Hello! Hope everyone is having a nice beginning to autumn!
We’re so lucky to live in an area with great birding year-round. Fall is an especially fun time for birding in the county — an exciting mix of spring-breeder stragglers on their way out, migrants passing through, and wintering birds just arriving! Here are a few birds we’ve had the pleasure of encountering recently. Continue reading “A Few Feathered Friends of Fall”
Tag: Yellow Warbler
Dawn Chorus at Santa Rosa Creek Trail
Last week, we rose extra early and headed out to enjoy the incredibly rich dawn chorus at Santa Rosa Creek Trail. We arrived at first-light and captured this dawn chorus recording at 5:40 AM – about 10 minutes before sunrise. Feast your ears on this magnificent avian symphony! Continue reading “Dawn Chorus at Santa Rosa Creek Trail”
What’ve We Been Up To?
Long time, no talk, friends! We hope everyone is reading this while safe and healthy.
Fires are raging across the West Coast, and in August, the Walbridge Fire evacuated us from our house for a week. Residential areas of Guerneville and the surrounding towns were generally spared thanks to the herculean work of the incredible firefighters. Their tireless efforts also prevented damage to the Colonel Armstrong tree – the oldest tree within Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve, estimated to be 1,400 years old!
Yesterday, along with the entire Greater Bay Area and beyond, we woke up to this surreal skyscape. Continue reading “What’ve We Been Up To?”
Exploring the Laguna de Santa Rosa
The Laguna de Santa Rosa freshwater wetlands complex houses a fantastic amount of biological diversity and offers great birding opportunities. Recently, we explored a section of the southern reaches of the Laguna down near Stony Point Road. Continue reading “Exploring the Laguna de Santa Rosa”
PWA Monthly Bird Survey at Ellis Creek (9/19/19)
Thursday, September 19, was the bimonthly bird survey at Ellis Creek for the Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA). The sun rising over the wetlands at 7 AM was a sight to behold! Continue reading “PWA Monthly Bird Survey at Ellis Creek (9/19/19)”
Sonoma County Birding: Santa Rosa Creek Trail
We stopped by Santa Rosa Creek Trail this week to enjoy a walk in the mild afternoon. Spring is in full swing, and the trail has exploded with life. Continue reading “Sonoma County Birding: Santa Rosa Creek Trail”