The Natural History of Bodega Head

    While doing some errands in Sebastopol this morning, I noticed some movement in a rosemary bush at the edge of a parking lot.  Turned ou...

    This morning (20 December 2020) a large flock of Pine Siskins ( Spinus pinus ) was feeding on sweet gum seed pods in our front yard.  I...

I attended a conference from home today, but managed to take a few photos out the window during a break:       Small groups of Pine Siskins...

    Sure has felt like life has been turned upside down recently.  That feeling made me think about these Pine Siskins ( Spinus p...

The birds returned for "breakfast" in the sweetgum this morning.   When I lived in Massachusetts, I didn't see Pine Siskins ...

  Pine Siskin ( Sp inus pinus ) — fluffed up against the cold (~35°F) early this morning. A large flock of siskins was feeding i...

How many birds do you see at first glance? Then, how many birds do you count?   I just scanned quickly, but I counted 55 twice.   ...