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More from birding in Graton, early summer 2021

7/18/2022

Oak titmouse sitting on hanging deck ornament, on a friend's deck in Graton

Close encounter at the suet feeder, a white-breasted nuthatch

Chestnut-sided chickadee, headed to suet feeder, friend's deck in Graton

Male Nuttall's woodpecker, Graton, early summer 2021

Female Downy woodpecker cautiously approaching suet feeder

Juvenile Downy woodpecker, Graton

A kind of yellow and orange house finch, Graton

Female Nuttall's woodpecker

Adult Nuttall's feeding youngster, near deck feeder, Graton

Juvenile Nuttall's woodpecker

Chestnut-backed chickadee gets a feeding

Male Nuttall's woodpecker at the suet feeder

Male possibly juvenile Nuttall's woodpecker

Approaching the suet feeder

Male Nuttall's woodpecker - I don't see these birds in my area, so I really indulged in the photos

AND a brown creeper showed up on a nearby tree

Brown creeper on nearby tree, from a friend's deck in Graton

Birding from a friend's deck, Graton - June 2021

7/3/2022

Male Nuttall's woodpecker

White-breasted nuthatch, Graton, summer 2021

More views, white-breasted nuthatch

Still active western bluebird nest in birdhouse, some nestlings have fledged already.

Female western bluebird removing poop from the nest.

Male western bluebird at the nest

Last remaining chick in box, looking pretty ready to fledge - Graton summer 2921

Fledged male western bluebird, probably still being fed by adults.

Oak titmouse near the feeders

Oak titmouse

Oak titmouse on the hummingbird swing, Graton, summer 2021

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

6/22/2022

Probably juvenile black-headed grosbeak, at deck cherries, near Occidental

Another view, juvenile black-headed grosbeak

Adult male black-headed grosbeak maneuvering in near the feeders

Definitely juvenile black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental, last spring

Black-headed grosbeak among the cherries.

American robin also a fruit eater, near Occidental, Spring 2021

Las Gallinas Water Treatment, San Rafael, Spring 2021

6/12/2022

Northern mockingbird, Las Gallinas

Common Gallinule on the first pond

Marsh wren!

Canada goose and goslings, Las Gallinas San Rafael.

Canada goose chick

Juvenile Canada goose, Las Gallinas

Barn swallow near second pond

Female common merganser on the second pond, Las Gallinas

Juvenile black phoebe

Cinnamon teal, first pond

Long tailed grackle, Las Gallinas

Mallard duck gosling

Mallard duck goslings first pond

Killdeer, Las Gallinas water treatment, San Rafael, 2021

Bodega Bay birds, June 2021

5/29/2022

Mixed group of shore birds including red knots

Red Knot shorebird, Bodega Bay, early summer 2021

Group of red knots, Bodega Bay

Dunlin, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay

Multi-colored lupine on the Bodega Head trail

Creamcups wildflowers, Bodega Coast

California gull, juvenile is my best guess, Bodega Bay coast

Osprey!!!

Osprey in flight, Bodega Bay

Ruddy duck on the bay

Ruddy ducks, Bodega Bay

Another view, ruddy duck

Greater/lesser scaup, Bodega Bay

Red Knots along the shore, Bodega Bay, early summer 2021

Red Knot, Bodega Bay

Photos from the deck, near Occidental

5/28/2022

Male Allen's hummingbird

Male Allen's hummer, on guard at the deck feeder.

Another view, male Allen's hummer

Plumage looks dark when not facing the light, male Allen's hummer, near Occidental

Acorn woodpecker, getting a drink

A youngster? Learning the ropes.

Fledged steller's jays show up, with adult jay demonstrating how all the feeders are accessed. Very smart birds, they enjoy a challenge.

Getting parent's attention for a feeding, steller's jay near Occidental.

More views of the Steller Jay youngsters.

Cliff Swallows, the Laguna de Santa Rosa in Sebastopol

5/23/2022

Cliff swallows in their mud nests, Sebastopol

Large colony of cliff swallows at the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Cliff swallow

On the left, still making the nest, carrying beakful of mud

Along a close by trail to the cliff swallows, this bushtit near a nest

Bushtit nest, the Laguna de Santa Rosa in Sebastopol

Male bushtit

Spotted Towhee in the foliage along the trail in the Laguna

Bullock's oriole! The Laguna de Santa Rosa, in Sebastopol

Birds at the coast, May 2021

5/14/2022

Horned grebe, breeding plumage, Bodega Bay, from May 2021

Another view, horned grebe

These are from Westside Regional Park, Bodega Bay

Pair of ruddy ducks! Bodega Bay

Western grebe, Bodega Bay

Common loon in breeding plumage, Bodega Bay, May 2021

Cowbird - near Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay

Indian paintbrush growing along the bay.

Peregrine Falcon!!! A banded bird along the coast, May 2021

Some birds from the deck, near Occidental, May 2021

5/6/2022

Steller's Jay, near Occidental

Female or Juvenile Allen's hummingbird, May 2021

Lots of purple finches come to the feeders, this red guy is the male

Female or juvenile purple finch, near Occidental

Anna's hummer, keeping a watch out near the feeders, May 2021

Anna's hummer at one of the feeders, near Occidental

Male Allen's hummer, May 2021

This shot of the tail feathers shows definitely Allen's hummer and not Rufous

Male black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental

Male black-headed grosbeak approaching sunflower seed feeder, May 2021

A pair of violet green swallows on the front utility cable, briefly in the neighborhood, looking for nesting probably

Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Spring 2021

4/28/2022

Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Santa Rosa

Another view

Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa

Male Bullock's Oriole, Santa Rosa Creek Trail

Spotted Towhee, Santa Rosa Creek Trail

Yellow-rump warbler along the trail.

Male Lesser goldfinch in the poison oak!

Male Downy woodpecker, Santa Rosa Creek Trail

Female violet-green swallow

This is a female or juvenile Bullock's Oriole I believe. April 2021

Female Nuttall's woodpecker along the trail

Western bluebird! Santa Rosa Creek Trail

Red-shouldered hawk, Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Spring 2021