Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: February 2020

Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: February 2020

Tuesday, February 18, was the bimonthly bird survey at Shollenberger Park. The team was greeted by this lovely sunrise symphony, as performed by The Red-winged Blackbird Orchestra. Experiencing the mass exodus of blackbirds at dawn is one of many joys of each PWA bird...
Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: December 2019

Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: December 2019

On Wednesday, December 11, the bird survey team met at 7 AM at Shollenberger Park for December’s Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA) survey. A drizzly, wet and cold morning greeted us, but the team persevered and set out for the bird count. Against the gloomy...
Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: June 2019

Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: June 2019

Thursday, June 20, was the bimonthly bird survey at Shollenberger Park for the Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA). Cloud coverage and distant fog greeted us, making for a beautifully moody setting. Right away, we encountered this male Ruddy Duck in breeding plumage...
Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: April 2019

Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: April 2019

Hi! We’re Teresa and Miles Tuffli of I’m Birding Right Now. We are PWA members and bird survey volunteers. Below is an in-the-field recap of April’s Shollenberger Park bird survey. Check back for future reports! These monthly bird surveys are just one of...
American Coot, Chapter 3 of Bob Dyer’s Blog

American Coot, Chapter 3 of Bob Dyer’s Blog

The American Coot is clearly both the American and Canadian coot by definition, the only coot around, and scientists says it hasn’t changed much in hundreds of millions of years. it is a Gruiformes, along with the rails, and Common Gallinule. Its average...

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