Rock Pigeon

Empty Talons

This young Cooper’s Hawk hadn’t read his hunting manual. I first saw him perched on a rock at the water’s

It may seem trivial to worry about fire damage to one little oak tree in the park when historic wildfires

One Coot is a carbon copy of another, but Rock Pigeons wear distinct feather fashions. Pigeon fanciers have a complex

Pigeons don’t get enough respect. It’s partly their own fault for swarming city parks and pestering people to the point

I’ve been searching for Burrowing Owls in their usual haunts almost daily — sometimes twice daily — since the beginning

The unusual colors of this Rock Pigeon struck me as very pretty, and I made this short video to show

When a Parks worker knocks down and churns up a stand of weeds with a riding mower, the wake behind

As I observed before, pigeons don’t usually congregate in this park in large numbers. I see two, or maybe three

Pigeons are common in city parks, but not in Cesar Chavez. Crows, gulls, blackbirds, swallows, several other winged creatures make

Your Chavez Park Conservancy played a meaningful role in the park this year. We initiated and led a successful public

Dear Mr. Phillips: You became Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society in March last year, after 30 years

The Burrowing Owls in the park, when they come, deserve the best protection we can offer. The current fence around

Shortly after the City announced that BMASP (the park wrecking scheme) was NOT going to include “development” at Cesar Chavez

Today’s update of the Berkeley Marina Area Specific Plan (BMASP) website says in bold letters: “Please note that no development is

The local online daily, Berkeleyside, had a story yesterday titled “City secures $15M state earmark to improve Berkeley Marina.” This

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