The Natural History of Bodega Head

    I'm guessing you can tell that one of the birds in the photo above is not like the others.  Most of the birds are cormorants, but th...

    Merlin ( Falco columbarius ) in the rain at Doran Beach, 8 December 2022

    I made a quick stop this morning (8 September 2022) when I noticed two Peregrine Falcons on the top of sea stack off Highway 1 near Glea...

    Morning light at flood tide in Bodega Harbor on 1 February 2022.  And then later...         Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) overhe...

    For comparison with the Merlin ( Falco columbarius ) posted a couple of nights ago, here's a Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) p...

    Whew!  We've been attending a virtual meeting during the last few days — which means a lot of time looking at a computer screen.  So...

    Okay, okay...I'll admit it, I've been distracted by some sporting events lately,  but here's another view of the falcon phot...

    Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) in a dive, 9 October 2021

      A tight flock of shorebirds over the waves... ...often means a falcon is nearby.     Salmon Creek Beach, 21 September 2021

    Young Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ), 11 September 2021

    I went out to check on the grill tonight and looked up to see some White-tailed Kites ( Elanus leucurus ) flying overhead.  If you'v...

    I stepped out of my car this morning (18 June 2021) to see this Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) riding thermals with vultures over...

So we were trying to get a shorebird survey done in Bodega Harbor today (23 November 2020), and we we wondering where all the shorebirds bir...

  Dim light, but nice views of a young Peregrine Falcon tonight (28 August 2020) when leaving work.  

I had heard that Lisa had found a Stilt Sandpiper ( Calidris himantopus ) near the upper reaches of the Estero Americano, so I swung by ther...

One morning this week I was following Eric up a coastal trail when he stopped and whispered something.  We were done with field work and hea...

We had a nice trio of raptor observations this morning.  I think one of the best views was this bird near the Bodega Bay Post Office:   ...

  On my way to the post office today, I noticed a Peregrine Falcon perched on a telephone pole along Westshore Road.  I couldn't ...

  On the way to work this morning (15 January 2020), I felt grateful for a few moments with this Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) ...

Just a quick photo of a Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) during an incoming storm late this afternoon (9 March 2019).  The falcon was h...