Last week, we birded along Sweetwater Springs Road – a dry, rocky hillside habitat dotted with oaks. Immediately upon stepping out of the car, we heard a funny jumble of vocalizations we didn’t recognize. We discovered the source to be one of two juvenile Bewick’s Wrens chasing each other around a coast live oak – listen below. Continue reading “A Sparrow Sort of Day”
Tag: Black-throated Gray Warbler
An Afternoon Walk
Here are a few of the wonderful birds we saw and heard yesterday afternoon during a leisurely walk.
Two Black-throated Gray Warblers greeted us from a grove of Valley Oaks – an auspicious start! Continue reading “An Afternoon Walk”
Marin County Birding: Woodpecker Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore
A while back, our friend Rich Cimino asked if we’d fill in to lead his annual Beginning Birding event for the Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival since he’d be out of town giving the keynote address for the Owens Lake Bird Festival. Excited for the opportunity, we eagerly agreed.
The event is at Point Reyes National Seashore’s Woodpecker Trail next weekend, so yesterday we headed down to do a walk-through. Continue reading “Marin County Birding: Woodpecker Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore”