 Wilson's warbler, near Occidental  Another view  Wilson's warbler ready to jump!  Another Wilson's warbler further along the trail, near Occidental  Warbling vireo, near Occidental  Another view  A curious warbling vireo, near Occidental, summer 2021
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 Bewick's wren, Santa Rosa Creek trail  Song sparrow along the trail  Western tanager, Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Santa Rosa  Female or juvenile western tanager, Santa Rosa Creek Trail  White breasted nuthatch along the trail  Brown creeper, SR Creek Trail  Wilson's warbler along the trail  Western wood pewee, SR Creek trail  Another view, Western Wood Pewee  Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Santa Rosa Creek Trail  Another view, blue-gray gnatcatcher, SR Creek Trail, Santa Rosa  Brown Pelican, Bodega Bay  Brown pelican in flight, Bodega Bay  Willet along the shore  Sanderlings and western sandpipers, Bodega Bay  Willet with a crab  Harbor seal in the bay
 Male Western bluebird, Tolay lake Regional Park  A pair of western bluebirds, Tolay Lake  Barn swallows in flight  Male Wilson's warbler, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma  Stumbled scross a family of ash-throated flycatchers, but only got a few fair shots...  Iconic image in the park, a Western meadlowlark on a fence post
  Ant mote filled with water about the size of a teacup makes a good swimming pool for a flock of bushtits, near the deck
 There's at least one in the water   A line forms down to the pool   Way fun  Bushtit after a bath, near Occidental  A sora casually crosses the path between the ponds! Ellis creek water management, Petaluma  Adult mute swans with two juveniles, Ellis Creek  Great egret in flight over one of the ponds  Juvenile Pied grebe, Ellis Creek  Common yellowthroat, probably a juvenile  A flock of young turkeys wandered through, undisturbed by the walkers on the path, moving slow and allowing for some intimate portraits!  Juvenile wild turkey, Ellis Creek   Juvenile wild turkey  Parting view, juvenile wild turkey, Ellis Creek Petaluma  Common yellowthroat, Shollenberger park Petaluma  Another view, common yellowthroat  Juvenile common yellowthroat, Shollenberger park, Petaluma  Black-necked stilt adult, Shollenberger park  Juvenile black-necked stilt, Shollenberger, summer 2021  Juvenile and adult black-necked stilts  Anna's hummer near one of the deck feeders, keeping watch, near Occidental  Female or juvenile Anna's hummingbird,  Juvenile recently fledged black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental  Another view, black-headed grosbeak youngster  Cautiously approaching the sunflower seed feeder, near Occidental  Male black-headed grosbeak near the feeders  Juvenile black-headed grosbeak  Side view, juvenile black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental  Juvenile black-headed grosbeak on the deck rail  Juvenile black headed grosbeak perched on deck feeder  Juvenile black-headed grosbeak  Male purple finch, checking out the deck feeders, also a lover of sunflower seeds  White pelican in flight overhead, Ellis Creek water treatment, Petaluma  I think this is a juvenile tree swallow in flight, Ellis Creek  Song sparrow in the pond reeds, Ellis Creek  Pied-billed grebe on one of the ponds at Ellis Creek water treatment  Great blue heron in flight  Greater white-fronted goose at one of the ponds at Ellis Creek  Great egret patiently hunting near one of the ponds  Bullock's oriole nest in a tree near the first pond, Ellis Creek Petaluma  A female or immature Bullock's oriole, Ellis Creek Petaluma
 A good place to see lark sparrows, King Ridge Rd  Lark Sparrow  Male Violet green swallow, King Ridge Rd  Family of western bluebirds on a utility wire, King Ridge Rd Cazadero  Kestrel in flight with some kind of prey, King Ridge Rd  Another view, American Kestrel  Male Hairy woodpecker, King Ridge Rd  Hairy woodpecker  Another view, Hairy woodpecker (not sure why they have this name.)  Brown creeper in the woods off of King Ridge Rd, Cazadero  Male Wilson's warbler, King Ridge Rd Cazadero
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