The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A young Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus ) in Bodega Bay on 21 October 2024.  [You can click on the image for a larger version.]

    Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus ) in Cotati, 6 April 2021

    We had to do some field work in Mendocino County today (8 February 2021).  On the walk down to the study site, we passed this beautiful ...

  Rough-legged Hawk ( Buteo lagopus ) near Jenner on 24 November 2019.

  Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus ) in the wind, Bodega Bay, 16 September 2018

  Ferruginous Hawk ( Buteo regalis ) riding a thermal over Pelican Plaza in Bodega Bay today, 1 February 2018.  The air temperature rea...

  A beautiful Ferruginous Hawk ( Buteo regalis ) soaring over the grassland opposite Lucas Wharf in Bodega Bay today (16 December 201...

  Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensis ) focused on possible prey below.  Bodega Head, 7 November 2017.  

  Just a few quick pictures of the Rough-legged Hawk ( Buteo lagopus ) that's been seen on Bodega Head for the past two weeks.  I c...

  A strikingly dark Red-tailed Hawk ( Buteo jamaicensi s) on Bodega Head, 6 October 2016. I photographed this bird while sitting in...