Owl in Fog 12/4/23
A Burrowing Owl visited our park in the dense fog this morning, and I had the great good luck to
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Park Weekend 12/3/23
Bits of Spots I hadn’t seen a Spotted Sandpiper for quite a while at the south shore of the North
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Park Days 12/1/23
Love the Least These Least Sandpipers, the smallest shorebirds in the world, have been living on the rip-rap east of
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Hargreaves Jones: Million-dollar Picture Pirates
Berkeley’s city management paid the Hargreaves Jones (HJ) consulting firm a $1M+ fee for advice on dealing with the waterfront.
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Park Days 11/28/23
I’m publishing this on Tuesday, not waiting until Friday, because there’s so much material. Preview The highest tide of the
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Park Week 11/24/23
Rain Fruit What seems clear is that the rains we had this past week bore fruit with these mushrooms growing
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Park Week 11/17/23
Where Pelicans Sleep It was already past 8 in the morning, and early birds were getting worms. Not these Brown
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Park Week 11/10/23
Pelican Takeoff The Brown Pelicans are definitely back in and around the park. Not in the numbers we’ve seen in
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Park Weekend 11/06/23
Beautiful Day to Plant It was a picturebook day to work in the park. Sparkling views. Not too hot, not
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Park Week 11/3/23
Planting Day Tomorrow Tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 4, starting at 9:30, a group of Cal student volunteers will join experienced Conservancy
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Park Week 10/27/23
The Little Oak that Could This little shrub may not look like much, but it’s a dramatic story, in a
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Park Week 10/20/23
Foggy Bird Walk Twenty brave and optimistic souls showed up Sunday morning 10/15 for a bird walk organized by the
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Park Week 10/13/23
Sparrows in Saltwater I’ve seen sparrows bathing in rain puddles, see “Puddle Joy” Mar 5 2022. I’ve never seen one
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Park Week 10/6/23
Native Plant Stewards at Work The young native plants in the Native Plant Area got watered and weeded Saturday morning
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Park Week 9/29/23
Water the Babies Tomorrow Tomorrow morning, Saturday 9/30, meet at the Spinnaker Way parking circle at 9 for a stewardship
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Park Week 9/22/2023
Equinox Celebration Tonight The world is stuffed thick with inequities of every kind. All the more reason to celebrate a
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Park Week 9/15/23
Birds of the Week The big bird news this week in the park was the return of the White-crowned Sparrows.
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Park Week 9/8/23
Native Plant Stewardship This blog took a break during the late summer weeks, but care and feeding of the Native
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Park Week 7/14/23
Heron’s Breakfast Hidden in the shadows on the north side of the Open Circle Viewpoint, this big heron reached out
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Park Week 7/7/23
Snowy With a Bad Leg This Snowy Egret used its wings more than it normally would because its right leg
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Park Week 6/30/23
Birds Hanging In Three birds are showing great love for the park, or something, by remaining longer than usual. The
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Park Week 6/27/23
I’m publishing this on Tuesday instead of the usual Friday. Last Friday’s weekly installment got kind of long, and this
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Park Week 6/23/23
Water & Weed Natives on Sunday With all the dry and often sunny weather we’ve been having, it’s time to
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Park Week 6/16/23
Summer Solstice Wednesday Next Wednesday is the saddest day in the Northern Hemisphere’s solar calendar. The Summer Solstice marks the
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