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More birds from the coast, Fall migration 2020, Owl Canyon

3/25/2021

Black-throated gray warbler, owl canyon, Bodega Bay

Another view, black-throated gray warbler. This is a female or immature.

Black-throated gray warbler

Male black-throated gray warbler, owl canyon, Fall 2020

Clay-colored sparrow, owl canyon, Fall 2020

Another view, clay colored sparrow

Bewick's wren, Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay

River otter at Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay

River otter, Fall 2020, Bodega Bay (Hole in the Head)

Anna's hummingbird, owl canyon, Bodega Bay

Another view, Anna's hummer, owl canyon

Olive sided flycatcher, owl canyon, Bodega Bay, Fall 2020

Pacific Slope Flycatcher, owl canyon, Bodega Bay Fall 2020

Yellow warbler, owl canyon, Bodega Bay, Fall 2020

Some early Fall birds, near Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay 2020

3/15/2021

American goldfinch, Hole in the head, Bodega Bay

Another view, American goldfinch

Bewick's wren, Bodega Bay, 2020

Orange-crowned warbler - behind Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay

Another view, organge-crowned warbler

Rose-breasted grosbeak, this was a rarish bird sighting at the time, first noticed by others.

Another view, rose-breasted grosbeak, Bodega Bay 2020

Willow flycatcher, Bodega Bay, early September 2020

Osprey overhead! Bodega Bay

Yellow warbler, behind Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay, early September 2020

Another view, yellow warbler, Bodega Bay

Willow flycatcher, owl canyon, Bodega Bay, early September 2020

Ruddy Turnstones, Bodega Bay, summer 2020

3/13/2021

Small beach near the Tides Restaurant Bodega Bay, a small flock of ruddy turnstones.

Ruddy turnstone, Bodega Bay

Actively foraging among the seaweed on the beach, a ruddy turnstone

Another view, ruddy turnstone

Least sandpiper, Bodega Bay

Red-necked phalarope, near the entrance to Doran Regional Park and beach, Boodega Bay

Feeding on the tidal slough ponds near the entrance of Doran beach, a small flock of red-necked phalaropes, summer 2020

Large flock of elegant terns still active in the area

At the point, a black oystercatcher navigates a strong breeze, the ocean side of Bodega Bay

Brown pelican in flight off the point near Bodega Bay

Clark's grebe? Bodega Bay

A pair of marbled godwit, Bodega Bay

Pileated Woodpecker, near Occidental, late summer 2020

3/11/2021

Pileated woodpecker, Occidental woods, August 2020

Rare bird sighting from August 2020 - Ruff Sandpiper

3/6/2021

Ruff sandpiper, seen at the entrance to Doran Regional Park, August 2020 - identified by qualified birders at the time.

Ruff Sandpiper, Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay

Another view, ruff sandpiper, Bodega Bay

In the same area, a small flock of feeding red-necked Phalaropes, probably juveniles.

Elegant terns, Bodega Bay

Large flock of elegant terns, Bodega Bay, summer 2020

Elegant tern in flight, Bodega Bay

An sea lion inside the bay! Summer 2020

White Pelican in the bay, probably a juvenile

Great Blue Heron in flight, Bodega Bay

Black turnstone, Bodega Bay

Probably western sandpipers, Bodega Bay, summer 2020

A few summer birds in the woods near Occidental

3/5/2021

Female Downy woodpecker, in the woods near Occidental, summer 2020

Another view, small Downy woodpecker

Pacific slope flycatcher, near Occidental, summer 2020

Hutton's vireo, near Occidental

Brown creeper, in the redwoods near Occidental

False solomon's seal wildflower berries, in the redwoods near Occidental, summer 2020

Summer walk in Ragle Park Sebastopol

3/1/2021

Pacific slope flycatcher, Ragle Park Sebastopol, August 2020

Pacific slope flycatcher

Female or juvenile black-headed grosbeak in flight, Ragle Park Sebastopol

Bewick's wren foraging, Ragle Park, summer 2020

Moth Mullein wildflower in the park.

A pair of olive sided flycatchers in the park, summer 2020

Closer look, olive sided flycatcher, Ragle Park, Sebastopol, summer 2020

Male Nuttall's woodpecker, Ragle Park

Possible juvenile Great Blue Heron on the lawn, Ragle Park Sebastopol.