Allen's Hummingbird (or is it a Rufous?)
Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Townsend's Warbler
Rancho San Antonio, Cupertino, Ca.
Phainopepla
Anza Borrego, Ca.
Western Meadowlark
Carrizo Plain, California.
Forster's Tern
Shoreline Park, Palo Alto, CA.
Loggerhead Shrike
Santa Cruz Island.
Snowy Egret
Shoreline Park, Palo Alto, CA.
Red-shouldered Hawk
In the backyard, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Say's Phoebe
White-faced Ibis
Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, Sacramento, Ca.
Canada Goose
Shoreline Park, Palo Alto.
Brant
Big Sur, Ca.
Eared Grebe
Shoreline Lake, Palo Alto, Ca.
Black-necked Stilts
Shoreline Park, Palo Alto, CA.
Long-billed Curlew
Moss Landing, Ca.
Bewick's Wren
Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz, Ca.
California Quail
California Quail (male) on the lookout.
Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Sandhill Cranes
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento, Ca.
Common Loon
Moss Landing, Monterey, Ca.
California Thrasher
Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Burrowing Owl
Shoreline Park, Palo Alto, Ca.
Red-tailed Hawk
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Anna's Hummingbird
Santa Cruz Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Sandhill Cranes and Bison
Yellowstone National Park, Wy.
Sandhill Cranes
Western Bluebird
Yellowstone National Park, Wy.
Western Bluebird
Yellowstone National Park, Wy.
Brown Creeper
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Red-necked Phalarope
Non-breeding plumage.
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Killdeer
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Black Turnstone
Mitchell's Cove, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Black Turnstone
Mitchell's Cove, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Forster's Tern
Shoreline Lake, Palo Alto, Ca.
Surfbirds
Santa Cruz, Ca.
Least Sandpiper
Golden-crowned Sparrow
UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Roadrunner
Palm Canyon, Anza Borrego, Ca.
Least Sandpiper
White-crowned Sparrow
Joshua Tree National Park
Western Scrub-Jay
Semipalmated Plover
Limantour Estero, Point Reyes, Ca.
Snowy Plover
Limantour Estero, Point Reyes, Ca.
Red-shouldered Hawk
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento, Ca.
Sandhill Cranes
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento, Ca.
Black-shouldered Kite
Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, Sacramento, Ca.
Sandhill Crane
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento, Ca.
California Condor
Big Sur, Ca.
Golden Eagle
Yosemite, Ca.
Wilson's Snipe
Cosumnes River Preserve, Sacramento, Ca.
Wood Duck
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Hermit Thrush
UCSC Arboretum, Ca.
Pigeon Guillemot
Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz.
Black Oystercatcher
California Quail
Young female foraging. Big Sur, Ca.
Wrentit
UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
California Towhee
American Avocet
Palo Alto Baylands, Ca.
Green-winged Teal
Marsh Wren
Bald Eagle
Palo Alto Baylands, Ca.
Double-crested Cormorant
California Thrasher
UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Great Blue Heron
Point Reyes, Ca.
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Point Reyes, Ca.
Great Egret
Point Reyes, Ca.
American Coot
Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca.
Swallow (juvenile)
I think it’s a Tree Swallow.
Pacific-slope Flycatcher
…I think.
Sage Sparrow
Carrizo Plain, California.
Pied-billed Grebe
Island Scrub-Jay
Santa Cruz Island, California.
Black-headed Grosbeak
Santa Cruz Island.
Black-vented Shearwater
Along the way to Santa Cruz Island.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Juvenile. Abbot’s Lagoon, Point Reyes, California.
Great Blue Heron
Abbot’s Lagoon, Point Reyes, California.
Song Sparrow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Birds