Birds – Page 2

Please Protect the Owls

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Irresponsible dog owners, Parks management

I was standing outside the fence around the Burrowing Owl Sanctuary, filming a ground squirrel digging up and eating buried

* Birds Horned Grebe

Red-eye Puzzle

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Podiceps auritus

I saw this Horned Grebe, probably a juvenile, a few yards off the northern shore of the park a half

* Birds Willet

Willet’s Main Course

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Tringa semipalmata

Last week I filmed a Willet having a meal of seaweed salad. That’s unusual for a bird usually classified as

* Birds Black Oystercatcher

Why do they dip?

October 3, 2019October 1, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Haematopus bachmani

This Black Oystercatcher showed the same body dipping habit that the Spotted Sandpiper is famous for. The Willet does the

* Birds Horned Grebe

Early Grebes

September 29, 2019September 26, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Podiceps auritus

This set of four Horned Grebes found shelter from the brisk morning breeze just below the Open Circle Viewpoint. They

* Birds Burrowing Owl Issues Maintenance

Ready for the Owls (Not)

September 28, 2019October 15, 2019 Marty Nicolaus 0 Comments Athene cunicularia

Updated Sept. 30 The earliest Burrowing Owl ever to visit the park came on September 29. That was some years

* Birds Spotted Sandpiper

Piper Pecking

September 26, 2019September 16, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Actitis macularius

This Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) was busy gleaning what it could from the rocks ahead of a rising tide. The

* Birds Events People

Birdwalk Sunday 10/13

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments GGAS

From the Golden Gate Audubon Society announcement of October field trips: César Chávez Park, BerkeleySunday, October 13, 8:30–11:30 a.m.Martin Nicolaus

* Birds House Finch

Finch Preening

September 24, 2019September 16, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Haemorhous mexicanus

All birds are plagued by parasites, as is every other species. Here’s a scholarly paper about parasites in wild birds.

* Birds Red-tailed Hawk

Hawk Season

September 22, 2019September 16, 2019 Mosey2014 0 Comments Buteo jamaicensis

Fall is here by the calendar, and raptors like this Red-tailed Hawk are a sign of the season. This individual