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...

    Leaving work just after sunset tonight (15 January 2026), I caught a glimpse of a Long-tailed Weasel ( Mustela frenata ) bounding across...

    Leaving work tonight (17 September 2025), we noticed a Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus ) perched on top of a telephone pole.  I turn...

    While out early working during the low tide this morning (27 May 2025),  we were in the middle of a survey when Eric heard a splash and ...

    Last week I was watching a small group of Ruddy Turnstones ( Arenaria interpres ) along the shore of Bodega Harbor.  At first they were ...

    We had to do some field work in Monterey County yesterday, but we arrived a little early, so had a few minutes to observe a few sea otte...

    Well, I need to take a better photo, but here's a quick one for the record.  This looks like Corambe pacifica , a nudibranch I haven...

    This is a scene we came across after finishing field work this morning (9 May 2024).  Some empty-looking whelks ( Nucella ostrina ) on t...

    Quick shot of a Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) with prey, an American Coot ( Fulica americana ).  You can see the lobed feet of...

    We've been busy with sea star surveys this week, but I couldn't help taking a quick photo of these two Western Gulls ( Larus occ...

    Back in late June, someone kindly alerted me to the presence of some Onchidoris bilamellata over at Doran Beach.  I swung by and took a...

    Whew, I'm finally getting over a heel injury...and it's just in time for spring field work!  Eric and I were doing some intertid...

    I took a short walk in Walpole, MA, today (26 September 2022).  I ended up at a small pond and started noticing a few interesting animal...

    Here's a fun story.  In Monterey County, I came across an Ida's Mitra snail ( Atrimitra idae , formerly Mitra idae ).  Although ...