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Owl Boxes Cleaned Out, Camera Now In One.

Oct 26, 2019 | Categories: Birds, Ellis Creek, News, and Projects. | 0 Comments

Len Nelson lead of team to helpers and over several mornings was able to clean out all of the 19 owl boxes in Ellis Creek. Most are on the path next to Ellis Creak. The largest one is in the...

Midges surrounding turkey vulture

Jul 10, 2018 | Categories: Birds, Ellis Creek, and Len Nelson. | 0 Comments

From Len Nelson: When I took an image of a Turkey Vulture (TV) on 6-22-18 in Ellis Creek, I only did so because it was nicely backlit on a post with its wings open. But, when I proceeded the...

California alligator lizard

Apr 11, 2017 | Categories: Ellis Creek. | 2 Comments

Photos from Urszula Dziri. Text by Pam Williams, John Shribbs, and Dave Barry. Urszula recently spotted a California alligator lizard at Ellis Creek. It was missing its tail, which is common. Pam...

Red Shouldered Hawk Pair Seen Today

Mar 28, 2017 | Categories: Birds, Bob Dyer, and Ellis Creek. | 0 Comments

From Bob Dyer: I saw a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks on a eucalyptus tree at Ellis Creek today. There is an old nest there that several breeding pairs have used before.