Category: Birds
Canada Goose
Cover photo: © Don DeBold, 2017, some rights reserved.
Learn about the Canada goose, a common visitor to California’s parks and fields.
Anna’s Hummingbird
Cover photo: © jacksnipe1990, 2017, some rights reserved.
Sound produced by tail feathers? Nests made of spiderwebs? Learn about these facts and more in our post about the Bay Area’s winter hummingbird.
California Brown Pelican
Cover Photo: © Frank Schulenburg, 2016, some rights reserved.
Brown pelicans have made a dramatic return from their critically low numbers in the 1970’s due to the effects of DDT. However, the fight for the brown pelican is far from over: today, they face threats from food scarcity as Pacific sardine and anchovy numbers have shown declines.
American Kestrel
Cover photo: © Gregory “Slobirdr” Smith, 2007, some rights reserved.
Learn about North America’s smallest falcon and its mysterious decline across the United States.
Yellow-billed Magpie
Cover photo: © Marcel Holyoak, 2011, some rights reserved.
Did you know that our site logo is a yellow-billed magpie? Learn more about why we chose this stunning bird.
Marbled Murrelet
Cover photo: © Aaron Maizlish, 2017, some rights reserved.
Marbled murrelets are full of surprises – defying all expectations of a seabird, they nest high up in redwood trees. Learn about their nest discovery in 1974 and their close ties with coast redwoods.
