Cowbirds, in Berkeley?
You probably qualify as a Berkeley old-timer if you can remember the radio ad that goes, “Farms in Berkeley? Moooo!”
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Passing Through: Phalarope
Thanks to the sharp eyes of Jutta Burger, who knows her birds as well as her plants, I caught a
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Flora Friday: Two Familiars
These two additions to the Chavez Park Botanical Census will be familiar to almost everyone. They’re common garden invitees and,
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A Summer Hawk
The hawks and other big raptors normally show up in numbers come fall and winter. By way of exception, this
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The Owls Came Back: The Movie
When the Burrowing Owls arrived in the fall of 2018, I was there almost every day, photographing and filming, and
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Flora Friday: Three More!
Summer is a tough time to find new species in the park. Nature is pretty much done pushing up the
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Out of Egg, Onto Gravel
This flock of House Finches, probably hatched about a month ago, was busy feeding in the fennel and on the
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Do You Know Your Animals?
Kids of all ages at the Kite Festival July 27 and 28 said an enthusiastic “Yes!” to my question, “Do
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Freeform Songster
There’s a pair of Mockingbirds nesting in a treetop just outside the hotel, and while one of them flew off
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Flora Friday: Plants Revisited
The Oregon Gumplant, aka Gumweed, scientifically known as Grindelia stricta, is blooming again near the northwest corner of the park,
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