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I setup GualalaBirds a year ago as a place to just dump some random birding details into the ether. The subscription has come up and I’ve decided I’d rather not continue – I got what I wanted out of it. So, sometime in the next few days/weeks, this will all become digital dust. In the…
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The Osprey have been bonkers around town the last month; the adults and juveniles are screaming and eating all day. This post will be short, but lots of photos of Osprey will follow. Highlights 201 – Least Sandpiper 202 – The bitch Purple Martin motherducker. (I’ve heard this guy for over two years but never…
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I have no new lifers since my last post – the summer slowdown is in effect for me. I’m still getting out almost everyday, vacillating between my normal three spots – Gualala Point Regional Park Mill Bend Preserve – specifically, the area I call “The kayak launch” (west side) Gualala Bluff Trail Each of these…
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Late last month, I reached my 200th lifetime bird – the Mute Swan. Not a lot of fan-fare, but a solid number for me. From the Gualala Point Park, I nabbed bird #198, the Heermans Gull. It’s actually quite a beautiful gull; the dark coloring body with bright white head could almost make one mistake…
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Since we’ve back from Texas, I’ve added five new lifers between Gualala and the Bay Area – better than I thought. 2025 total was 128 birds 2026 total ( so far ) is 166 ! I also joined an impromptu birding meet to see local nesting birds – and we got to see numerous nesting…
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Let’s start with the important bit – our trip to Texas to see my grandson was great. He is incredibly cute and already showing signs of superior intelligence 🙂 For a 16-month old, he has incredible walking/running endurance and I look forward to hiking with him in nature in the future. Driving 3,900 miles was…
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Every 1-2 months, DeeDee and I come back to the bay area to do certain up keeping – haircuts, dental appointments etc. This time we’re getting ready to spend a week on the road going to Dallas to see our grandson, Odin. I’ve had a few days to do some birding in the area and…
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The park where I live has had some residents return with vigor; at least a few Allen’s Hummingbirds, numerous swallows ( barn and violet green) as well as the California Quail. 🙂 The under-rated Cedar Waxwings frequently come in-and-out in flocks of 20 or more birds. The last two weeks have also proven to be…
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Am I a wildlife photographer or a birder? I find myself falling into the trap of comparing myself to what I see online and feeling like I’m neither. I post many “photos” of birds with my eBird reports; when viewing other eBirder reports, it seems like most people don’t add photos. I know what scrub…
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The other day, I heard some continuous bird chatter that I wasn’t sure I recognized. Merlin Bird ID to the rescue – it was a pair of Northern Flickers yakking continuously. I ended up spending a few minutes trying to locate them when they popped out on the edge of a row of trees. Within…
