 White crowned sparrow  Juvenile white-crowned sparrows on a wire fence in the park  Bushtit  Male western bluebird on a metal fence cap, Tolay Lake  Death camas or star lily, I believe - Tolay Lake Regional Park  Very glossy looking dark-eyed junco  Red-shouldered hawk, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma  Red-shouldered hawk in flight, Tolay Lake
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 Male common loon getting its breeding plumage, Bodega Bay from early March  Common loon with a crab  Hermit thrush at the Doran Beach bird walk, early March  Ruby crowned kinglet, Bodega Bay  Back at the feeders, a pygmy nuthatch on the roof  Male lesser goldfinch  Male Anna's hummer on guard, near Occidental  Male rufous hummer at the feeder  Allen's hummingird in flight  Male Anna's hummer, hovering.  Allen's hummer perched  Resident Anna's hummer at the feeder  Also still a regular at the deck feeders, this male Townsend warbler  Lesser goldfinch, near deck feeders  Dark-eyed junco  Male purple finch  Red-breasted nuthatch - a suet and sunflower seed lover.  Whimbrel  Whimbrel, Doran Beach  Large shorebird noted for its long curved down beak and striped head.  I believe this is a male rufous   Most of the migratory hummingbirds are Allen's, as you can see by the tail feathers in this photo   Resident or all year round male Anna hummingbird  Most likely an Allen's hummingbird, first migratory hummer to show up 2019 early February.  Same bird at the feeder, near Occidental.  Male townsend warbler, a regular winter visitor, likes the suet.  Also still a small flock, lesser goldfinches  Female or juvenile lesser goldfinch  Male red-breasted nuthatch, an all year round visitor  The whole bird, male Townsend warbler  Year round male Anna's hummingbird  Ruby-crowned kinglet, a winter visitor  Sometimes this very shy female Townsend warbler would visit the feeders  Softer coloring, female Townsend warbler, near Occidental  Red-shafted flicker, Tolay Lake Regional Park  Flicker, another view  Through the branches, a Nuttall's woodpecker  Northern Pintails in flight, Tolay Lake Regional Park  White-tailed kite hunting  Female kestrel  Same kestrel from a different fence post  Say's Phoebe, Tolay Lake  White-crowned sparrow in the park  A pipit in one of the open fields!  Meadowlark on a fence post, Tolay Lake Regional Park  American goldfinch on the dried thistles, Tolay Lake  A pair of Canada geese on the pond in the park  Very early tree swallows in the park, already checking out nest boxes!  Female western bluebird hunting from a fence wire.  Close by was a male western bluebird, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma  Yellow-rumped warbler in the park.  Interrupted this male kestrel grooming near the parking lot area  Male kestrel in flight   New location, farther away  Male American Kestrel, Tolay lake Regional Park, Petaluma  Common murre - not usually seen inside the bay at Bodega Bay, January 2019  Common murre, Bodega Bay  Common murre resting and stretching, Bodega bay  Surf scoters in the bay  Female red breasted merganser, Bodega Bay  Yellow-rumped warbler near Doran Beach  Red-shouldered hawk on a light pole near Doran Beach  Slightly windblown Great Blue Heron, at the Doran Beach boat launch  Common loon, winter plumage, Bodega Bay  Male Anna's hummingbird near the deck feeders, winter 2018  A flock of lesser goldfinches adopted the feeders for part of the winter, near Occidental  Lesser goldfinch, early January 2019  Lesser goldfinch  Townsend warbler a winter regular, here with a piece of suet, January 2019  Female or juvenile Anna's hummer near the feeders, Occidental.  Red-breasted nuthatch an all year round regular visitor, near Occidental.  A regular winter visitor, the ruby-crowned kinglet.  Varied thrush, from the neighborhood! January 2019  Brant geese on the bay, December 2018  Close fly-by, Great Blue Heron, Bodega Bay  A red-necked grebe, Bodega Bay  Female red-breasted merganser slowly swallows a small sea snake, Bodega Bay  A wintering-over osprey, December 2018  Male red-breasted merganser, Bodega Bay  Another view, male red-breasted merganser  I believe this is a pelagic cormorant with a fish, Bodega Bay  Pigeon Guillemot in the bay. Usually they are more open ocean birds. |