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Loony Coots?

February 28, 2022

This coot was paddling along energetically pecking at the water, left and right and all around. I thought maybe it

Some Loon

January 13, 2022

It’s easy to identify a loon. They’re big and they sit low in the water. And they have that formidable

Loon Rush

February 13, 2021

The sun had just risen over the hills in the east when I saw this loon cruising at high speed

Loon Visit

November 21, 2020

This loon flew about 2,500 miles from its summer breeding grounds in Alaska or northwest Canada to get here. Although

Loon in Rough Water

February 27, 2020

The agitated waters off the west side of the park didn’t faze this loon in the slightest. I think it’s

Loon Here

November 10, 2019

Deep in the southern end of the North Basin cruised this bird, diving and surfacing regularly, a bird at work.

Loons Here

March 12, 2019

This pair of Common Loons (Gavia immer) napped, preened, and sometimes just paddled in a leisurely way off the north

A Loon for Sure

December 10, 2018

While scanning the park edges for Burrowing Owls, I saw an intriguing white and grey bird in the water just

Big and Low: the Loon

March 19, 2018

This creature looked so large and lay so low in the water that from a distance I and another park

A Loony Morning

December 22, 2017

The sun rose near its southernmost range this morning, the first dawn after Winter Solstice, and made a show over

Thanksgiving Bird: Common Loon

November 23, 2017

“That’s either a Cormorant or a Grebe,” I said smugly to my wife who was pointing at the hole in

Red-throated Loon

August 11, 2016

With an hour to kill in the morning while waiting for the crane to arrive for the flare station demolition,

Park Week 3/15/2024

March 15, 2024

Saving the Baby Natives The young native plants that Conservancy volunteers started last season got some important TLC last Saturday

Park Week 2/23/2024

February 23, 2024

First Red-winged Blackbird This male’s fires were burning and he couldn’t restrain himself from checking out the Red-wing Blackbird Spring

Park Week 2/16/2024

February 16, 2024

More Mulch There never seems to be enough mulch. The rain has boosted the native plants in the new pollinator

Park Week 1/19/2023

January 19, 2024

The Berkeley School, formerly Berkeley Montessori School, makes Martin Luther King Jr. Day a day of service for parents and

Park Week 1/5/24

January 5, 2024

Below the current week’s bird video and photos, there’s a review of Christian Cooper’s new book, Better Living Through Birding,

Park Weekend 12/3/23

December 3, 2023

Bits of Spots I hadn’t seen a Spotted Sandpiper for quite a while at the south shore of the North

Park Week 11/17/23

November 17, 2023

Where Pelicans Sleep It was already past 8 in the morning, and early birds were getting worms. Not these Brown

Park Week 6/16/23

June 16, 2023

Summer Solstice Wednesday Next Wednesday is the saddest day in the Northern Hemisphere’s solar calendar. The Summer Solstice marks the

Audubon Species Names Organized and Updated

As a companion to his bird paintings, John J. Audubon wrote a five-volume text titled “Ornithological Biography.” The text contains

List of Birds in Cesar Chavez Park

This table contains all the birds photographed and identified in Cesar Chavez Park and posted on this website to date;

Birds NEC – Not Elsewhere Classified: Videos

Birds NEC – Not Elsewhere Classified. Birds that have fewer than ten videos and don’t fit elsewhere. Binge. Read Posts: Northern Rough-winged

Index of Video Playlists

On top of more than 5,000 photographs devoted to Cesar Chavez park, you can view nearly 1,000 YouTube videos here.