The Nuttalls Woodpecker is a nimble California woodpecker, able to search for insects on twigs far too delicate for heavier birds. As winter nears, these Lilliputians, numbers bolstered by juvenile birds, are frequently seen in gardens and parks.


	Traveling Exhibit Events, Speaking Engagements & Workshops June 21, 2011 - 5:30 PM The Owl and The Woodpecker Exhibit Tour and Presentations Burke Museum, University of Washington Seattle, WA www.methowconservancy.org/bannick.html Today - August 07, 2011 The Owl and The Woodpecker Traveling Exhibit The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture University of Washington Campus Seattle, WA www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/owl_woodpecker/about.php July 30, 2011 - 5:30 PM Orange County Audubon Annual Picnic Owls and Woodpeckers Presentation 5 Riparian View, Irvine California 92612 seaandsageaudubon.org/SpecialEvents/BBQ/SummerBBQ.html July 31, 2011 - TBA AM Time Photography Workshop San Joaquin Marsh seaandsageaudubon.org/SpecialEvents/BBQ/SummerBBQ.html August 06, 2011 - 9:00 AM Owls and Woodpeckers Presentation and Walk Cedar River Watershed institute North Bend, WA www.seattle.gov/util/About_SPU/Water_System/Water_Sources_&_Treatment/Cedar_River_Watershed/InstitutePrograms/index.htm October 6th - January 8th, 2012 The Owl and Woodpecker Traveling Exhibit Opens at the High Desert Museum Bend, Oregon www.highdesertmuseum.org/Whats_Happening/Coming_Up/ October 13, 2011 - TBA Owl and Woodpecker Exhibit Events at High Desert Museum Bend, OR highdesertmuseum.org/exhibits/Indoor_Exhibits/ October 27, 2010 - 7:00 PM Straub Environmental Learning Center Lecture Series Floucks Auditorium of Salem Public Library, 585 Liberty Street SE, Salem, Oregon www.fselc.org/programs.html#LectureSeries November 17, 2011 - 6:30 PM East Cascades Audubon Society Central Oregon Environmental Center, 16 N/W Kansas, Bend, Oregon 97701 www.ecbcbirds.org/Projects/BirdersNight/tabid/81/Default.aspx January 08, 2012 - 7:00 PM Vashon Allied Arts and Humanities Series Blue Heron Arts Center, 19704 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon Island, WA www.vashonalliedarts.org/ June 1, 2012 - Sept. 3, 2012 Owl and Woodpecker Traveling Exhibit Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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After the Leaves Turn

After the leaves change color and before the heat of mid-summer burns, weeks, months and whole seasons can be tracked by the behavior and movement of birds.

When snow storms pummel alpine and subalpine areas of the Western Mountains, Rosy-finches such as this Gray-Crowned Rosy Finch wander downslope to places where seeds can still be found.

The arrival of Boreal Chickadees heralds the arrival of winter in many northern states, as several boreal species move south to survive the winter.

Shrikes are like time-share owners, with Northern Shrikes replacing Loggerhead Shrikes in many northern parts of North America, until each species moves still farther north to breed.
This loggerhead shrike hunts from the thorny bush that will later protect its nest and young.

When the bubbling echoing calls of Greater Sage Grouse greet the dawn at traditional lek sites, surely the snow is receding and spring is around the corner.

The melodic call of the Meadowlark heralds spring throughout North America and reminds us why so many states have selected it as their state bird.

Great Gray Owls can be extremely nomadic, wandering south or to lower elevations in winter. By the time spring has arrived, these ghosts of the northern forests might me on nests hundreds of miles away from their winter haunts.


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