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Black-headed grosbeaks at the deck cherry trees, Spring 2021

6/22/2022

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Probably juvenile black-headed grosbeak, at deck cherries, near Occidental
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Another view, juvenile black-headed grosbeak
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Adult male black-headed grosbeak maneuvering in near the feeders
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Definitely juvenile black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental, last spring
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Black-headed grosbeak among the cherries.
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American robin also a fruit eater, near Occidental, Spring 2021
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Las Gallinas Water Treatment, San Rafael, Spring 2021

6/12/2022

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Northern mockingbird, Las Gallinas
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Common Gallinule on the first pond
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Marsh wren!
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Canada goose and goslings, Las Gallinas San Rafael.
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Canada goose chick
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Juvenile Canada goose, Las Gallinas
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Barn swallow near second pond
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Female common merganser on the second pond, Las Gallinas
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Juvenile black phoebe
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Cinnamon teal, first pond
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Long tailed grackle, Las Gallinas
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Mallard duck gosling
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Mallard duck goslings first pond
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Killdeer, Las Gallinas water treatment, San Rafael, 2021
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Bodega Bay birds, June 2021

5/29/2022

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Mixed group of shore birds including red knots
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Red Knot shorebird, Bodega Bay, early summer 2021
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Group of red knots, Bodega Bay
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Dunlin, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay
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Multi-colored lupine on the Bodega Head trail
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Creamcups wildflowers, Bodega Coast
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California gull, juvenile is my best guess, Bodega Bay coast
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Osprey!!!
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Osprey in flight, Bodega Bay
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Ruddy duck on the bay
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Ruddy ducks, Bodega Bay
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Another view, ruddy duck
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Greater/lesser scaup, Bodega Bay
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Red Knots along the shore, Bodega Bay, early summer 2021
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Red Knot, Bodega Bay
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Photos from the deck, near Occidental

5/28/2022

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Male Allen's hummingbird
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Male Allen's hummer, on guard at the deck feeder.
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Another view, male Allen's hummer
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Plumage looks dark when not facing the light, male Allen's hummer, near Occidental
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Acorn woodpecker, getting a drink
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A youngster? Learning the ropes.
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Fledged steller's jays show up, with adult jay demonstrating how all the feeders are accessed. Very smart birds, they enjoy a challenge.
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Getting parent's attention for a feeding, steller's jay near Occidental.
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More views of the Steller Jay youngsters.
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Cliff Swallows, the Laguna de Santa Rosa in Sebastopol

5/23/2022

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Cliff swallows in their mud nests, Sebastopol
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Large colony of cliff swallows at the Laguna de Santa Rosa
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Cliff swallow
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On the left, still making the nest, carrying beakful of mud
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Along a close by trail to the cliff swallows, this bushtit near a nest
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Bushtit nest, the Laguna de Santa Rosa in Sebastopol
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Male bushtit
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Spotted Towhee in the foliage along the trail in the Laguna
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Bullock's oriole! The Laguna de Santa Rosa, in Sebastopol
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Birds at the coast, May 2021

5/14/2022

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Horned grebe, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay, from May 2021
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Another view, horned grebe
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These are from Westside Regional Park, Bodega Bay
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Pair of ruddy ducks! Bodega Bay
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Western grebe, Bodega Bay
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Common loon in breeding plumage, Bodega Bay, May 2021
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Cowbird - near Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay
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Indian paintbrush growing along the bay.
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Peregrine Falcon!!! A banded bird along the coast, May 2021
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Some birds from the deck, near Occidental, May 2021

5/6/2022

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Steller's Jay, near Occidental
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Female or Juvenile Allen's hummingbird, May 2021
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Lots of purple finches come to the feeders, this red guy is the male
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Female or juvenile purple finch, near Occidental
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Anna's hummer, keeping a watch out near the feeders, May 2021
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Anna's hummer at one of the feeders, near Occidental
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Male Allen's hummer, May 2021
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This shot of the tail feathers shows definitely Allen's hummer and not Rufous
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Male black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental
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Male black-headed grosbeak approaching sunflower seed feeder, May 2021
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A pair of violet green swallows on the front utility cable, briefly in the neighborhood, looking for nesting probably
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Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Spring 2021

4/28/2022

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Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Santa Rosa
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Another view
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Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa
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Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa Creek Trail
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Spotted Towhee, Santa Rosa Creek Trail
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Yellow-rump warbler along the trail.
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Male Lesser goldfinch in the poison oak!
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Male Downy woodpecker, Santa Rosa Creek Trail
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Female violet-green swallow
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This is a female or juvenile Bullock's Oriole I believe. April 2021
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Female Nuttall's woodpecker along the trail
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Western bluebird! Santa Rosa Creek Trail
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Red-shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Spring 2021
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Wilson's Warbler, in the redwoods near Occidental

4/27/2022

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Male Wilson's warbler
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More views, male Wilson's warbler
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Wild forget-me-not flowers in the woods
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Fairy orchids still blooming, but beginning to fade
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The fairy orchids are followed by the spotted coralroot orchids, native to this area wild orchids.
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Orange mushroom in the redwoods
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Purple Trillium, near Occidental
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Western Bluebirds nesting, friends house in Graton

4/20/2022

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Female Western bluebird with nest material, Graton
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Female western bluebird leaving the nest box, Graton, April 2021
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Female Western bluebird
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Female Nuttall's woodpecker, same location
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White-breasted nuthatch, Graton, April 2021
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