Latest News From Petaluma Wetlands Alliance
Stay up to date with our most recently published articles
Monthly Bird Survey at Ellis Creek: March 2019
Hi! We’re Miles and Teresa Tuffli of I’m Birding Right Now. We are PWA members and bird survey volunteers. Below is an in-the-field recap of March’s Ellis Creek bird survey. Check back for...
read more
Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: February 2019
Hi! We’re Miles and Teresa Tuffli of I’m Birding Right Now. We are PWA members and bird survey volunteers. Below is an in-the-field recap of February’s Shollenberger Park bird survey....
read more
Monthly Bird Survey at Ellis Creek: January 2019
Hi! We’re Miles and Teresa Tuffli of I’m Birding Right Now. Last year, we began volunteering for the PWA’s bird surveys. It’s been so much fun that we decided to document them. Below is the...
read more
Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: December 2018
Hi! We’re Miles and Teresa Tuffli of I’m Birding Right Now. Last year, we began volunteering for the PWA’s bird surveys. It’s been so much fun that we decided to document...
read more
Great Blue Heron
Len Nelson sent me recent pictures of a Great Blue Heron preparing and then launching into flight. See series of pics below. Enjoying the Scenery. Get Ready. Preparing. Spread Wings. One last...
read more
Fall Petaluma River Cleanup
The Friends of the Petaluma River is conducting a Petaluma River cleanup on September 15th. Please see their website for details....
read moreBirds of the Month, AUG 2018
From Peter Colasanti, August 2018 August is the month when birding rises back out of the summer doldrums in the Petaluma Wetlands as birds that breed to the north start their southward journey to...
read more
Green Heron Chicks
From Len Nelson: On the bird survey of Shollenberger of June 25th, a Green Heron nest was sited. Deb Sheppard got an image of 3 chicks in the nest and a hint of a 4th. I went back a few times to...
read more
Midges surrounding turkey vulture
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...
read moreBirding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: June
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...
read more