Rescue - Not all baby birds need to be rescued.

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OCR Newspaper Article - 
 Look before you rescue.....

Bird LA Day - May 7th 2016

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Saturday May 7th is Bird LA Day

Yorba Linda is a Bird Sanctuary - The History

The City of ..............

YORBA LINDA IS A BIRD SANCTUARY

Read the History here

Bird Feeder Cleaning

Read here>>>Bird Feeders need to be kept clean

OC Register Article by JJ

North Orange County Bald Eagles Return

By Jill Matyuch
Beautiful Professional  Pictures of our North Orange County Bald Eagles.

Thank you so much Jill!

Click here for bald eagle sounds

Mystery Bird in a Yorba Linda, CA. front yard rose bush.

Pictures by Davy K. of Yorba Linda.

She discovered this bird's nest in her front yard rose bush. She kindly set up a protective covering for the newly born and mother bird to keep them protected from the rain that day. YAY DAVY!

Scroll down to see these baby birds progressive growth.

We are still trying to identify these birds. It could be a Bell's Vireo, but don't know for sure. We will post it when a correct identity is determined. 
Happy Birding!

Eggs in front yard rose bush nest  

(Identification - not sure yet) 4/9/2016

Just hatched (Not sure what kind of bird?) 4/10/2016

Housing to protect mother bird and newborns from the recent rain. 

Mother bird on her rose bush nest 

Does anyone know what type of bird this is? 

4/11/2016

4/13/2016

Mother sitting on chicks. She is so cute!

4/16/2016

4/16/2016 Video

4/16/2016 - Hungry Babies

4/19/2016

4/20/2016

The baby birds are almost ready to fledge from their little nest.

Great job with the pictures Davy. You've been a good birdie Mom.

4/22/2016

CONGRATULATIONS!

Davy is an Empty Nester!

All the babies successfully took flight. 

So happy you could share this experience with us. Sometimes birds return to their nesting spot, so maybe they'll come again  same time next year . 

Mother Bird is watching over her fledglings.

4/22/2016

American Bald Eagles in Yorba Linda, Ca.

Caption and Brilliant Photo by John Luciano

Sooo Coool!

Caption and Photo By John Luciano - 
National Geographic in our Backyard..
One of two American Bald Eagles perched this afternoon as a Turkey Vulture flies overhead. The other was on a adjacent pole. Nearby there was an Osprey in a tree feasting on a rainbow trout.

Bird Cruelty is Animal Cruetly - Don't land in jail

Cutting down trees and bushes with nesting birds is animal cruelty.

Please be mindful. Tree trimming season is September to January. (Fall & Winter)

It could land you in jail. 

Two men charged

Southern California - North Orange County Bald Eagles.

Are you wondering why we're seeing bald eagles in our area? 

In 1960, it came to light that the pesticide DDT was thinning bald eagles' eggshells and caused the population to crater. In the early 1970's, DDT was banned. Since then, California's eagle population has recovered, and the bald eagle is no longer on the endangered species list.

The Beautiful pictures below were taken at the Santa Ana Riverbed Trail Friday and Saturday by Darlene McFarlane.

A look at Eagles by Irvine Lake, CA (article)

Maimed Birds in Newport Beach

You can access the newspaper article below.

It is not clear who is shooting the birds, but officials said it’s illegal to possess, sell or shoot a blowgun and darts in the state [of California].It is also against the law to shoot and injure birds.

Local Newport Beach Birds Maimed, Read Here

Local Bald Eagle Sighting

                                                  >>>Bald Eagle in Santa Ana River

KTLA Reported another sighting

Karlene's Cooper's Hawks

Look at this beautiful  photo of a beautiful Cooper's Hawk. 

This hawk hangs out in the photographer's neighborhood. 

Appropriately so, she named this beauty.............. Cooper. 

Photo by Karlene Ballard of Yorba Linda, CA. 

For Cooper's Hawk Sounds Click Here

Feeder Birds

Click here for your common fun feeder birds:

>>Fun Feeder Birds<<

Bird of the Year 2015- Western Bluebird (a month late in posting)

The Western Bluebird was named bird of the year in 2015 

by Audubon California.

It's suggested to keep their nesting boxes up all year. 

Click here for Orange County Register Newspaper Article

Birds Surviving very cold winters.

How do birds survive the very cold winters?

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 Bird Survival, click here

Wild Bird Rescue Groups

Here is the latest information to date for 

Wild Bird Rescue Shelters - California

Happy New year to each and everyone of You! 

May you all soar to new heights of health and happiness in 2016 .......and should you experience any blues, may they all be Bluebirds.
Thank you for all your terrific birder emails this year. 

                  ~ Yorba Linda Backyard Birders 

What Types Of Wild Bird Seed Are There - Which Are Best?

Click here for bird seed guide and pictures of seed


Another Quick Guide to bird seed

Spice Finch or Nutmeg Mannikin

I typically do not place millet seed in the feeders. Today I thought I'd give it a try to see what type of finches would come..............
Look at our seed dish full of Spice Finch. 
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(Nutmeg Mannikins/Lonchura Punctualata)

Birdie Humor

Hope all of you  are having a wonderful winter birding season.

Joshua Tree National Park

Did you know that there are over 250 kinds of birds recorded in our local Joshua Tree National Park:

Scott's Oriole

 (Icterus parisorum)                           Click here for > Birds of Joshua Tree National Park

Winter food support

I've helped the Robins and Bluebirds during this cold spell with a few extra home grown meal worms. It's now time to make some bird feeding suet for the feeding baskets.  

 Would you like to hear an American Robin's sounds? Just click here!