California

When one thinks of great birding locations one typically doesn’t think of a zoo. Sure, one can see cool birds…

When Daisy and I visit her sister Julia and her brother-in-law Andrew there is a certain unwritten rule that we…

Even after unparalleled birding in Bolsa Chica and San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Amy and I chose to press on. We…

After an outstanding circuit of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, the intrepid Amy Hooper introduced me to the manifold wonders of…

My visit with my friend Jay, fantastic as it was, couldn’t be about birding. That essential activity was reserved for…

I’ve been on the road for business for a couple of days and finally have time to start unpacking the…

The first time I beheld the awesome bounty of Oakland’s Arrowhead Marsh, that initial encounter with a wonderland of waterfowl,…

I’ve already credited Harry Fuller for offering incredible guidance on where to go and what to look for while I’m…

Is the heat wave that seems to have the entire U.S., or at least the lower 48, in a vise…

Apart from the first frenzied hours of my arrival in Oakland, birding was restricted primarily to those species eking out…