My name is Kurt Geiger and I am pretty new to birding. I started taking a Field Bio class this year and I am hooked. I try to get out with my wife Shanna and my two kids, Carter 6 and Madison 5 as much as we can. We live in Chico California and we are lucky because there is a wealth of animal life and especially birds all over the North State. On any given day I can walk outside of my house and see Red Tails, Red Shoulders, Robins, Scrub JAys, Hummingbirds, Robins, Juncos, Warblers, Gulls, and Crows.
I was very excited yesterday to have my first confirmed Cooper's Hawk sighting. The photo did not come out as well as i had hoped but what a magnificent bird. As usual, my outing produced about a Dozen Red Tail sightings, several Red Shouldered Hawks, Northern Harriers, Great Egrets, Great Blue Heron, a Double Crested Cormorant, and a nesting pair of Osprey. We are limited by a small 150 dollar digi camera with no range but even the photos that are not that great are helpful as I learn how to ID birds. I look forward to sharing my expeditions, photos, and getting to know all of the birders that I can learn from!!!
