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Recent Bird Photos by Deb Sheppard

by John Shribbs | Apr 18, 2017 | Categories: Birds. | 0 Comments

From Deb Sheppard, visit to Shollenberger Park, April 14th: Like many of our birds at Shollenberger, the Eared Grebes are coming into their breeding plumage! During breeding season they...

Common Gallinule

by John Shribbs | Apr 17, 2017 | Categories: Birds and Bob Dyer. | 0 Comments

THE COMMON GALLINULE When I started “birding” about 20 years ago at Shollenberger, we called this species the “Common Moorhen”. It was renamed the “Common Gallinule in...

2017 Feather Fest for Kids

by John Shribbs | Apr 15, 2017 | Categories: Events, For Kids, and News. | 0 Comments

We had 26 kids participating in this year’s Feather Fest held at Shollenberger Park under very pleasant conditions. To sum up the day, I’ve added Peter Colasanti’s NBB post: Hi...

California alligator lizard

by John Shribbs | Apr 11, 2017 | Categories: Ellis Creek. | 2 Comments

Photos from Urszula Dziri. Text by Pam Williams, John Shribbs, and Dave Barry. Urszula recently spotted a California alligator lizard at Ellis Creek. It was missing its tail, which is common. Pam...

Coast Guard help remove non-native invasive weeds at Shollenberger Park

by John Shribbs | Apr 7, 2017 | Categories: News, Plants, Projects, and Shollenberger. | 0 Comments

On April 6, 2017, a crew of 25 from the Coast Guard Station at Two Rock took a break from their classroom to volunteer their time helping to clear non-native invasive weeds at Shollenberger Park....

Norris Robert “Bob” Dyer, August 20, 1935- April 3, 2017

by John Shribbs | Apr 7, 2017 | Categories: Bob Dyer and News. | 1 Comment

NORRIS ROBERT “BOB” DYER, 81 Contributor of most of the photos on this website and resident of Petaluma, California, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday morning,...

Great-tailed Grackle Nesting, Ellis Creek, 2017

by John Shribbs | Apr 3, 2017 | Categories: Birds and Bob Dyer. | 0 Comments

From Bob Dyer, doing what he did best, sharing his love of nature, esp. birds: GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE NESTING, ELLIS CREEK, 2017 My images of Great-tailed Grackle in the Petaluma Wetlands...

Red-Shouldered Hawk Pair Are Building a Home

by John Shribbs | Mar 30, 2017 | Categories: Birds and Bob Dyer. | 0 Comments

From Bob Dyer: Well, looks like our Red-shouldered Hawk are old enough! March 28. You have seen this before. Female is left and male to the right. March 29. These pictures were taken from 10:15...

Red Shouldered Hawk Pair Seen Today

by John Shribbs | Mar 28, 2017 | Categories: Birds, Bob Dyer, and Ellis Creek. | 0 Comments

From Bob Dyer: I saw a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks on a eucalyptus tree at Ellis Creek today. There is an old nest there that several breeding pairs have used before.