Birding in Neighborhoods - North
Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn

Birding in Neighborhoods - North

Cloudy skies greeted us as we gathered at Dugualla Bay on October 8, but the tide was perfect. A strip of beach brought seabirds close to shore. We successfully identified three species of gulls: California, Glaucous-winged and Ring-billed. The salt marsh featured exposed mud, channels of water and close-up views of…

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Birding in Neighborhoods - South
Field Trip Reports Cathi Bower Field Trip Reports Cathi Bower

Birding in Neighborhoods - South


September Birding in Neighborhoods South meetups were spent at Deer Lagoon–the shifting seasons bring on something interesting everywhere we turn.

We observed a little of everything–at least 40 species during one morning early in the month–about eight different shorebirds, including…

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Birding in Neighborhoods - North
Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn

Birding in Neighborhoods - North

Thick fog greeted eleven birders as we gathered at the West Beach/Swan Lake Overlook on September 10. Only the birds closest to shore were visible. Among Ring-billed and California Gulls, we spotted Heerman’s Gulls in a full range of plumage, from juveniles to adults. The most dramatic sighting was…

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Birding in Neighborhoods North–Summer Sightings
Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn Field Trip Reports Nancy Luenn

Birding in Neighborhoods North–Summer Sightings

BIN-North birders met three times this summer, including in a trip with BIN-South in August. Highlights included watching the antics of a family of California Quail, being buzzed by a territorial Red-breasted Nuthatch, and seeing a mother river otter and her pup catching fish among the tide pools. Find out else delighted and surprised the group in Nancy’s BIN-North report.

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Birding in Neighborhoods - South
Field Trip Reports Cathi Bower Field Trip Reports Cathi Bower

Birding in Neighborhoods - South

On the first of the month, between wandering the Greenbank Farm grounds and our stroll to the Wonn beach access, we identified at least 36 species. There was a little of everything, including the most exciting, a closeup look at a gorgeous pair of Blue-winged Teal right there in the pond…

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