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From the coast, late November, 2019

4/27/2020

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A brown pelican begins a dive for fish, Bodega Bay
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Brown Pelicans in flight, Bodega Bay
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Brown Pelican, Bodega Bay
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Actively hunting, brown pelican over Bodega Bay
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An osprey finishes his fish, Bodega Bay
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Belted Kingfisher shoots by - Bodega Bay is a good spot to see these birds.
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High overhead, against a bright sky, a cruising Peregrine Falcon
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Campbell Cove at Bodega Bay, an immature white crowned sparrow.
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Scrub Jay, feathers fluffed from grooming, Campbell Cove
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Hutton's Vireo Doran Beach bird walk, Bodega Bay
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Plump spotted Towhee, Doran Beach Bird Walk
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Red-breasted sapsucker, near Occidental

4/20/2020

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Red-breasted sapsucker in the woods near Occidental, from November 2019
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Same bird, another view.
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Red-breasted sapsucker
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Brown creeper in the woods, near Occidental
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Townsend warbler, Fall 2019, in the woods near Occidental
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A black phoebe showed up in my neighborhood last fall, the first time observing this bird in my area.
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Late October birds in the woods, near Occidental 2019

4/18/2020

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Ruby-crowned kinglet actively feeding, near Occidental
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Ruby-crowned kinglet
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Varied thrush in the woods, Occidental
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Bottom shot, Townsend warbler, a year round resident, Occidental
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Male Hairy Woodpecker, in the woods near Occidental
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Male Hairy woodpecker, Occidental
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Pileated woodpecker Occidental
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Male Pileated woodpecker in the Occidental woods, October 2019
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A few photos from the Coast, October 2019

4/12/2020

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Osprey eating what looks like a starry flounder, Bodega Bay
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Osprey
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Yellow rumped warblers at the coast, Bodega Bay
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Pied-billed grebes in the bay
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Three chattering starlings, Bodega Bay
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More deck side birds from last Fall

4/7/2020

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Female downy woodpecker, a regular visitor all through the winter as well
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Female Downy woodpecker, near Occidental
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Acorn woodpecker, near Occidental
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Acorn woodpecker getting a drink of water from deck side feeders.
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Another view, male Acorn Woodpecker
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Male ruby crowned kinglet, with just a peek at his red top showing.
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Pine siskin at one of the feeders, near Occidental
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Deck side birds from last October

4/4/2020

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Townsend warbler near the deck feeders. These birds visit all winter long, mostly for the suet.
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Townsend warbler, near Occidental
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Pygmy nuthatch, also among the suet lovers.
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Red-breasted nuthatch at the sunflower seed feeder, near Occidental
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Small flock of lesser goldfinch in the area, this is one of the males.
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Female or juvenile lesser goldfinch, near Occidental
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Hermit thrush cruises through the side yard, they don't come to the feeders, but I will see them at the bird bath
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