The Natural History of Bodega Head

    I encountered a small flock of Bushtits ( Psaltriparus minimus ) in a willow thicket in the late afternoon today (20 February 2023).  Th...

  Chestnut-backed Chickadee ( Poecile rufescens ) in our backyard in Cotati on 20 November 2017.  (It's nice to be back!)

The birds returned for "breakfast" in the sweetgum this morning.   When I lived in Massachusetts, I didn't see Pine Siskins ...

We were in meetings for most of the day, but I snuck in a few pictures.  Here are three of my favorites from today:   Mountain Chickade...

I'm at a meeting near Mammoth Lakes, CA, for a couple of days.  Here are a few pictures from the drive yesterday (taken from Route 89 an...

  This afternoon I watched some Chestnut-backed Chickadees (Poecile rufescens) feeding in pine trees near the Bodega Dunes campground....

  Black-capped Chickadee in Massachusetts on 24 February 2013 Although Black-capped Chickadees are common songbirds across much of ...

  I really like chickadees, but they're tough to photograph!  They're small, always on the move, and often hidden behind branch...