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From the coast, late November, 2019

4/27/2020

A brown pelican begins a dive for fish, Bodega Bay

Brown Pelicans in flight, Bodega Bay

Brown Pelican, Bodega Bay

Actively hunting, brown pelican over Bodega Bay

An osprey finishes his fish, Bodega Bay

Belted Kingfisher shoots by - Bodega Bay is a good spot to see these birds.

High overhead, against a bright sky, a cruising Peregrine Falcon

Campbell Cove at Bodega Bay, an immature white crowned sparrow.

Scrub Jay, feathers fluffed from grooming, Campbell Cove

Hutton's Vireo Doran Beach bird walk, Bodega Bay

Plump spotted Towhee, Doran Beach Bird Walk

Red-breasted sapsucker, near Occidental

4/20/2020

Red-breasted sapsucker in the woods near Occidental, from November 2019

Same bird, another view.

Red-breasted sapsucker

Brown creeper in the woods, near Occidental

Townsend warbler, Fall 2019, in the woods near Occidental

A black phoebe showed up in my neighborhood last fall, the first time observing this bird in my area.

Late October birds in the woods, near Occidental 2019

4/18/2020

Ruby-crowned kinglet actively feeding, near Occidental

Ruby-crowned kinglet

Varied thrush in the woods, Occidental

Bottom shot, Townsend warbler, a year round resident, Occidental

Male Hairy Woodpecker, in the woods near Occidental

Male Hairy woodpecker, Occidental

Pileated woodpecker Occidental

Male Pileated woodpecker in the Occidental woods, October 2019

A few photos from the Coast, October 2019

4/12/2020

Osprey eating what looks like a starry flounder, Bodega Bay

Osprey

Yellow rumped warblers at the coast, Bodega Bay

Pied-billed grebes in the bay

Three chattering starlings, Bodega Bay

More deck side birds from last Fall

4/7/2020

Female downy woodpecker, a regular visitor all through the winter as well

Female Downy woodpecker, near Occidental

Acorn woodpecker, near Occidental

Acorn woodpecker getting a drink of water from deck side feeders.

Another view, male Acorn Woodpecker

Male ruby crowned kinglet, with just a peek at his red top showing.

Pine siskin at one of the feeders, near Occidental

Deck side birds from last October

4/4/2020

Townsend warbler near the deck feeders. These birds visit all winter long, mostly for the suet.

Townsend warbler, near Occidental

Pygmy nuthatch, also among the suet lovers.

Red-breasted nuthatch at the sunflower seed feeder, near Occidental

Small flock of lesser goldfinch in the area, this is one of the males.

Female or juvenile lesser goldfinch, near Occidental

Hermit thrush cruises through the side yard, they don't come to the feeders, but I will see them at the bird bath