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...

    A quick shot of Marbled Godwits in end-of-the-day light in Bodega Harbor on 3 October 2025.  [You can click on the image for a larger ve...

    A quick shot from Westshore Road along the Bodega Harbor shoreline today (18 May 2022).  It's always helpful to have examples of dif...

    Marbled Godwits ( Limosa fedoa ) roosting at high tide along the Bodega Harbor shoreline on 17 March 2022

    Larry reported a Bar-tailed Godwit ( Limosa lapponica ) at Limantour Beach yesterday and I couldn't help going down to look for it t...

  Mixed shorebird flock, primarily Dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) and Sanderling ( Calidris alba ), flying over Bodega Harbor on 3 March 20...

Wow, was it windy today (20 April 2019)!  Northwest winds were blowing about 25-30 mph (20-25 knots) with gusts up to 40-45 mph (35-40 knots...

  Marbled Godwits ( Limosa fedoa ) feeding on the tidal flats in Bodega Harbor, 29 December 2018  

  Marbled Godwits ( Limosa fedoa ), Bodega Harbor, 19 February 2018 (Click on the photo for a larger and sharper version.)

    Marbled Godwit ( Limosa fedoa ) roosting along the shoreline of Bodega Harbor, 11 July 2017  

  A dreamy view of Marbled Godwits, 15 August 2015

Okay, I'll admit it.  When birding on Cape Cod, I would be happy just to see a Marbled Godwit, nevermind try to figure out its age or se...

Who's going to get the worm?     Marbled Godwit in Bodega Harbor (14 January 2012)