The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A few more miscellaneous bird photos from Hawai'i for you... Above, a k ō lea, or Pacific Golden-Plover ( Pluvialis fulva ), all dre...

    Field work has been keeping us busy, but here's a Long-billed Curlew with golden reflections from Point Reyes on 24 November 2023.

    Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) in the coastal prairie, 31 March 2022 In the Bodega Bay area, Whimbrel are often observed in marine and e...

    Near the end of a walk at Point Reyes today (26 November 2021) we encountered a large flock of Long-billed Curlews ( Numenius americanus...

    Long-billed Curlew ( Numenius americanus ), 24 December 2020

    Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) feeding on amphipods (beach hoppers) at Salmon Creek Beach.        

Mid-June is probably one of the least likely times to see a Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) in Bodega Bay.  Most of them are much farth...

  Two of eight Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) resting in Bodega Harbor on 20 June 2018.  

      Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) and Sanderlings ( Calidris alba ), 28 April 2018  

...or should I go?   Two Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) deciding whether or not to flee the flying foam during stormy condi...

Okay, I know...some of you have been wondering if there are more photos of the golden-plover seen last night at Spud Point.  Here's a se...

  Juvenile Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus )   Juvenile Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ) Both photographe...

  Long-billed Curlew at Salmon Creek Beach on 2 January 2016   

  This juvenile Long-billed Curlew ( Numenius americanus ) is standing in water that's 19.9 °C  (67.8 ° F)!  The photograph was tak...

Just a quick note to document the early return of Whimbrel to our area.  I photographed this flock of eight on Salmon Creek Beach on 2...

  A few images to capture the storm today.  At the time (around noon), waves were about 16 feet, and the wind was blowing at about 20 k...

  This one's for Megan, and anyone trying to learn more about shorebirds.  Long-billed Curlew ( Numenius americanus ), Salmon Cre...

I'm at a meeting in Oxnard, CA, and was indoors for most of the day.  But the meeting is at a hotel that's right on the water, so du...

  Earlier this month I spent a little time observing a young Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) on the outer coast of Bodega Head.  Thes...