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Midges surrounding turkey vulture

by John Shribbs | Jul 10, 2018 | Categories: Len Nelson. | 0 Comments

From Len Nelson: When I took an image of a Turkey Vulture (TV) on 6-22-18 in Ellis Creek, I only did so because it was nicely backlit on a post with its wings open. But, when I proceeded the...

Birding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: June

by John Shribbs | Jun 7, 2018 | Categories: News, Peter Colasanti, and Uncategorized. | 0 Comments

From Peter Colasanti: June is lovely. It’s mostly spring, the days are the longest, we’ll have clear skies at dawn. It’s a great month to get married or go birding in...

Birding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: May 2018

by John Shribbs | May 1, 2018 | Categories: News and Peter Colasanti. | 0 Comments

From Peter Colasanti: Welcome to May, the breedingest month in the Petaluma wetlands. By May Day the early birds start hatching eggs while the late migrants are all freshly arrived and...

Spring Feather Fest for Kids

by Al Hesla | Apr 2, 2018 | Categories: Kids. | 0 Comments

Come join us for the 5th annual Petaluma Spring Feather Fest for Kids; a half day of birding designed for kids ages 6-12. On May 5th, at 9:00 A.M., we will go birding in teams of six kids each...

Birding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: April

by John Shribbs | Mar 31, 2018 | Categories: News and Peter Colasanti. | 0 Comments

From Peter Colasanti, April 2018 I confess that April is my favorite month for birding Northern California. The green of the landscape is broken only by the...

Birding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months : March

by John Shribbs | Mar 8, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized. | 0 Comments

From Peter Colasanti: To anyone who has lived through a real winter, March in the Petaluma Wetlands feels the most like the essence of springtime. It must be that way to the birds...

Winter 2018 newsletter available on site.

by John Shribbs | Jan 16, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized. | 0 Comments

The current issue of the PWA newsletter has been posted to the PWA website Newsletter page. Click on the button menu in the top brown strip. ...

9th Annual CBC4Kids Recap

by Al Hesla | Jan 8, 2018 | Categories: Uncategorized. | 0 Comments

We had 48 kids, 40 parents, and 12 docents for a grand total of 100; a record turnout. The kids included 18 Girl Scouts who were well prepared for the count. I hope to see them again with the...

Birding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: January 2018

by John Shribbs | Jan 7, 2018 | Categories: News, Peter Colasanti, and Uncategorized. | 0 Comments

From Peter Colasanti, JAN 2018: A game most birders play involves the keeping of a year list, and those fireworks you heard Sunday night were to announce that it’s time to start yours for...