Park Events
(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Trifecta of Bad Manners This past Friday, the day before yesterday, I was walking up toward
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Trifecta of Bad Manners This past Friday, the day before yesterday, I was walking up toward
Read moreThe heaviest fog of the year settled on the park and much of Berkeley this morning. From the park entrance
Read moreThe Burrowing Owl in the park was back in Perch A this morning. Yesterday morning my video camera caught the
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The Coot is about the same size as a small duck, but it’s not a duck.
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The sunshine and the new grass have brought out the sparrows, including these large rust-colored California
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) A landscape manager in charge of a golf course might consider putting a family of California
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I love it when another park visitor alerts me to a bird or to some other
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update and King Tide Warning Below) I apologize for the title. The Diet of Worms, of course, was
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I saw this Great Egret on the North Basin, wading near the Schoolhouse Creek outfall, a
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Snowy Egrets, often quite common, have been kind of rare around the park in the past
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) A few years ago we had a lot of rain in March, and it made sizeable
Read moreThe Burrowing Owl might have had a late night Saturday night. This morning at around 10 it was sleepy. It
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Along the east side path, near the water about even with the first of the Barn
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) I owe this pic to another park visitor who stopped on her walk, bent low, and
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) The recent series of storms has left some tracks in Chavez Park, some made by wind,
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Louis Kruk’s photos stand out for their flawless, striking composition and their tack-sharp clarity. Here he’s
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) On my walk to visit the Burrowing Owl on January 7, this White-tailed Kite hovered over
Read moreOnce again, like yesterday, the Burrowing Owl showed itself dry and fluffy after a night of heavy rain and wind.
Read moreBurrowing Owls and California Ground Squirrels mostly get along in a friendly, neighborly way. But there are moments when the
Read more(Burrowing Owl Update Below) Sparrows, finches and similar small birds in the northwest quadrant of the park needed to take
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