After experiencing such a magnificent dawn chorus at Santa Rosa Creek Trail, we craved more dawn birding! The following day, we arrived at Sweetwater Springs Road at 5:13 AM just before first light.
The special “dawn song” of a Western Wood-Pewee greeted us – a reward for waking before the sun. As with many other flycatchers, the dawn song is typically reserved for a short period before sunrise and sometimes at twilight. Continue reading “More Dawn Birding”
Tag: Northern Flicker
Sonoma County Birding: Milt Brandt Visitor Center (Lake Sonoma)
Last week, we visited Lake Sonoma to bird around the Milt Brandt Visitor Center and Warm Springs Fish Hatchery. Continue reading “Sonoma County Birding: Milt Brandt Visitor Center (Lake Sonoma)”
Marin County Birding: Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore
“Birding the [Point Reyes National] seashore and vicinity can take a day, a week, or a lifetime.”
— Rich Stallcup and Jules Evens, Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast
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2018 Christmas Bird Count #1: Eastern Alameda County (12/14/18)
Last Friday we headed to Pleasanton to participate in our friend Adam’s section of the 2018 Eastern Alameda County Christmas Bird Count. We met Adam and our friend LaReina at a business park along Koll Center Parkway and set out along the creekside Arroyo del Valle Trail. Continue reading “2018 Christmas Bird Count #1: Eastern Alameda County (12/14/18)”