The Natural History of Bodega Head

    A few shorebird photos from Iceland.  Above, sandlóa (in Icelandic) or Common Ringed Plovers ( Charadrius hiaticula ).  (I really enjoye...

    Western Sandpiper ( Calidris mauri ) on the left, and Snowy Plover ( Anarhynchus nivosus ) on the right, at Point Reyes on 29 November ...

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

    Semipalmated Plovers ( Charadrius semipalmatus ) among driftwood, 7 October 2023.

    Black-bellied Plover ( Pluvialis squatarola ), Maine, 15 September 2023

    A quick shot, but it's always useful when you can compare several species in one photo. From left to right: Greater Yellowlegs ( Tri...

    A couple of Snowy Plovers ( Charadrius nivosus ) at Point Reyes on 25 November 2022.    

    We lingered at the coast for a little while after work today (6 September 2022).  The tide was pretty high, but there were some shorebir...

    Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ), Salmon Creek Beach, 8 August 2022

    Roosting Sanderlings ( Calidris alba ) above, and a Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus ) below, sheltering behind a small mound of sand. ...

    While working on a project in the Bodega Dunes yesterday (15 October 2021), I heard some plovers calling and then out of the corner of m...

    Semipalmated Plover ( Charadrius semipalmatus ), 24 September 2021

  Two Semipalmated Plovers (dark breast band, more uniform back color), two Least Sandpipers (smaller, browner, on the left), and two W...

  Snowy Plover ( Charadrius nivosus ), Dillon Beach, 28 November 2019  

  During our beach walk on 2 November 2019, a flock of shorebirds flew by and I noticed a golden-plover ( Pluvialis sp.) among them.  A...

  There are still quite a few Red-necked Phalaropes ( Phalaropus lobatus ) in Bodega Harbor.  When leaving work tonight, we noticed thi...

The one time when you don't want to see a Peregrine Falcon?   When you're trying to count these:  The scenario: Wh...

Rain showers, dynamic clouds, and a few rainbows today (29 November 2018):   And a Snowy Plover in the fading light on Salmon Creek...

While walking Salmon Creek Beach at the end of the day today (3 November 2018), Eric and I noticed three Pacific Golden-Plovers ( Pluvialis ...

  On the way home from work tonight, I noticed a Killdeer ( Charadrius vociferus ) flying low over a field.  It reminded me of this Ki...