Wandering Tattler, Pt. Reyes National Seashore - on a previous blog I had misidentified this bird.

Likes to run in and out of the surf, looking for things to eat - Wandering Tattler, Pt. Reyes

Osprey - near the lighthouse, Pt. Reyes National Seashore - it hung motionless in a strong breeze above me for several minutes, checking out the camera possibly.

On the way to Pt. Reyes, on Highway One, Tomales Bay, a kingfisher.

Another Osprey with a fish, Highway One, Tomales Bay

I believe this is a female common yellowthroat, near Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes

Female bushtit in the lichen, near Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes.

Beautiful red-tailed hawk, Pine Flat road, Healdsburg

Also, first glimpse with camera of the shy and elusive Mountain Quail - different markings from the more commonly seen quail.

Female Bullock's oriole eating blackberries, probably bulking up as these birds migrate out of the area soon.

Same bird, different view, Hole in the Head, Bodega

Northern Harrier, top of Coleman Valley road

Naked ladies, Coleman Valley road - late summer flower in Sonoma County

Male Wilson's warbler, the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol

Also due to migrate soon - male Wilson's Warbler, the Laguna

Our green heron again, in a different spot, the Laguna

Great egret flying very close by overhead, the Laguna

Black phoebe, the Laguna

Cormorant comes in for a landing, the Laguna

Cormorant in long descent, still maneuvering

Juvenile red-tail hawk? Not sure of this hawk's i.d. - the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol

On the way out of the park, a small pacific slope flycatcher, intently hunting for its supper.

Green Heron, the Laguna

Same bird, different view

Circling over the west side of the Laguna, a Swainson's hawk - it was pretty high up, but got enough of a photo for an I.D.

Juvenile white-tailed kite with a mouse.

When I got too close, it took off with its mouse

Flew straight towards me to check me out, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Juvenile black phoebe, Tolay Lake

More elegant terns, a personal favorite.

Elegant tern, calling and carrying a fish, Doran Beach, Bodega

Willet in flight, Doran Beach

Small group of surf scoters worked the surf, Doran Beach

Surf scoter, Doran Beach

Brown Pelican, yawning, I think

Went on for a while

Fascinating!

All done, back to normal. Brown Pelican, Bodega Head

Pigeon guillemot in flight, Bodega Head

A female Hairy woodpecker attacks an apple in a neighboring tree, Camp Meeker

Also, a pileated woodpecker swooped through the neighborhood as well.

Much of the watery areas are dried up, but there was enough for the black-necked stilts, of which there were a few.

A few killdeer as well, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

Goldfinches aplenty.

There goldfinches were feeding on these yellow flowers, Shollenberger Park

Looking up, this great blue heron overhead, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma

Large flock of elegant terns on the beach, Pt. Reyes

Elegant terns, looked like a combo of adults and juveniles

Apparently these birds are the "elvis" of the tern world

Elegant tern in flight with a fish, Drakes Beach, Pt. Reyes

More elvis posturing

Near the flock of terns was a small group of what I think are Heerman's gulls

Immature red-throated loon in the water near the shore, Drake's beach

Farther out were a large flock of surf scoters

Elsewhere in Pt. Reyes, this beautiful female quail.

Same quail, another view - Five Brooks pond, Pt. Reyes

Also, some very tiny quail chicks, Pt. Reyes

Wood ducks in flight, Five Brooks pond, Pt. Reyes. I believe these are juvenile males.

Small flock wood ducks on Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes

Black Phoebe, Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes

Juvenile hermit thrush most likely, Five Brooks Pond, Pt. Reyes.

White-crowned sparrow on some driftwood, Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes

Western Kingbird, the Laguna

Female or juvenile Black-headed grosbeak near some berry bushes, the Laguna

Juvenile spotted towhee also near the berries

California towhee, the Laguna

Red-shouldered hawk circled overhead, keening

Juvenile Western Bluebird. the Laguna

This little bird's behavior was unusual as it seemed curious and came closer to the camera. I believe it is a Hutton's vireo, in the Laguna.

Lots of barn swallows zooming through the park

Another black-headed grosbeak probably female

Small flock of Vaux swifts - also called "flying cigars" for their stocky bodies and short tails (compared to swallows)

At the home feeders, pygmy nuthatch with a sunflower seed

Rose hips from all the wild roses in the park

Male Nuttall's woodpecker, the Laguna

Lots of juvenile black phoebe's in the park

Small flock of bushtit in the low shrubs, the Laguna

Constant chatter of chirps to each other as they forage

At the coast, a great egret with fish on a foggy morning, Bodega Bay

A male northern harrier over the grasslands, Bodega Bay

Male Northern Harrier, Bodega Bay

Least sandpipers along the shore

Still a very active flock of Caspian terns, Bodega Bay

Scruffy looking Bewick's wren, Doran Beach Bird walk, Bodega

Black Oyster catcher on the ocean rocks, Bodega Head

Same bird, preening, Bodega Head

Chipping sparrow with bug, the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Another view, chipping sparrow, the Laguna

Northern Mockingbird, the Laguna

Juvenile Western bluebird, the Laguna

Red-breasted nuthatch with a sunflower seed at the deck feeder, camp meeker

Chestnut-backed chickadee, camp meeker

Male Anna's hummer guarding the feeders, camp meeker