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Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids
Register your kids for Dec 31 Christmas bird count. This is a fun event led by PWA Docents. See flyer for details. CBC4Kids Annual Event – flyer...
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ECWRF Owl box camera following 2 owls
After cleaning out the large owl box in the dead Eucalyptus tree in October it has been occupied by same two owls consistently. Good chance this is now a formal pairing and we will be watching for...
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There were 7 and now there are 5
The camera in the owl box at ECWRF has seen the laying of 7 eggs turn into 7 owlets growing white and then brown feathers. Len has been watching daily as have I and Len reports he believes the two...
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Shollenberger’s Cliff Swallows under Adobe Creek Bridge
Cliff Swallow Image by Len Nelson By Mary Kadri Working my way through my bird monitoring education with PWA researcher, Len Nelson, I put aside my new fear of spiders to join him in counting cliff...
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Photo of Linda Sheppard & Len Nelson By Mary Kadri Among the several pleasures of volunteering with Petaluma Wetland Alliance, and then volunteering to help lead researcher Len Nelson, is...
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Eggs in Barn Owl Box
Owl pair in box have laid at least 7 eggs in the owl box in ECWRF. Was able to catch glimpse in short video below.
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Bike and Drone Tour of North Petaluma River
I toured this area with Elizabeth Howland and Mayor Teresa Barrett two months ago and agreed to create a tour video which I was able to do with a friend with drone and tech skills. Click on frame...
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Full Moon over Shollenberger Park
Pic taken by John Shribbs at sunset while walking Shollenberger Park Dec 2021. Rains have filled the Central Pond with water and the birds have come...
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Christmas Bird Count 4 Kids Jan 1
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Trail Guide QR Scan Signs Completed
Marty Slonim helped John Shribbs replace all 16 of the QR scan signs in Shollenberger Park. We had to dig up most of the posts to straighten them out. When posts dry out we will add new blue paint...
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