First recorded on the Lewis and Clark expedition (1803-1806), the Western tanager prefers open forested areas at low elevations. The male has a vivid colored red head, bright yellow body with striking black wings and tail.
Shorebirds are a diverse avian group. These groups form the 49 species of shorebirds that are common in North America. They generally have small bodies, long, thin legs and no webbing on their feet. One of the interesting facts about shorebirds is...
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
Gray or white throat with dark lower border Grayish underparts Birds from Washington to California have brighter blue upperparts and whiter throats than birds from the interior portion of the range
Close view of western bluebird sitting on end of dried wildflower seed head at Cabin Lake R.S. in Deschutes National Forest, Oregon. For more information about migratory birds visit http://www.fws.gov/birds/.
Hand painted glass slide by Finley and Bohlman of a Western Grebe. Photo taken at Klamath Marsh in 1905. Finley and Bohlman photos would later help Klamath be declared a bird refuge in 1908 by Roosevelt.
A Western grebe on its nest in Klamath Marsh, 1905. Finley and Bohlman's hand painted glass slides of Klamath Marsh would help protect the area from plume hunters by influencing President Roosevelt to declare the area a bird refuge in 1908.
A dramatic presentation by Finley and Bohlman of a dead Western Grebe in front of its young, notice the red coloring at the neck of the Grebe. Finley and Bohlman were out the end the feather hunting that was destroying habitats of birds, especially...
A Western Grebe tending its nest in Klamath Marsh. The courtship ceremonies Grebes perform (a series of displays in ritualized, mechanical, sequences) are among the most complex known in birds.
Finley and Bohlman's mission while shooting photos in Malheur was bring an end to plume hunting that was destorying bird colonies in that area, including western grebe's. They were successful and Malheur was declared a bird refuge in 1908.
A dramtic shot by Finley and Bohlman of a dead Western Grebe in front of its nest and eggs in an effort to end plume hunting at Malheur Lake. Finley and Bohlman were later successful in ending plume hunting at Malheur when it became a bird refuge...
