One Cheer, Three Boos
Good news: the large graffiti on the east side of the Flare Station fence, which appeared almost immediately after the
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Better Late?
I saw these birds on the Schoolhouse Creek delta more than a month ago, and I have no good excuse
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I Am a Feather
I am a featherDropped by the bird of lifeOnce I beat the airOn her downstrokeLet it slip past meOn the
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Hungry Birds
Little fish must have been running in the North Basin this morning. Three kinds of fish-eaters were busy foraging: Brown
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Local Bird
Nine in the morning isn’t exactly night time, but this Night Heron was out and about anyway, perched in full
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Tipping Point
The shofar is an ancient instrument of prayer, warfare, and community. This long twisted one is made from the horn
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Female First
I saw the female first. That was on August 29. I was excited to see her. And that was sad.
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Equinox at the Park
The 2022 Autumn Equinox gathering will take place Thursday Sept. 22 from 6:15 to 7:15 pm at the Chavez-Huerta Solar
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Open Letter to Audubon’s Glenn Phillips
Dear Mr. Phillips: You became Executive Director of the Golden Gate Audubon Society in March last year, after 30 years
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Banded Hunter With Friend and Paperwork
Photographer and model glider pilot Gérard Menut captured these images a year ago. He first saw both birds on Sept.
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Does Art Trump Owls?
Is the ego of artists more important than the lives of Burrowing Owls? That question will come before the Parks,
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Owls Have Friends
Owls have friends all over. More than three hundred of them signed our petition at the Solano Stroll on Sunday
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Bug Day (24): Western Yellowjackets
A stainless steel bowl that someone set out for dogs under the faucet in a picnic area served as a
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Fifteen White Pelicans
American White Pelicans, rarely seen here in past years, have become almost constant visitors late this summer. One day I
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Save the Owls!
The Burrowing Owls in the park, when they come, deserve the best protection we can offer. The current fence around
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See You at the Stroll
Artist Bill Reynolds’ painting of Chavez Park wildlife, sampled above, is the centerfold of a new brochure we will be
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Numbers, Numbers
Shortly after the City announced that BMASP (the park wrecking scheme) was NOT going to include “development” at Cesar Chavez
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Osprey With Prey
This fine photo of an Osprey carrying a fish is the work of avid naturalist and photographer Shiyang (Edwin) Wu,
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Birds are Back
On Thursday last week I saw a number of birds, including some that I hadn’t seen all summer. I’ve been
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Down to Earth with the Coast Guard
The hardy group of Chavez Park Conservancy volunteers who have been watering, pulling weeds and trimming deadwood in the Native
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Farallon Visitor
Thursday morning before 8 am I saw a bonanza of birds on the south edge of the North Basin: Black
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