Owl in the News
Thanks to park visitor Isabelle Gaston, the Burrowing Owl in the park was in the New York Times this morning,
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Burrowing Owl
Seen Today
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Mallard Pair This healthy-looking Mallard pair rested on the rocks along the east side of the
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Rain and Shine
A deluge hit my car on the way to the park. When I arrived, the sun came out. I found
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Early Guys
(Burrowing Owl and Berkeley Fire Department Below) It was only the first of February, but two male Red-winged Blackbirds were
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The Uncommon Phoebe
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Black Phoebe is a relatively familiar visitor to the park. Its cousin, the Say’s Phoebe,
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Keeping Warm
With the morning temperature in the high 30s, keeping warm had a high priority. The Burrowing Owl in the park,
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Park Events
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Trifecta of Bad Manners This past Friday, the day before yesterday, I was walking up toward
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Foggy Morn
The heaviest fog of the year settled on the park and much of Berkeley this morning. From the park entrance
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Furry Friends
The Burrowing Owl in the park was back in Perch A this morning. Yesterday morning my video camera caught the
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Seaweed Lovers
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Coot is about the same size as a small duck, but it’s not a duck.
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Heron’s Patience
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I love it when another park visitor alerts me to a bird or to some other
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Diet of Worms
(Burrowing Owl Update and King Tide Warning Below) I apologize for the title. The Diet of Worms, of course, was
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Digging Deep
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I saw this Great Egret on the North Basin, wading near the Schoolhouse Creek outfall, a
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Egret Shift Change
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Snowy Egrets, often quite common, have been kind of rare around the park in the past
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Meadow Visit
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) A few years ago we had a lot of rain in March, and it made sizeable
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Sunday Morning
The Burrowing Owl might have had a late night Saturday night. This morning at around 10 it was sleepy. It
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Avoid this Plant
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Along the east side path, near the water about even with the first of the Barn
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Racing for Life
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I owe this pic to another park visitor who stopped on her walk, bent low, and
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