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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...
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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 moreBirding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: May 2018
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...
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Spring Feather Fest for Kids
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...
read moreBirding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: April
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...
read moreBirding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months : March
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...
read moreWinter 2018 newsletter available on site.
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. ...
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9th Annual CBC4Kids Recap
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...
read moreBirding Petaluma Wetlands Through the Months: January 2018
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...
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