12 days.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus or HETH) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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#HermitThrushWeek Day 3

Hermit Thrushes migrate mostly at night. They migrate north sooner in the spring and souther later in the fall than other brown-backed thrush species.

Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus or HETH) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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#HermitThrushWeek Day 2

Hermit Thrushes can be hard to differentiate from Swainson's Thrushes and Wood Thrushes. The reddish tail and wing-bars on the Hermit Thrush as well as their tail and wing "flicking" can be a good field diagnostics.

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Guess WHAT? It's HERMIT THRUSH WEEK!
I've been seeing these little fluff balls everywhere. Each day this week I'll be sharing the photos I've made along with some fun facts about this sweet little #borb.
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Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia or SOSP) at North Mountain Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus or RUHU) at Agate Lake
Medford, Oregon
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus or HETH) at Lithia Park
Ashland, Oregon
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Pacific Wren (Troglodytes pacificus or PAWR) at Oredson Todd Woods
Ashland, Oregon
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Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola or BUFF) at North Mountain Park
Ashland, Oregon
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