20070511 2 4 DSC07320 Acorn Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male 20080625 2 4 IMG_6460 Acorn Woodpecker "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Male - Note all the acorns 20080625 2 4 IMG_6298 Acorn Woodpecker "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Male 20080625 2 4 IMG_6458 Acorn Woodpecker "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Male - Note all the acorns 20081007 2 4 IMG_4237 Acorn Woodpecker "Clear Lake, CA" Male 20081007 2 4 IMG_4264 Acorn Woodpecker "Clear Lake, CA" Male 20070322 3 4 DSC08961 Acorn Woodpecker "Upper Tidwell, Chico, California" Male 20070322 3 4 DSC08985 Acorn Woodpecker "Upper Tidwell, Chico, California" Male 20070322 3 4 DSC08987 Acorn Woodpecker "Upper Tidwell, Chico, California" Male 20081124 3 4 IMG_5358 Acorn Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male 20090426 3 4 IMG_7480 Acorn Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Looks like mostly male Acorn Woodpeckers 20090426 3 4 IMG_7776 Acorn Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female 20101112 4 4 IMG_2793 Acorn Woodpecker "Mines Road, Livermore, CA" Female 20101112 4 4 IMG_2801 Acorn Woodpecker "Mines Road, Livermore, CA" Female Acorn Woodpecker taking acorn out of pole 20070511 5 4 DSC07247 Acorn Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male Acorn Woodpecker 20090512 5 4 IMG_0698 Acorn Woodpecker "Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA" Male 20100114 5 4 IMG_1191 Acorn Woodpecker "Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, CA" Female 20090607 5 4 IMG_0788 African Grey Parrot "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0818 African Grey Parrot "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0821 African Grey Parrot "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2572 African Silverbill "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2587 African Silverbill "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2090 African Silverbill "Mauna Kea State Park, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2136 African Silverbill "Mauna Kea State Park, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2229 African Silverbill "Mauna Kea State Park, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2622 African Silverbill "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110911 3 4 IMG_4980 African Silverbill "Mauna Kea State Park, Big Island, HI" 20100421 5 4 IMG_3413 Abert's Towhee "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Gathering nesting material 20100422 5 4 IMG_3662 Abert's Towhee "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100422 5 4 IMG_2234 Abert's Towhee "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Towhee was in deep shadow 20120220 3 4 IMG_2695 Abert's Towhee "Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ" 20120220 3 4 IMG_2696 Abert's Towhee "Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ" 20071225 3 4 IMG_9466 Aleutian Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" "Aleutian are in the background, Ross's in front" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9384 Aleutian Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9388 Aleutian Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9404 Aleutian Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile Ross's on the left 20090516 1 4 IMG_0080 Allen's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20090516 1 4 IMG_9934 Allen's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Preening female 20090516 2 4 IMG_0066 Allen's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20090608 2 4 IMG_7244 Allen's Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Female 20110330 2 4 IMG_9672 Allen's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb, Albany, CA" Male 20110330 2 4 IMG_9679 Allen's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb, Albany, CA" Male 20090515 3 4 IMG_9363 Allen's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20090516 3 4 IMG_9975 Allen's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20110329 3 4 IMG_9380 Allen's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb, Albany, CA" Male 20110329 3 4 IMG_9391 Allen's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb, Albany, CA" Male 20080505 4 4 IMG_7724 Allen's Hummingbird "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100314 4 4 IMG_6776 Allen's Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20110912 3 4 IMG_5490 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5492 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5495 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5496 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5502 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5539 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5540 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110912 4 4 IMG_5468 Amakihi "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20110910 5 4 IMG_4554 Amakihi "Mauna Loa Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI" Amakihi feeding on a flower 20090511 3 1 IMG_0001 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090511 3 1 IMG_0019 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090511 3 1 IMG_0089 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090511 3 1 IMG_0090 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080702 5 1 IMG_8800 American Avocet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080702 5 1 IMG_8805 American Avocet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080702 5 1 IMG_8898 American Avocet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080317 2 2 IMG_6624 American Avocet "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080506 2 2 IMG_8533 American Avocet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20100226 3 2 IMG_4700 American Avocet "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20100226 3 2 IMG_4727 American Avocet "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Also some Marbled Godwits and 1 Black-necked Stilt 20080422 4 2 IMG_1405 American Avocet "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20070416 5 2 DSC01660 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070422 5 2 DSC03547 American Avocet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080307 5 2 IMG_5142 American Avocet "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Avocets sweep their heads back and forth 20080320 5 2 IMG_7151 American Avocet "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Breeding colors 20080410 5 2 IMG_8228 American Avocet "Wildcat Creek Park, Richmond, CA" 20081212 5 2 IMG_6584 American Avocet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Also Marbled Godwits 20071216 2 3 IMG_7863 American Avocet "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080106 2 3 IMG_1260 American Avocet "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080106 2 3 IMG_1466 American Avocet "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20061225 5 3 DSC00588 American Avocet Redwood City Park 20070115 5 3 DSC01488 American Avocet "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070115 5 3 DSC01500 American Avocet "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20071004 5 3 IMG_9322 American Avocet "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" 20071004 5 3 IMG_9356 American Avocet "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" 20071011 3 4 IMG_1141 American Bittern "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20110123 3 4 IMG_3426 American Bittern "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20110123 3 4 IMG_3432 American Bittern "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20110123 3 4 IMG_3460 American Bittern "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20110123 3 4 IMG_3466 American Bittern "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20101216 4 4 IMG_9968 American Bittern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 4 4 IMG_9975 American Bittern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 4 4 IMG_9981 American Bittern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1139 American Bittern "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1142 American Bittern "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20100616 2 1 IMG_0931 American Coot "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Juvenile 20100616 3 1 IMG_0930 American Coot "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Juvenile 20081030 4 1 IMG_7175 American Coot "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20081030 4 1 IMG_7180 American Coot "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20090928 2 4 IMG_2429 American Coot "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" 20120111 2 4 IMG_5850 American Coot "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071025 3 4 IMG_3902 American Coot "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081104 4 4 IMG_7460 American Coot "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20081104 4 4 IMG_7462 American Coot "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071124 5 4 IMG_2513 American Coot "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" American Coot - 1st winter 20071223 5 4 IMG_8511 American Coot "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Neat feet on American Coot 20080122 5 4 IMG_4579 American Coot "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080129 5 4 IMG_7516 American Coot "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9572 American Coot "Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20070101 7 4 DSC00891 American Coot "Damon Slough, Oakland CA" 20070120 3 4 DSC01848 American Crow "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070415 3 4 DSC01467 American Crow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080111 3 4 IMG_2270 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080111 3 4 IMG_2279 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20100314 4 4 IMG_6532 American Crow Zmudowski State Beach Note the leg/foot of the critter being eaten 20100314 4 4 IMG_6538 American Crow Zmudowski State Beach Note the leg/foot of the critter being eaten 20100628 4 4 IMG_1884 American Crow "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Shot thru my window -- Crow eating a lemon! 20070110 5 4 DSC01272 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070110 5 4 DSC01276 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070110 5 4 DSC01277 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070110 5 4 DSC01279 American Crow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070120 5 4 DSC01847 American Crow "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070617 5 4 DSC00270 American Crow "Albany, CA" 20070826 5 4 IMG_1052 American Crow "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" 20070324 5 2 DSC09580 American Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Male 20070324 5 2 DSC09585 American Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Male 20070324 5 2 DSC09590 American Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Male 20070331 5 2 DSC09592 American Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Male 20070501 5 2 DSC05435 American Goldfinch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080410 5 2 IMG_8052 American Goldfinch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male drinking from a garden waterfall 20080507 5 2 IMG_9324 American Goldfinch "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080507 5 2 IMG_9378 American Goldfinch "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080911 1 3 IMG_2029 American Goldfinch "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Male 20081214 2 3 IMG_8658 American Goldfinch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20071011 5 3 IMG_0911 American Goldfinch "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Female 20080911 5 3 IMG_1916 American Goldfinch "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Make 20080911 5 3 IMG_1954 American Goldfinch "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Female 20080911 5 3 IMG_1965 American Goldfinch "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Female 20080911 5 3 IMG_1972 American Goldfinch "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Female 20081113 2 4 IMG_0886 American Kestrel "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Make 20071118 3 4 IMG_0546 American Kestrel "Pigeon Point Light Station, CA" Female 20071130 3 4 IMG_4614 American Kestrel "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Female 20080302 3 4 IMG_3647 American Kestrel "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" Female 20081107 3 4 IMG_7968 American Kestrel "Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Trail, Richmond, CA" Male 20081107 3 4 IMG_8001 American Kestrel "Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Trail, Richmond, CA" Male 20081113 3 4 IMG_0902 American Kestrel "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Male 20081113 3 4 IMG_0903 American Kestrel "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Male 20081124 3 4 IMG_5280 American Kestrel "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male 20100301 4 4 IMG_5389 American Kestrel "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20101020 4 4 IMG_1649 American Kestrel "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" Male 20110310 4 4 IMG_8345 American Kestrel "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Male 20090126 5 4 IMG_1442 American Kestrel "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" Female 20090126 5 4 IMG_1457 American Kestrel "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" Female 20120221 3 4 IMG_3470 American Kestrel "Old Hwy. 80, west of Buckeye, AZ" Female 20110409 2 4 IMG_2169 American Oystercatcher "Port Bolivar, Galveston, TX" 20110409 3 4 IMG_2171 American Oystercatcher "Port Bolivar, Galveston, TX" 20110409 3 4 IMG_2177 American Oystercatcher "Port Bolivar, Galveston, TX" 20110409 4 4 IMG_2158 American Oystercatcher "Port Bolivar, Galveston, TX" "Waited for a while, but he never showed his bill" 20080403 5 2 IMG_0129 American Pipit "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080403 5 2 IMG_0132 American Pipit "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20091201 4 3 IMG_7418 American Pipit "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081112 5 3 IMG_0365 American Pipit "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3135 American Pipit "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3137 American Pipit "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090204 5 3 IMG_6071 American Pipit "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090204 5 3 IMG_6079 American Pipit "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090602 4 1 IMG_0049 American Robin "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile American Robin 20090602 4 1 IMG_0059 American Robin "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile American Robin on the right 20100711 4 1 IMG_2500 American Robin "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" Juvenile 20100711 4 1 IMG_2512 American Robin "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" Male 20090531 2 4 IMG_0524 American Robin "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20070613 3 4 DSC00063 American Robin "Seattle, WA" Male 20070614 3 4 DSC00134 American Robin "Seattle, WA" Male 20100711 3 4 IMG_3002 American Robin "Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK" Male with something in its beak 20100325 4 4 IMG_7352 American Robin Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande Male 20070130 5 4 DSC03123 American Robin "Near Solano Ave., Albany, CA" Male 20070322 5 4 DSC08931 American Robin "Upper Tidwell, Chico, California" Female 20070504 5 4 DSC05936 American Robin "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080318 5 4 IMG_6939 American Robin "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male with worm 20080328 5 4 IMG_9266 American Robin "Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080421 5 4 IMG_0892 American Robin "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" American Robin gathering nest material 20090302 5 4 IMG_9446 American Robin "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Male 20090323 5 4 IMG_3528 American Robin "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20090405 5 4 IMG_4647 American Robin "Cliff House; San Francisco, CA" Male 20120220 5 4 IMG_2751 American Robin "Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ" Male 20080325 2 2 IMG_8357 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Note the proturberance on the top of the bill 20080325 2 2 IMG_8612 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Note the proturberance on the top of the bill 20080325 2 2 IMG_8635 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Note the proturberance on the top of the bill 20100506 3 2 IMG_4150 American White Pelican "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" Some have the breeding proturberance on their bills 20100506 3 2 IMG_4200 American White Pelican "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20071203 2 3 IMG_5014 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20110716 2 3 _MG_9276 American White Pelican "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080109 3 3 IMG_1850 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080630 3 3 IMG_7526 American White Pelican "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20101101 3 3 IMG_2143 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" White Pelicans can throw their bill inside out 20101101 3 3 IMG_2180 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Seemed to like the leaves in the tree 20070905 5 3 IMG_3777 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070906 5 3 IMG_3910 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070906 5 3 IMG_3931 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070906 5 3 IMG_3940 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070906 5 3 IMG_3954 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070907 5 3 IMG_4399 American White Pelican "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071223 5 3 IMG_8498 American White Pelican "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20090818 5 3 IMG_0330 American White Pelican "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" Interesting position of the head 20120123 1 3 IMG_7317 American White Pelican "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" 20100711 4 1 IMG_2345 American Wigeon "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20100715 4 1 IMG_5938 American Wigeon "Winchester Marsh, Anchorage, AK" 20100716 4 1 IMG_6184 American Wigeon "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20071003 2 2 IMG_8791 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20071105 2 2 IMG_5671 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20071003 3 2 IMG_8785 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20100715 4 2 IMG_5871 American Wigeon "Winchester Marsh, Anchorage, AK" 20061204 5 2 DSC00223 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male American Wigeon 20070111 5 2 DSC01311 American Wigeon "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female American Wigeon 20071027 5 2 IMG_4297 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male American Wigeon 20091025 5 2 IMG_4526 American Wigeon "New Mexico Tech Campus, Socorro, NM" 20111215 2 3 IMG_4180 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20070926 5 3 IMG_7843 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female and Male HM 20070926 5 3 IMG_7849 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female - The head up seems to be a part of this bird - not sure why 20070926 5 3 IMG_7868 American Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Also Great and Snowy Egrets 20100209 4 2 IMG_2537 American-Eurasian Wigeon "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Male - cross between an American and an Eurasian Wigeon 20100209 4 2 IMG_2538 American-Eurasian Wigeon "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Male - cross between an American and an Eurasian Wigeon 20100209 4 2 IMG_2556 American-Eurasian Wigeon "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Male - cross between an American and an Eurasian Wigeon 20101215 4 1 IMG_8772 Anhinga "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 4 1 IMG_8463 Anhinga "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20090302 5 2 IMG_9763 Anhinga "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Male (forefront) & female 20090302 5 2 IMG_9791 Anhinga "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Female 20090302 5 2 IMG_9834 Anhinga "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Female 20090302 5 2 IMG_9841 Anhinga "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Male (forefront) & female 20090302 5 2 IMG_9657 Anhinga "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Females 20090305 5 2 IMG_1496 Anhinga "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Male with two Whistling Ducks 20090305 5 2 IMG_1515 Anhinga "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Male 20101215 4 3 IMG_8741 Anhinga "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 4 3 IMG_8320 Anhinga "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Won an Honorable Mention at the Berkeley Camera Club for this image 20101215 4 3 IMG_8293 Anhinga "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" I have read that they have been called Snake Birds because of how they look when their body is submerged 20101217 4 3 IMG_0801 Anhinga "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Santuary, Davie, FL" Female 20120127 3 3 IMG_9492 Anhinga "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Note how flexible the Anhinga's neck is 20120421 3 2 IMG_5024 Anhinga "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20080615 1 1 IMG_4595 Anna's Hummingbird "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Parent feeding the fledgling 20080615 2 1 IMG_4524 Anna's Hummingbird "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Fledgling opening beak for food - see next picture 20070306 5 1 DSC06987 Anna's Hummingbird "Berkeley Horticulture, Berkeley, CA" 20070306 5 1 IMG_0653 Anna's Hummingbird "Berkeley Horticulture, Berkeley, CA" 20070306 5 1 IMG_0659 Anna's Hummingbird "Berkeley Horticulture, Berkeley, CA" 20070306 5 1 IMG_0677 Anna's Hummingbird "Berkeley Horticulture, Berkeley, CA" 20070920 1 4 IMG_7026 Anna's Hummingbird "Bodega Bay, CA" Female - notice its tongue 20100420 2 4 IMG_2481 Anna's Hummingbird "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20070227 2 4 DSC05722 Anna's Hummingbird "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20080128 2 4 IMG_6803 Anna's Hummingbird "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Getting ready to take off 20090515 2 4 IMG_9320 Anna's Hummingbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100420 2 4 IMG_2495 Anna's Hummingbird "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20100601 2 4 IMG_0278 Anna's Hummingbird "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female sitting on nest 20110207 2 4 IMG_3778 Anna's Hummingbird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Nesting female 20070920 3 4 IMG_7022 Anna's Hummingbird "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20080403 3 4 IMG_0021 Anna's Hummingbird "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20091222 3 4 IMG_8717 Anna's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080421 4 4 IMG_0268_1 Anna's Hummingbird "Home - Kensington, CA" Drinking from waterfall 20080519 4 4 IMG_4195 Anna's Hummingbird "Home - Kensington, CA" 20080702 4 4 IMG_8346 Anna's Hummingbird "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20100421 4 4 IMG_3327 Anna's Hummingbird "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Male 20070725 5 4 DSC00044 Anna's Hummingbird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20070725 5 4 DSC00060 Anna's Hummingbird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20070123 7 4 DSC02177 Anna's Hummingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20070217 7 4 DSC04970 Anna's Hummingbird Palo Alto Park Female 20120220 2 4 IMG_2106 Anna's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ" Female Anna's Hummingbird on her nest 20120220 2 4 IMG_2467 Anna's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboretum, AZ" Note the pollen on the Male Anna's Hummingbird bill 20110911 2 4 IMG_4869 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110910 3 4 IMG_4379 Apapane "Town of Volcano, Big Island, HI" Got a bug in its bill 20110910 3 4 IMG_4350 Apapane "Town of Volcano, Big Island, HI" 20110911 3 4 IMG_4358 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" A little bit of the tongue is sticking out 20110911 3 4 IMG_4773 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110911 3 4 IMG_4852 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110911 3 4 IMG_4871 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" Feeding on 'ohia blossoms 20110911 3 4 IMG_4873 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110911 4 4 IMG_4763 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" Feeding on 'ohia blossoms 20110911 4 4 IMG_4768 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" Feeding on 'ohia blossoms 20110911 4 4 IMG_4851 Apapane "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" Feeding on 'ohia blossoms 20100713 5 2 IMG_3867 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5639 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5700 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" Looks like a collision 20100715 5 2 IMG_5707 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5708 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5755 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" Chasing for the fish 20100715 5 2 IMG_5761 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5774 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" Has a fish 20100715 5 2 IMG_5831 Arctic Tern "Tern Lake, AK" 20100506 3 4 IMG_4277 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100506 4 4 IMG_4261 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20070527 5 4 DSC00283 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20080422 5 4 IMG_1061 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Old Borges Ranch, Walnut Creek, CA" 20090426 5 4 IMG_7611 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 4 IMG_7632 Ash-throated Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20100712 4 1 IMG_3566 Bald Eagle "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Juvenile Bald Eagle 20100715 4 1 IMG_5542 Bald Eagle "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" Juvenile Bald Eagle 20090426 5 1 IMG_8199 Bald Eagle "Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA" Note baby on the left 20090426 5 1 IMG_8769 Bald Eagle "Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA" note baby on the right 20090512 5 1 IMG_0750 Bald Eagle "Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA" Note the baby with its wing up 20100714 3 4 IMG_4230 Bald Eagle "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5255 Bald Eagle "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5260 Bald Eagle "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5274 Bald Eagle "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5189 Bald Eagle "Seward, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5202 Bald Eagle "Seward, AK" 20090924 4 4 IMG_2203 Bald Eagle "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured Bald Eagle 20090924 4 4 IMG_2233 Bald Eagle "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured Bald Eagle 20090924 4 4 IMG_2241 Bald Eagle "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured Bald Eagle 20100228 4 4 IMG_5277 Bald Eagle "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Only saw one one the way out of the Refuge 20101020 4 4 IMG_1682 Bald Eagle "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 4 4 IMG_1683 Bald Eagle "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20100418 4 4 IMG_1262 Baltimore Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_2049 Baltimore Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_2052 Baltimore Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_2056 Baltimore Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_2057 Baltimore Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20110410 4 4 IMG_2543 Baltimore Oriole "Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston, TX" Female 20110410 4 4 IMG_2579 Baltimore Oriole "Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston, TX" Female 20110410 4 4 IMG_2590 Baltimore Oriole "Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston, TX" Female 20110410 4 4 IMG_2593 Baltimore Oriole "Dos Vacas Muertas Bird Sanctuary, Galveston, TX" Female 20070512 5 4 DSC07790 Band-tailed Pigeon "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20070512 5 4 DSC07802 Band-tailed Pigeon "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20070512 5 4 DSC07808 Band-tailed Pigeon "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20090516 2 1 IMG_9501 Barn Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" There were 3 owlets in box 20100620 4 1 IMG_1389 Barn Owl "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Might be a juvenile 20100620 4 1 IMG_1394 Barn Owl "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Might be a juvenile 20090516 5 1 IMG_9561 Barn Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" There were 3 owlets in box 20090516 5 1 IMG_9660 Barn Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" There were 3 owlets in box 20101217 2 4 IMG_0871 Barn Owl "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20080709 5 4 IMG_1294 Barn Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080709 5 4 IMG_1339 Barn Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070627 5 1 DSC02503 Barn Swallow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070627 5 1 DSC02556 Barn Swallow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070627 5 1 DSC02561 Barn Swallow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070311 2 4 DSC07721 Barn Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080426 2 4 IMG_2070 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080426 2 4 IMG_2128 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070323 3 4 DSC09148 Barn Swallow "162 between Oroville & 5, CA" 20080604 3 4 IMG_0072 Barn Swallow "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20080426 4 4 IMG_2134 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080502 4 4 IMG_5854 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080525 4 4 IMG_7097 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080525 4 4 IMG_7116 Barn Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070416 5 4 DSC01908 Barn Swallow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070428 5 4 DSC04895 Barn Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" "Barn Swallows on the left, lower center is Cliff Swallow, far right Tree Swallow" 20070507 5 4 DSC06509 Barn Swallow "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080630 5 4 IMG_7675 Barn Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20090406 5 4 IMG_4748 Barn Swallow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090406 5 4 IMG_4798 Barn Swallow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090920 5 4 IMG_1745 Barn Swallow "Muskegon Wastewater System, Michigan" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0015 Barred Owl "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20120125 3 4 IMG_7847 Barred Owl "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 3 4 IMG_8052 Barred Owl "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20100227 3 2 IMG_4826 Barrow's Goldeneye "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20100227 3 2 IMG_4828 Barrow's Goldeneye "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 2011113 5 2 IMG_1525 Barrow's Goldeneye "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Male 20071203 5 2 IMG_5411 Barrow's Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20071203 5 2 IMG_5414 Barrow's Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Males 20071203 5 2 IMG_5429 Barrow's Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male & Common Goldeneye Female 20071203 5 2 IMG_5460 Barrow's Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" "Female, Common Goldeneye female in foreground" 20071203 5 2 IMG_5467 Barrow's Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080702 5 4 IMG_8417 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080702 5 4 IMG_8418 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080702 5 4 IMG_8419 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080814 5 4 IMG_8618 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080814 5 4 IMG_8619 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080814 5 4 IMG_8623 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080814 5 4 IMG_8629 Bell's Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20071106 1 4 IMG_6278 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" She was opening and closing her bill before this regurgitation 20071106 2 4 IMG_6270 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Female 20101224 2 4 IMG_1654 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 2 4 IMG_1657 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Male 20071216 3 4 IMG_7524 Belted Kingfisher "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20071216 3 4 IMG_7534 Belted Kingfisher "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20091011 4 4 IMG_3562 Belted Kingfisher "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" Female 20091011 4 4 IMG_3577 Belted Kingfisher "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" Female 20101216 4 4 IMG_0111 Belted Kingfisher "Islamorada, Florida" Male 20071106 5 4 IMG_6252 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Female 20071106 5 4 IMG_6296 Belted Kingfisher "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Female 20100828 5 4 IMG_5654 Belted Kingfisher Near Sacramento Airport Male 20100828 5 4 IMG_5667 Belted Kingfisher Near Sacramento Airport Male 20080523 2 4 IMG_6365 Bewick's Wren "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Shaking off the dust 20080523 2 4 IMG_6366 Bewick's Wren "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Shaking off the dust 20080915 2 4 IMG_2508 Bewick's Wren "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111205 3 4 IMG_3878 Bewick's Wren "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Note catepillar in beak 20111205 3 4 IMG_3880 Bewick's Wren "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Note catepillar in beak 20080328 4 4 IMG_9008 Bewick's Wren "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080507 4 4 IMG_9916 Bewick's Wren "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080915 4 4 IMG_2428 Bewick's Wren "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 4 4 IMG_2510 Bewick's Wren "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20100325 4 4 IMG_7444 Bewick's Wren Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande 20080321 5 4 IMG_7388 Bewick's Wren Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve 20091027 5 4 IMG_5368 Bewick's Wren "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20110308 5 4 IMG_6957 Bewick's Wren "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" 20110308 5 4 IMG_7128 Bewick's Wren "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" 20100713 4 1 IMG_5027 Black Oystercatcher "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Note the eggs under the Black Oystercatcher 20090218 2 4 IMG_7868 Black Oystercatcher "Bodega Bay, CA" 20090218 2 4 IMG_7876 Black Oystercatcher "Bodega Bay, CA" 20090807 2 4 IMG_9779 Black Oystercatcher "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20090807 2 4 IMG_9781 Black Oystercatcher "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071007 3 4 IMG_9699 Black Oystercatcher "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100906 3 4 IMG_5831 Black Oystercatcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070520 5 4 DSC09594 Black Oystercatcher "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070520 5 4 DSC09626 Black Oystercatcher "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070905 5 4 IMG_3622 Black Oystercatcher "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070905 5 4 IMG_3637 Black Oystercatcher "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071118 5 4 IMG_0309 Black Oystercatcher "Pigeon Point Light Station, CA" 20080229 5 4 IMG_2782 Black Oystercatcher "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080724 5 4 IMG_5647 Black Oystercatcher "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20100901 5 4 IMG_5692 Black Oystercatcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note the clam in its beak 20070628 5 1 DSC03224 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day 1 of taking pictures - used low light option 20070702 5 1 DSC04119 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day5 of taking pictures - used infrared option 20070703 5 1 DSC04221 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day6 of taking pictures - used infrared option 20070704 5 1 DSC04448 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day 7 of taking pictures - used infrared option 20070705 5 1 DSC04467 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day 8 of taking pictures - used infrared option 20070707 5 1 DSC04664 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Day 10 of taking pictures - used infrared option 20070708 5 1 DSC05315 Black Phoebe "Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Trail, Richmond, CA" Day 11 of taking pictures - chicks dead - why unknown 20090527 5 1 IMG_0432 Black Phoebe "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090527 5 1 IMG_0441 Black Phoebe "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111107 2 4 IMG_0592 Black Phoebe "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20111107 2 4 IMG_0598 Black Phoebe "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20070617 3 4 DSC00389 Black Phoebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070925 3 4 IMG_7602 Black Phoebe "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20071118 3 4 IMG_9750 Black Phoebe "Zmudowski State Beach, CA" 20071223 3 4 IMG_8693 Black Phoebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071223 3 4 IMG_8704 Black Phoebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090415 3 4 IMG_6519 Black Phoebe "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100616 3 4 IMG_1037 Black Phoebe "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" 20070708 5 4 DSC04964 Black Phoebe "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Parent of the very young babies 20090818 5 1 IMG_0269 Black Skimmer "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" Juvenile Black Skimmer 20090818 5 1 IMG_0417 Black Skimmer "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" Juvenile Black Skimmer on right 20090818 5 1 IMG_0419 Black Skimmer "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" Juvenile Black Skimmer on right 20110411 4 3 IMG_3200 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" Saw hundreds of Black Skimmers that day 20110411 4 3 IMG_3226 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 4 3 IMG_3240 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" Example of how they feed 20110411 4 3 IMG_3294 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 4 3 IMG_3431 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 4 3 IMG_3531 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110413 4 3 IMG_4587 Black Skimmer "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20080723 5 3 IMG_4832 Black Skimmer "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" 20080723 5 3 IMG_4875 Black Skimmer "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" 20090818 5 3 IMG_0344 Black Skimmer "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" 20090818 5 3 IMG_0349 Black Skimmer "Don Edwards - SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, CA" Forster's Tern on the right 20080122 2 1 IMG_4597 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 1 IMG_4570 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 1 IMG_4577 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 1 IMG_4599 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 2 4 IMG_4586 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2115 Black Swan "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2127 Black Swan "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2318 Black Swan "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2320 Black Swan "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4564 Black Swan "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20100920 5 4 IMG_6469 Black Swan "Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA" 20110419 3 2 IMG_5319 Black Turnstone "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Spotted Sandpiper at the bottom 20110419 3 2 IMG_5320 Black Turnstone "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Spotted Sandpiper in the middle 20090411 5 2 IMG_5537 Black Turnstone "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090411 5 2 IMG_5554 Black Turnstone "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090411 5 2 IMG_5571 Black Turnstone "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090411 5 2 IMG_5609 Black Turnstone "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090411 5 2 IMG_5752 Black Turnstone "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20110120 1 3 IMG_3303 Black Turnstone "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note the clam shell instead of the left leg 20110120 2 3 IMG_3286 Black Turnstone "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20100910 3 3 IMG_5730 Black Turnstone "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20111101 4 3 IMG_9434 Black Turnstone "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" 20070929 5 3 IMG_8277 Black Turnstone "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Also Marbled Godwits 20071116 5 3 IMG_9085 Black Turnstone "Berkeley Marina Meadow; Berkley, CA" 20071220 5 3 IMG_8374 Black Turnstone "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071220 5 3 IMG_8417 Black Turnstone "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080927 5 3 IMG_2856 Black Turnstone "Port Townsend Ferry Terminal, Washington" 20080927 5 3 IMG_2867 Black Turnstone "Port Townsend Ferry Terminal, Washington" 20081108 5 3 IMG_8365 Black Turnstone "Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Trail, Richmond, CA" 20101215 3 1 IMG_8261 Black Vulture "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Sanderling in foreground 20101215 3 1 IMG_9269 Black Vulture "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Juvenile 20101215 2 4 IMG_9506 Black Vulture "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 3 4 IMG_8692 Black Vulture "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 3 4 IMG_9686 Black Vulture "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Eating a fish 20101217 3 4 IMG_0466 Black Vulture "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0515 Black Vulture "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20090202 5 4 IMG_3975 Black Vulture "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090202 5 4 IMG_2827 Black Vulture "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090202 5 4 IMG_2830 Black Vulture "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090202 5 4 IMG_2847 Black Vulture "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090202 5 4 IMG_2852 Black Vulture "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20100418 5 4 IMG_1574 Black Vulture "near Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20110411 5 4 IMG_3838 Black Vulture "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20100418 4 2 IMG_1826 Black-and-white Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 2 IMG_1831 Black-and-white Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120417 3 2 IMG_0196 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 3 2 IMG_0349 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120417 3 2 IMG_0365 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120417 3 2 IMG_9252 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120417 1 2 IMG_9254 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120417 3 2 IMG_9264 Black-and-white Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20071108 5 1 IMG_6642 Black-bellied Plover "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile Black-bellied Plover 20071108 5 1 IMG_6734 Black-bellied Plover "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile Black-bellied Plover 20110809 3 2 _MG_0217 Black-bellied Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" "One in full-breeding plumage, the rest transitioning to basic plumage" 20080410 4 2 IMG_8288 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Molting to breeding plumage 20080410 4 2 IMG_8329 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Breeding plumage 20080410 4 2 IMG_8336 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20080410 4 2 IMG_8662 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Breeding plumage on bird in front 20070811 5 2 IMG_4415 Black-bellied Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Breeding Plumage 20080211 2 3 IMG_1410 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20091111 2 3 IMG_6240 Black-bellied Plover "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Seems to still be transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20070126 5 3 DSC02397 Black-bellied Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070809 5 3 IMG_3020 Black-bellied Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Was hopping around on one leg 20071209 5 3 IMG_5917 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Left leg is hurt 20071209 5 3 IMG_5928 Black-bellied Plover "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20081102 5 3 IMG_7437 Black-bellied Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20081102 5 3 IMG_7438 Black-bellied Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2565 Black-bellied Plover "near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2601 Black-bellied Plover "near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20100220 5 3 IMG_3732 Black-bellied Plover "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0446 Black-bellied Whistling Duck The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were hassling each other 20110410 4 4 IMG_2763 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1685 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1699 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1761 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1782 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1788 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1822 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1887 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1893 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20100418 5 4 IMG_1743 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Brazoria NWR, Texas" A cloudy and raining day 20100418 5 4 IMG_1758 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Brazoria NWR, Texas" A cloudy and raining day 20120127 3 4 IMG_0097 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 2 4 IMG_0102 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_0115 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_0152 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 2 4 IMG_0166 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20120421 2 4 IMG_5009 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 2 4 IMG_5145 Black-bellied Whistling Duck "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20100715 2 4 IMG_5375 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20101017 3 4 IMG_0167 Black-billed Magpie "Salt Lake City, Utah" 20101018 3 4 IMG_0460 Black-billed Magpie "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20100711 4 4 IMG_2923 Black-billed Magpie "Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 4 4 IMG_2764 Black-billed Magpie "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" Good example showing the long tail of the Black-billed Magpie 20100715 4 4 IMG_5319 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" Both Magpies and Crows wanted this seaweed 20100715 4 4 IMG_5322 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" The seaweed winner 20100715 4 4 IMG_5345 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 4 4 IMG_5349 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 4 4 IMG_5358 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" They were each trying to get the twig 20100715 4 4 IMG_5381 Black-billed Magpie "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100716 4 4 IMG_6108 Black-billed Magpie "Near Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20090916 2 4 IMG_1024 Black-capped Chickadee "Nichols Arboretum, Ann arbor, Michigan" 20100711 2 4 IMG_2877 Black-capped Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 2 4 IMG_2622 Black-capped Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 2 4 IMG_2686 Black-capped Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100715 3 4 IMG_6272 Black-capped Chickadee "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20111114 3 4 IMG_2074 Black-capped Chickadee "Port Susan Bay, WA" 20111114 3 4 IMG_2077 Black-capped Chickadee "Port Susan Bay, WA" Note the bug in the bill 20090916 4 4 IMG_1025 Black-capped Chickadee "Nichols Arboretum, Ann arbor, Michigan" 20101018 4 4 IMG_0310 Black-capped Chickadee "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20080910 5 4 IMG_1681 Black-capped Chickadee "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20100422 4 4 IMG_3696 Black-chinned Hummingbird "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100422 4 4 IMG_3803 Black-chinned Hummingbird "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20120220 4 4 IMG_2331 Black-chinned Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20100208 3 1 IMG_2534 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Sausilito, CA" Hiding Juvenile 20070520 5 1 DSC09209 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note the three blue eggs 20070520 5 1 DSC09457 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Feeding young 20070520 5 1 DSC09471 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Ball of fluff is baby 20071127 5 1 IMG_4042 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron 20080204 5 1 IMG_8818 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080605 5 1 IMG_0352 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 1 IMG_0631 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 1 IMG_0666 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20081030 5 1 IMG_6818 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20081030 5 1 IMG_6932 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20081110 5 1 IMG_8565 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron 20111007 1 4 IMG_7483 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" "Tug-a-war, the Western Gull won the fish" 20071203 2 4 IMG_4971 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20110110 2 4 IMG_2234 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Note the tongue 20110110 2 4 IMG_2299 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Note the tongue 20071203 3 4 IMG_4891 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071203 3 4 IMG_4896 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071203 3 4 IMG_4907 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Love the long nails on the feet of the Black-crowned Night-Heron 20090126 3 4 IMG_1506 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" 20110413 4 4 IMG_5259 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110908 4 4 IMG_3606 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Hilton Resort, Kona, HI" I don't usually see Black-crowned Night-Herons on a roof top 20071118 5 4 IMG_9715 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Zmudowski State Beach, CA" There was approx. 20-25 Night-Herons that day 20071223 5 4 IMG_8442 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080605 5 4 IMG_0913 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_0924 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_0992 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_1119 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9836 Black-crowned Night-Heron "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20090606 4 2 IMG_0284 Black-headed Grosbeak "Pinto Lake County Park, Watsonville, CA" Male 20080505 5 2 IMG_7876 Black-headed Grosbeak "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080505 5 2 IMG_7936 Black-headed Grosbeak "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080505 5 2 IMG_7981 Black-headed Grosbeak "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080507 5 2 IMG_9753 Black-headed Grosbeak "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080507 5 2 IMG_9806 Black-headed Grosbeak "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090609 5 2 IMG_7409 Black-headed Grosbeak Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Female 20090609 5 2 IMG_7410 Black-headed Grosbeak Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Female 20100714 5 1 IMG_4817 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 1 IMG_4823 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 1 IMG_4826 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Note egg 20100714 5 1 IMG_4828 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Won 1st prize and wildlife winner at Berkeley Camera Club and 2nd at annual competition 20100714 5 1 IMG_4822 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Note egg 20100714 5 2 IMG_4797 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 2 IMG_4798 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 2 IMG_4834 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 2 IMG_4841 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 2 IMG_4917 Black-legged Kittiwake "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20090701 5 1 IMG_8594 Black-necked Stilt "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090701 5 1 IMG_8615 Black-necked Stilt "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090701 5 1 IMG_8649 Black-necked Stilt "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090701 5 1 IMG_8657 Black-necked Stilt "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071216 3 4 IMG_7825 Black-necked Stilt "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Males 20070101 5 4 DSC00916 Black-necked Stilt "Damon Slough, Oakland CA" Female 20070107 5 4 DSC01111 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Males & Females - Willets in background 20070111 5 4 DSC01330 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070128 5 4 DSC02965 Black-necked Stilt "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070216 5 4 DSC04725 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female (left) & Male 20070216 5 4 DSC04737 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Males 20070324 5 4 DSC09477 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070926 5 4 IMG_7887 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070927 5 4 IMG_8089 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20071218 5 4 IMG_8207 Black-necked Stilt "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071223 5 4 IMG_8877 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080618 5 4 IMG_5188 Black-necked Stilt "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Male 20081212 5 4 IMG_8502 Black-necked Stilt "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090701 5 4 IMG_8634 Black-necked Stilt "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4467 Black-necked Swan "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4516 Black-necked Swan "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 4 IMG_7407 Black-necked Swan "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20120128 3 4 IMG_0023 Black-necked Swan "New Orleans Zoo, LA" 20120128 3 4 IMG_9245 Black-necked Swan "New Orleans Zoo, LA" 20120128 3 4 IMG_9303 Black-necked Swan "New Orleans Zoo, LA" 20090915 4 4 IMG_0890 Black-throated Blue Warbler "Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090915 4 4 IMG_0891 Black-throated Blue Warbler "Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090915 5 4 IMG_0875 Black-throated Blue Warbler "Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20101224 2 4 IMG_1291 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 2 4 IMG_1403 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 3 4 IMG_1295 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 3 4 IMG_1346 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 3 4 IMG_1352 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20101224 3 4 IMG_1397 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Male 20111011 3 4 IMG_8000 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20111011 3 4 IMG_8286 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20111011 3 4 IMG_8305 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20111011 3 4 IMG_8464 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20111011 3 4 IMG_8143 Black-throated Gray Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20111011 4 4 IMG_7901 Black-throated Green Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Female 20111011 4 4 IMG_7907 Black-throated Green Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Female 20111011 4 4 IMG_7908 Black-throated Green Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Female 20120417 3 4 IMG_0280 Black-throated Green Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 2 4 IMG_0303 Black-throated Green Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 3 4 IMG_0369 Black-throated Green Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 3 4 IMG_0373 Black-throated Green Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120416 2 4 IMG_7409 Black-throated Green Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120416 2 4 IMG_7410 Black-throated Green Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120416 2 4 IMG_7413 Black-throated Green Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_1985 Blue Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20100418 4 4 IMG_1987 Blue Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20080909 5 4 IMG_0492 Blue Jay "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080910 5 4 IMG_1713 Blue Jay "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080910 5 4 IMG_1735 Blue Jay "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090203 5 4 IMG_4563 Blue Jay "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" 20090203 5 4 IMG_4577 Blue Jay "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" 20090305 5 4 IMG_1931 Blue Jay "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090916 5 4 IMG_1114 Blue Jay "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090919 5 4 IMG_1602 Blue Jay Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 20100418 5 4 IMG_1198 Blue Jay "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0782 Blue-and-gold Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0787 Blue-and-gold Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0828 Blue-and-gold Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20101215 4 3 IMG_8943 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Paurotis Pond, Everglades, FL" 20101218 4 3 IMG_0592 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" I believe this is a Gnatcatcher with the sun shining thru the bill 20090302 5 3 IMG_9109 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20120128 3 3 IMG_0602 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120219 2 3 IMG_1351 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ" 20120219 2 3 IMG_1365 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ" 20120219 2 3 IMG_1369 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ" 20120219 2 3 IMG_1379 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ" 20080114 3 2 IMG_2674 Blue-winged Teal "Berkeley Marina Meadow; Berkley, CA" Male Blue-winged & female Cinnamon Teal on left 20100416 3 2 IMG_0075 Blue-winged Teal "Anahauc NWR, Texas" 20110413 3 2 IMG_4735 Blue-winged Teal "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Male 20110413 3 2 IMG_4938 Blue-winged Teal "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Male 20110413 3 2 IMG_5219 Blue-winged Teal "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Female and Male 20091225 4 2 IMG_9052 Blue-winged Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" All three American Teals 20091225 4 2 IMG_9068 Blue-winged Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male 20091225 4 2 IMG_9098 Blue-winged Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male and female Teal with Cinnamon Teal 20081116 5 2 IMG_3028 Blue-winged Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Blue-winged Teal 20100418 5 2 IMG_1780 Blue-winged Teal "Brazoria NWR, Texas" male and female 20071010 5 3 IMG_0124 Blue-winged Teal "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Nonbreeding 20120421 4 2 IMG_5054 Blue-winged Teal "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 4 2 IMG_5151 Blue-winged Teal "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Female and Male 20110407 4 4 IMG_1380 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 4 4 IMG_1381 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 5 4 IMG_1295 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 5 4 IMG_1311 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 3 4 IMG_8988 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 2 4 IMG_9170 Blue-winged Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_8174 Boat-tailed Grackle "Homestead, FL" Female 20101215 3 4 IMG_8184 Boat-tailed Grackle "Homestead, FL" Female 20101215 3 4 IMG_8193 Boat-tailed Grackle "Homestead, FL" Female 20101215 3 4 IMG_9769 Boat-tailed Grackle "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" At sunset 20101218 3 4 IMG_0952 Boat-tailed Grackle "Shark Valley, Everglades, FL" Male - Gulf Coast bird has dark eyes 20101218 3 4 IMG_0953 Boat-tailed Grackle "Shark Valley, Everglades, FL" Male - Gulf Coast bird has dark eyes 20100416 4 4 IMG_9485 Boat-tailed Grackle "Galveston, Texas" Male 20100416 4 4 IMG_9604 Boat-tailed Grackle "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Male 20100416 4 4 IMG_9611 Boat-tailed Grackle "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Female 20100416 4 4 IMG_9603 Boat-tailed Grackle "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Male 20101005 3 3 IMG_9462 Bonaparte's Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Bonaparte's Gull is the small white bird 20101005 3 3 IMG_9463 Bonaparte's Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Bonaparte's Gull is the small white bird 20101127 4 3 IMG_4211 Bonaparte's Gull "Berkeley Pier, Berkeley, CA" 20101127 4 3 IMG_4213 Bonaparte's Gull "Berkeley Pier, Berkeley, CA" 20101127 4 3 IMG_4231 Bonaparte's Gull "Berkeley Pier, Berkeley, CA" 20111114 4 3 IMG_1948 Bonaparte's Gull "Port Susan Bay, WA" 20080508 5 3 IMG_0370 Bonaparte's Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080508 5 3 IMG_0371 Bonaparte's Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2667 Boreal Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2674 Boreal Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2678 Boreal Chickadee "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20080624 5 1 IMG_5986 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note the three eggs 20080624 5 1 IMG_6002 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note the two eggs under the cormorant in the front 20090608 5 1 IMG_6905 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Juveniles in the middle 20090608 5 1 IMG_6910 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Juveniles in the middle 20070520 5 2 DSC09159 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Breeding season 20070520 5 2 DSC09244 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070520 5 2 DSC09299 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Breeding plumage and posture 20070520 5 2 DSC09336 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note egg under cormorant 20070520 5 2 DSC09342 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Gathering nest material 20070520 5 2 DSC09438 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Nesting comorants 20080605 5 2 IMG_0733 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 2 IMG_1050 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 2 IMG_1107 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 2 IMG_1129 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080624 5 2 IMG_6073 Brandt's Cormorant "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" It looked more like the one cormorant was trying to keep the other from falling 20071108 3 4 IMG_6723 Brant Goose "Bodega Bay, CA" Foggy day at Bodega Bay 20100314 4 4 IMG_6414 Brant Goose "Moss Beach, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_5937 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_5946 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_5951 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_5956 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_5962 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071209 5 4 IMG_6020 Brant Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20090312 5 4 IMG_3038 Brant Goose "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100525 4 1 IMG_0096 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female feeding juvenile Brewer's Blackbird 20100525 4 1 IMG_0101 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female feeding juvenile Brewer's Blackbird 20100525 4 1 IMG_0104 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female feeding juvenile Brewer's Blackbird 20080513 1 4 IMG_3346 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female Brewer's Blackbird - Lots of insects in beak 20080513 2 4 IMG_3349 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female Brewer's Blackbird - Lots of insects in beak 20111101 2 4 IMG_9953 Brewer's Blackbird "Bodega Bay, CA" Female Brewer's Blackbird with a cutworm hanging from beak 20111101 2 4 IMG_9962 Brewer's Blackbird "Bodega Bay, CA" Female Brewer's Blackbird with a cutworm in beak 20090729 4 4 IMG_9217 Brewer's Blackbird "Bodega Bay, CA" Male Brewer's Blackbird 20080310 5 4 IMG_5438 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" He puffed himself up to sing 20080318 5 4 IMG_6813 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female who puffed herself up and squarked 20080415 5 4 IMG_9487 Brewer's Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Brewer's Blackbird 20100325 4 4 IMG_7489 Bridled Titmouse Hondo Canyon Estates trailhead 20100325 4 4 IMG_7487 Bridled Titmouse Hondo Canyon Estates trailhead 20100325 4 4 IMG_7488 Bridled Titmouse Hondo Canyon Estates trailhead 20110309 1 4 IMG_7643 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Male - hint of cobwebs at base of top beak 20110309 2 4 IMG_7644 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Male 20110309 3 4 IMG_7600 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Male 20110309 3 4 IMG_7608 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Male - Note a bit of tongue sticking out 20100421 4 4 IMG_2961 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20100421 4 4 IMG_2962 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20120220 3 4 IMG_2259 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20120220 3 4 IMG_2265 Broad-billed Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20101216 3 4 IMG_0004 Broad-winged Hawk "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 4 IMG_0006 Broad-winged Hawk "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 4 4 IMG_9958 Broad-winged Hawk "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 4 IMG_9848 Brown Booby "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" Male with injured right foot 20101216 3 4 IMG_9969 Brown Booby "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" Male with injured right foot 20101216 3 4 IMG_9974 Brown Booby "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" Male with injured right foot 20101202 4 4 IMG_6735 Brown Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20080122 5 4 IMG_4146 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" "Female, Note fish in bill" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4148 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" "Female, Note fish in bill" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4150 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" Female 20080122 5 4 IMG_4152 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" Female 20080122 5 4 IMG_4156 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" Female 20080122 5 4 IMG_4172 Brown Booby "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" Female 20080505 2 4 IMG_7069 Brown Creeper "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080505 3 4 IMG_7075 Brown Creeper "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080604 3 4 IMG_9785 Brown Creeper "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20080604 3 4 IMG_9972 Brown Creeper "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20091025 3 4 IMG_4620 Brown Creeper "New Mexico Tech, Sicorro, New Mexico" I love how they blend into the tree 20091025 3 4 IMG_4696 Brown Creeper "New Mexico Tech, Sicorro, New Mexico" 20091025 3 4 IMG_4697 Brown Creeper "New Mexico Tech, Sicorro, New Mexico" 20091025 3 4 IMG_4708 Brown Creeper "New Mexico Tech, Sicorro, New Mexico" 20091122 3 4 IMG_6799 Brown Creeper "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Digging for insects on a redwood 20091122 3 4 IMG_6802 Brown Creeper "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20111205 3 4 IMG_3716 Brown Creeper "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111205 3 4 IMG_3745 Brown Creeper "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090609 4 4 IMG_7364 Brown Creeper "Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA" Not bad for ISO of 3200 20100324 4 4 IMG_7290 Brown Creeper "Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande, New Mexico" 20100324 4 4 IMG_7302 Brown Creeper "Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande, New Mexico" 20081028 1 1 IMG_6568 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" One step for Pelican 20080709 2 1 IMG_1465 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Looks like a juvenile Brown Pelican 20070923 3 1 IMG_7458 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juveniles front two birds 20081028 5 1 IMG_6527 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" 20081028 5 1 IMG_6536 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" 20090608 3 2 IMG_7009 Brown Pelican "Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, CA" 20100313 3 2 IMG_6317 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" 20100313 3 2 IMG_6339 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" 20100416 3 2 IMG_9520 Brown Pelican "Galveston Ferry, Galveston, TX" 20080611 5 2 IMG_4224 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080611 5 2 IMG_4227 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20101217 5 2 IMG_0721 Brown Pelican "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Atlantic Varietal 20091016 2 3 IMG_3889 Brown Pelican "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20110717 1 3 _MG_9597 Brown Pelican "Bodega Bay, CA" Brown Pelican inverting its pouch 20091116 2 3 IMG_6633 Brown Pelican "Alameda Channel, Alameda, CA" 20091116 2 3 IMG_6644 Brown Pelican "Alameda Channel, Alameda, CA" 20110717 2 3 _MG_9599 Brown Pelican "Bodega Bay, CA" Brown Pelican inverting its pouch 20090829 4 3 IMG_0609 Brown Pelican "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20061209 5 3 DSC00355 Brown Pelican "Cliff House; San Francisco, CA" 20071106 5 3 IMG_6100 Brown Pelican "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20081027 5 3 IMG_5899 Brown Pelican "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20081028 5 3 IMG_6580 Brown Pelican "Monterey Bay, CA" 20081102 5 3 IMG_7387 Brown Pelican "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20081102 5 3 IMG_7391 Brown Pelican "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101216 5 3 IMG_9884 Brown Pelican "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" Atlantic Varietal - adults and 1st year juveniles 20101216 5 3 IMG_9896 Brown Pelican "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" Atlantic Varietal 20090127 7 3 IMG_1626 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090127 7 3 IMG_1627 Brown Pelican "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090916 4 4 IMG_1089 Brown Thrasher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090916 5 4 IMG_1088 Brown Thrasher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090916 5 4 IMG_1095 Brown Thrasher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20120417 3 4 IMG_8394 Brown Thrasher "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 3 4 IMG_8407 Brown Thrasher "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 2 4 IMG_8457 Brown Thrasher "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20090411 4 4 IMG_5762 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Brown-headed Cowbird 20090411 4 4 IMG_5769 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Males 20090411 4 4 IMG_5783 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090411 4 4 IMG_5794 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female & Male Brown-headed Cowbirds 20110408 4 4 IMG_1767 Brown-headed Cowbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20110408 4 4 IMG_1768 Brown-headed Cowbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20110410 4 4 IMG_2682 Brown-headed Cowbird "Dos Vacas Meurtas Bird Santucary, Galveston, TX" Female and Male 20080506 5 4 IMG_8225 Brown-headed Cowbird "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female Brown-headed Cowbird 20090514 5 4 IMG_1048 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Brown-headed Cowbird 20090514 5 4 IMG_1055 Brown-headed Cowbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Brown-headed Cowbird 20080109 2 2 IMG_1906 Bufflehead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20090114 2 2 IMG_0336 Bufflehead "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20090114 2 2 IMG_0359 Bufflehead "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20090127 3 2 IMG_1575 Bufflehead "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Males 20090127 3 2 IMG_1641 Bufflehead "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Two Males and one female 20090214 3 2 IMG_7584 Bufflehead "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female with more white than usual 20061203 5 2 DSC00163 Bufflehead "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070105 5 2 DSC00974 Bufflehead "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" Female 20070107 5 2 DSC01186 Bufflehead "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070120 5 2 DSC01753 Bufflehead "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Females 20070517 5 2 DSC08177 Bufflehead "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080421 5 1 IMG_0461 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" First Year 20080421 5 1 IMG_0653 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" First Year 20080421 5 1 IMG_0671 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" First Year 20080630 3 4 IMG_7740 Bullock's Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20080630 3 4 IMG_7744 Bullock's Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20080630 3 4 IMG_7765 Bullock's Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20080630 3 4 IMG_7821 Bullock's Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20080630 3 4 IMG_7824 Bullock's Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20080418 5 4 IMG_9868 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20080418 5 4 IMG_9886 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20080421 5 4 IMG_0399 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20090531 5 4 IMG_0844 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20100406 5 4 IMG_8671 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20100406 5 4 IMG_8687 Bullock's Oriole "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20090702 5 1 IMG_8761 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 5 1 IMG_8777 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 5 1 IMG_8801 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 5 1 IMG_8810 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20071010 1 4 IMG_0700 Burrowing Owl "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081118 1 4 IMG_4021 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080312 2 4 IMG_5787 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080314 2 4 IMG_6110 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071010 3 4 IMG_0709 Burrowing Owl "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071010 3 4 IMG_0712 Burrowing Owl "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071010 3 4 IMG_0757 Burrowing Owl "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20061214 5 4 DSC00404 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070108 5 4 DSC01191 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070108 5 4 DSC01193 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070301 5 4 DSC06346 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070301 5 4 DSC06359 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070305 5 4 DSC06628 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080128 5 4 IMG_6984 Burrowing Owl "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090702 5 4 IMG_8772 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 5 4 IMG_8773 Burrowing Owl "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20100501 3 1 IMG_3877 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20100501 3 1 IMG_3881 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20100501 3 1 IMG_3890 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20091008 1 4 IMG_3178 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female - I love how they look angry 20080509 2 4 IMG_1736 Bushtit "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Male 20080509 2 4 IMG_1737 Bushtit "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Male 20081213 2 4 IMG_8586 Bushtit "Walnut Creek Neighborhood, CA" Male 20090402 2 4 IMG_4452 Bushtit "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Male - Note the tongue 20090930 2 4 IMG_2679 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20090930 2 4 IMG_2697 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20090930 2 4 IMG_2700 Bushtit "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20110610 3 4 IMG_6006 Bushtit "Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, CA" Male with multiple insects for his young 20110610 3 4 IMG_6024 Bushtit "Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, CA" Female with a spider for her young 20110610 3 4 IMG_6028 Bushtit "Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, CA" Male with a bug for his young 20090512 4 4 IMG_0509 Bushtit "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" Male 20100218 4 4 IMG_3048 Bushtit "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" Male 20080509 5 4 IMG_1696 Bushtit "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Male 20101122 3 4 IMG_3644 Cackling Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Ross's Goose in foreground 20101122 3 4 IMG_3617 Cackling Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101122 3 4 IMG_3619 Cackling Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101122 3 4 IMG_3622 Cackling Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070127 5 4 DSC02709 Cackling Goose "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Canada Goose in backgroun 20071127 5 4 IMG_4995 Cackling Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071210 5 4 IMG_6819 Cackling Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071223 5 4 IMG_8477 Cackling Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071223 5 4 IMG_8479 Cackling Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20100420 2 4 IMG_2195 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Chihuly glass sculpture 20100420 2 4 IMG_2202 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Chihuly glass sculpture 20100219 3 4 IMG_3464 Cactus Wren "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" 20100219 3 4 IMG_3496 Cactus Wren "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" 20100220 3 4 IMG_3775 Cactus Wren "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20100220 3 4 IMG_3812 Cactus Wren "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20100220 3 4 IMG_3816 Cactus Wren "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Entering nest in palm tree 20100420 3 4 IMG_2223 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 4 IMG_2667 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 4 IMG_2692 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100422 3 4 IMG_3643 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" He went around in circles to create this cavity 20100422 3 4 IMG_3811 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Worm in beak 20120222 1 4 IMG_3899 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Won 1st prize at the 5/2012 BCC in Advanced Nature 20120222 3 4 IMG_4373 Cactus Wren "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20090630 2 1 IMG_8417 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0777 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0779 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0845 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0903 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0909 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0915 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_0928 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_1008 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 1 IMG_1028 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" The gull in the background kept picking up the stick 20070831 5 2 IMG_2304 California Gull "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070831 5 2 IMG_2531 California Gull "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080707 5 2 IMG_0997 California Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080204 2 3 IMG_8712 California Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note its tongue 20080229 3 3 IMG_3545 California Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080625 3 1 IMG_6550 California Quail "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20080625 3 1 IMG_6722 California Quail "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Juveniles following adult 20070920 2 4 DSC02342 California Quail "Bodega Bay, CA" Taking a dust bath 20070920 2 4 IMG_7045 California Quail "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20070920 2 4 IMG_7086 California Quail "Bodega Bay, CA" Females - I like how then blend into the background 20070920 2 4 IMG_7095 California Quail "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20070920 2 4 IMG_7097 California Quail "Bodega Bay, CA" Taking a dust bath 20080418 3 4 IMG_9991 California Quail "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20080418 3 4 IMG_9994 California Quail "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20080421 3 4 IMG_0838 California Quail "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20080523 3 4 IMG_6481 California Quail "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" 20080523 3 4 IMG_6484 California Quail "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" 20081124 3 4 IMG_4836 California Quail "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female - note the dew on the grass 20090531 3 4 IMG_0563 California Quail "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20110713 3 4 _MG_8649 California Quail "Shelter Cove, CA" Male 20100314 2 4 IMG_6718 California Thrasher "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" 20100314 2 4 IMG_6732 California Thrasher "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" 20100314 2 4 IMG_6736 California Thrasher "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" 20100314 2 4 IMG_6738 California Thrasher "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" 20100218 4 4 IMG_3007 California Thrasher "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" 20100218 4 4 IMG_3015 California Thrasher "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" 20090606 5 4 IMG_0338 California Thrasher "Pinto Lake County Park, Watsonville, CA" 20080625 5 1 IMG_6590 California Towhee "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Believe it is a juvenile 20080625 5 1 IMG_6694 California Towhee "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Believe it is a juvenile 20080625 5 1 IMG_6696 California Towhee "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Believe it is a juvenile 20070925 2 4 IMG_7612 California Towhee "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070925 2 4 IMG_7621 California Towhee "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080507 2 4 IMG_9629 California Towhee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Note catepillar in beak 20090608 2 4 IMG_7219 California Towhee "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Ruffling his feathers 20090608 2 4 IMG_7221 California Towhee "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" 20101224 2 4 IMG_1678 California Towhee "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080328 3 4 IMG_8956 California Towhee "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080505 3 4 IMG_6786 California Towhee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Note white feathers on back 20080507 3 4 IMG_9628 California Towhee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Note catepillar in beak 20100304 4 4 IMG_5422 California Towhee "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20070525 5 4 DSC09901 California Towhee "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070601 5 4 DSC00368 California Towhee "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20100314 4 4 IMG_6702 Calliope Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Female 20100314 4 4 IMG_6706 Calliope Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Female 20080410 2 1 IMG_8535 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Large feet and legs for the size of the bird 20080410 2 1 IMG_8558 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Sharing 20080410 2 1 IMG_8604 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Protecting her babies 20080422 2 1 IMG_1238 Canada Goose "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" "Note the ""ugly"" ducking Canad Goosling" 20080422 2 1 IMG_1306 Canada Goose "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080501 2 1 IMG_4914 Canada Goose "Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA" 20080509 2 1 IMG_1970 Canada Goose "Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA" "One ""ugly"" duckling" 20080604 2 1 IMG_9710 Canada Goose "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20080422 3 1 IMG_1296 Canada Goose "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Slightly older juvenile 20080509 3 1 IMG_1977 Canada Goose "Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA" Some older juveniles 20080601 3 1 IMG_9581 Canada Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080601 3 1 IMG_9594 Canada Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100421 4 1 IMG_3392 Canada Goose "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20080604 5 1 IMG_9736 Canada Goose "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" Almost an adult 20070828 2 4 IMG_1320 Canada Goose "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080211 2 4 IMG_1447 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20080211 2 4 IMG_1450 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20080426 2 4 IMG_2945 Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20081031 2 4 IMG_7165 Canada Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Feeding time 20070905 3 4 IMG_3716 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070905 5 4 IMG_3435 Canada Goose "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071003 5 4 IMG_8931 Canada Goose "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071105 5 4 IMG_5542 Canada Goose "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070421 8 4 DSC02735 Canada Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Notice the nest 20071127 2 2 IMG_3950 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20071203 2 2 IMG_5041 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20100205 4 2 IMG_2448 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20070223 5 2 DSC05458 Canvasback "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20071223 5 2 IMG_8460 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 2 males (left) and 2 females 20080109 5 2 IMG_1859 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080109 5 2 IMG_1988 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080204 5 2 IMG_8812 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20090114 5 2 IMG_0087 Canvasback "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20091027 4 4 IMG_5398 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" A part of a leaf is in the bill 20091027 4 4 IMG_5470 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20091027 4 4 IMG_5474 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5443 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5557 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5560 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100323 4 4 IMG_6859 Canyon Towhee Bandelier National Monument 20100325 4 4 IMG_7526 Canyon Towhee "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20090204 4 4 IMG_5701 Carolina Chickadee "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090204 4 4 IMG_5709 Carolina Chickadee "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090204 4 4 IMG_6228 Carolina Chickadee "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20120125 3 4 IMG_7657 Carolina Chickadee "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 3 4 IMG_7664 Carolina Chickadee "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 3 4 IMG_7666 Carolina Chickadee "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0131 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0133 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0143 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0145 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0148 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0153 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 4 4 IMG_0167 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0119 Carolina Wren "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20110408 5 4 IMG_1691 Carolina Wren "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20070727 5 1 DSC00494 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile - Forster Terns in front 20080728 5 1 IMG_6328 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080728 5 1 IMG_6332 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070628 2 2 DSC02897 Caspian Tern "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080527 2 2 IMG_7639 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080727 2 2 IMG_6224 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Turning around in flight 20100812 2 2 IMG_5309 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100812 2 2 IMG_5316 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100812 2 2 IMG_5400 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100812 2 2 IMG_5333 Caspian Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_7379 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" "After catching the fish, he flew around and then dragged it thru the water" 20080527 3 2 IMG_7509 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_7826 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Note the metal wire coming off the tail 20080527 3 2 IMG_8000 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_8010 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Note the metal wire coming off the tail 20080527 3 2 IMG_8141 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_8222 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_8233 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080527 3 2 IMG_8253 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080619 3 2 IMG_5284 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20110716 3 2 _MG_9546 Caspian Tern "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080527 5 2 IMG_7339 Caspian Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20091027 4 4 IMG_5467 Cassin's Finch "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" Female 20080125 1 2 IMG_6623 Cattle Egret "Senator Fong Gardens, Oahu, HI" 20080125 2 2 IMG_6229 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20110406 4 2 IMG_0213 Cattle Egret "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Breeding behavior 20080122 5 2 IMG_4611 Cattle Egret "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 2 IMG_4644 Cattle Egret "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 2 IMG_5940 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" Note the caterpillar in its beak. 20080125 5 2 IMG_5941 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 2 IMG_6299 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 2 IMG_6320 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 2 IMG_6323 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 2 IMG_6541 Cattle Egret "Senator Fong Gardens, Oahu, HI" 20101129 4 3 IMG_4647 Cattle Egret "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Note the salamander in the beak 20101129 4 3 IMG_4650 Cattle Egret "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Something is strange about the nostril 20101130 4 3 IMG_5847 Cattle Egret "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 3 IMG_5884 Cattle Egret "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" perched in a tree 20080125 5 3 IMG_5908 Cattle Egret "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20081113 5 3 IMG_1049 Cattle Egret "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081113 5 3 IMG_1260 Cattle Egret "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20090306 5 3 IMG_2214 Cattle Egret "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 5 3 IMG_2236 Cattle Egret "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20101217 5 3 IMG_0803 Cattle Egret "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101018 4 1 IMG_0340 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" Juvenile 20101018 4 1 IMG_0354 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" Juvenile 20080909 5 1 IMG_0458 Cedar Waxwing "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Juvenile 20101018 2 4 IMG_0409 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20101018 2 4 IMG_0411 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" Note the tongue 20101018 2 4 IMG_0425 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20101018 2 4 IMG_0644 Cedar Waxwing "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20120117 4 4 img_6463 Cedar Waxwing "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080409 5 4 IMG_7693 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080409 5 4 IMG_7734 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080409 5 4 IMG_7909 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080409 5 4 IMG_7974 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080409 5 4 IMG_8024 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080505 5 4 IMG_6970 Cedar Waxwing "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" 20090916 5 4 IMG_1070 Cedar Waxwing "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090916 5 4 IMG_1144 Cedar Waxwing "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20100410 5 4 IMG_9301 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20100410 5 4 IMG_9327 Cedar Waxwing "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7351 Chestnut Mannikin "near Poipu, Kauai, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7355 Chestnut Mannikin "near Poipu, Kauai, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7358 Chestnut Mannikin "near Poipu, Kauai, HI" 20090522 4 1 IMG_0176 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Home - Kensington, CA" Juvenile 20090522 4 1 IMG_0210 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Home - Kensington, CA" Juvenile 20090522 4 1 IMG_0217 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Home - Kensington, CA" Juvenile 20080608 2 4 IMG_3081 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Near Briones Reg. Park, Lafayette, CA" 20080608 2 4 IMG_3089 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Near Briones Reg. Park, Lafayette, CA" Notice grub in beak 20080328 3 4 IMG_9566 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080505 3 4 IMG_7820 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Bug in beak 20080505 3 4 IMG_7847 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Nest material 20080505 3 4 IMG_7857 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080509 3 4 IMG_1775 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080605 3 4 IMG_1994 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Ano Nuevo State Natural Reserve, CA" 20080605 3 4 IMG_2037 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Ano Nuevo State Natural Reserve, CA" 20100715 3 4 IMG_5167 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Seward, AK" 20070204 5 4 DSC03402 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20070204 5 4 DSC03411 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20070317 5 4 DSC08667 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Home - Kensington, CA" 20070606 5 4 DSC01144 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Albany, CA" 20070617 5 4 DSC00312 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Albany, CA" 20070901 5 4 IMG_2755 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9545 Chestnut-backed Chickadee "Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20100418 4 2 IMG_2005 Chestnut-sided Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 2 IMG_2010 Chestnut-sided Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 2 IMG_2025 Chestnut-sided Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120416 3 2 IMG_7401 Chestnut-sided Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120416 3 2 IMG_7405 Chestnut-sided Warbler "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20090303 5 3 IMG_0360 Chipping Sparrow "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" Northern Cardinal in background 20090303 5 3 IMG_0364 Chipping Sparrow "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 3 IMG_0365 Chipping Sparrow "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7962 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7967 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7972 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7976 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7990 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 3 IMG_7998 Chipping Sparrow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20101020 2 4 IMG_1174 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" 20101020 2 4 IMG_1202 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1189 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" At sunrise 20101020 3 4 IMG_1226 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" 20101020 4 4 IMG_1181 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" 20101020 4 4 IMG_1210 Chukar "Antelope Island, Utah" "Not a great picture, but I liked the jump" 20071203 5 4 IMG_4933 Chukar "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" In the small aviary 20090109 4 4 IMG_9657 Cinnamon Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" two males 20091225 4 4 IMG_9033 Cinnamon Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male and female 20091225 4 4 IMG_9129 Cinnamon Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male 20091225 4 4 IMG_9142 Cinnamon Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male 20091225 4 4 IMG_9164 Cinnamon Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" 2 males 20091225 4 4 IMG_9190 Cinnamon Teal "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" 2 males 20070301 5 4 DSC06297 Cinnamon Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070301 5 4 DSC06298 Cinnamon Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070421 5 4 DSC02591 Cinnamon Teal "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20070421 5 4 DSC02592 Cinnamon Teal "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20081116 5 4 IMG_2998 Cinnamon Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20100719 4 1 IMG_6497 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note the drabber plumage and bill 20081211 2 4 IMG_6613 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091228 2 4 IMG_9351 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091228 2 4 IMG_9359 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081211 3 4 IMG_6745 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081211 3 4 IMG_7314 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090109 3 4 IMG_9587 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090109 3 4 IMG_9605 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091203 4 4 IMG_8062 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091203 4 4 IMG_8245 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091203 4 4 IMG_8263 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070216 5 4 DSC04635 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070310 5 4 DSC07470 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070310 5 4 DSC07548 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070618 5 4 DSC00510 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070618 5 4 DSC00512 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070618 5 4 DSC01072 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070618 5 4 DSC01085 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071124 5 4 IMG_1813 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071223 5 4 IMG_8596 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090511 5 4 IMG_9912 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090511 5 4 IMG_9914 Clapper Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090824 5 4 IMG_0478 Clapper Rail "Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA" 20090824 5 4 IMG_0486 Clapper Rail "Meeker Slough, Richmond, CA" 20080425 3 2 IMG_1915 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I like the foot up in the air 20080507 3 2 IMG_0145 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Looked like he was landing on his belly 20080404 4 2 IMG_6566 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Eating a fish 20080404 4 2 IMG_6570 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Eating a fish 20070619 5 2 DSC01381 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070619 5 2 DSC01385 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070619 5 2 DSC01395 Clark's Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20111117 2 3 IMG_2350 Clark's Grebe "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Clark's Grebe with a fish 20070120 5 3 DSC01810 Clark's Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Could also be a Western or a hybrid 20111117 2 3 IMG_2354 Clark's Grebe "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Clark's Grebe with a fish 20111006 3 3 IMG_7398 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111006 4 3 IMG_7358 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111006 4 3 IMG_7366 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111006 4 3 IMG_7374 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111006 4 3 IMG_7375 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Searching for food 20111006 4 3 IMG_7377 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111006 4 3 IMG_7392 Clay-colored Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20100606 4 1 IMG_0608 Cliff Swallow "Audubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, CA" 20100606 4 1 IMG_0601 Cliff Swallow "Audubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, CA" 20100606 4 1 IMG_0618 Cliff Swallow "Audubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, CA" 20100606 4 1 IMG_0657 Cliff Swallow "Audubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, CA" 20080426 4 4 IMG_2442 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Building nest on bridge 20080426 4 4 IMG_2478 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" gathering mud for nests 20080426 4 4 IMG_2849 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" gathering mud for nests 20080502 4 4 IMG_5661 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080502 4 4 IMG_5719 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080502 4 4 IMG_5771 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080525 4 4 IMG_7159 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080525 4 4 IMG_7160 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20100606 4 4 IMG_0646 Cliff Swallow "Audubon Canyon Ranch, Stinson Beach, CA" 20110429 4 4 IMG_5644 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20110429 4 4 IMG_5652 Cliff Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Bringing mud for building the nest 20070428 5 4 DSC04888 Cliff Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" "Barn Swallows on the left, lower center is Cliff Swallow, far right Tree Swallow" 20070503 5 4 DSC05646 Cliff Swallow "Suisun Marsh, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0704 Cliff Swallow "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20091219 3 1 IMG_8491 Common Goldeneye "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female - 1st winter 20091219 3 1 IMG_8534 Common Goldeneye "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female - 1st winter 20071209 3 2 IMG_6011 Common Goldeneye "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Females 20071218 5 2 IMG_8152 Common Goldeneye "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20100116 3 3 IMG_1540 Common Goldeneye "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Male 20100116 3 3 IMG_1575 Common Goldeneye "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Female with crab 20100122 3 3 IMG_1703 Common Goldeneye "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" Female 20080227 4 3 IMG_2535 Common Goldeneye "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Females 20081212 4 3 IMG_7812 Common Goldeneye "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Two Females 20071129 5 3 IMG_4239 Common Goldeneye "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071203 6 3 IMG_5357 Common Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20071203 6 3 IMG_5379 Common Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20071203 6 3 IMG_5440 Common Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20071203 6 3 IMG_5449 Common Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male & Female in background 20071203 6 3 IMG_5454 Common Goldeneye "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20070107 7 3 DSC01114 Common Goldeneye "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070107 7 3 DSC01121 Common Goldeneye "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20080910 5 4 IMG_1698 Common Grackle "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080910 5 4 IMG_1699 Common Grackle "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080912 5 4 IMG_2285 Common Grackle "Lake Renwick, Illinois" 20090302 5 4 IMG_8668 Common Grackle "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20080605 3 2 IMG_2217 Common Loon "Half Moon Bay, CA" 20080605 3 2 IMG_2266 Common Loon "Half Moon Bay, CA" 20080927 4 2 IMG_3159 Common Loon "Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington" 20080927 4 2 IMG_3195 Common Loon "Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington" Swallowing a fish 20090312 4 2 IMG_2898 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Almost at full breeding plumage 20101223 2 3 IMG_1254 Common Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" 20111101 2 3 IMG_9851 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Transitioning to basic or non-breeding plumage 20070306 3 3 DSC06921 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070628 3 3 DSC03102 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Webbed foot now out stretched 20071206 3 3 IMG_5726 Common Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Loon in a light rain 20080516 3 3 IMG_3885 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Eating a crab 20080516 3 3 IMG_3892 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080516 3 3 IMG_3985 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080516 3 3 IMG_3990 Common Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 20101127 3 3 IMG_4276 Common Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Eating some crustacean 20090306 4 3 IMG_2033 Common Loon "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" 20090306 4 3 IMG_2049 Common Loon "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" 20090306 4 3 IMG_2057 Common Loon "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" 20090609 4 1 IMG_7264 Common Merganser "Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA" 20090609 4 1 IMG_7272 Common Merganser "Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA" 20090609 4 1 IMG_7274 Common Merganser "Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA" 20100128 3 2 IMG_2340 Common Merganser "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female with Mallard duck in foreground 20100309 3 2 IMG_5674 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20100309 3 2 IMG_5793 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male & Female 20100309 3 2 IMG_5709 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100310 3 2 IMG_5847 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20100311 3 2 IMG_5908 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100311 3 2 IMG_5915 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100311 3 2 IMG_5954 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100311 3 2 IMG_6004 Common Merganser "Jewel Lake, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" 2 Females and 1 Male (background) 20090919 2 3 IMG_1531 Common Merganser "Traverse, Michigan" 20090919 2 3 IMG_1543 Common Merganser "Traverse, Michigan" 20111117 2 3 IMG_2343 Common Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Male molting to non-breeding plumage 20080811 5 3 IMG_8328 Common Merganser "Quarry Lakes Reg. Rec Area, Fremont, CA" 20101215 3 1 IMG_8680 Common Moorhen "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Juvenile if front 20101215 3 1 IMG_8690 Common Moorhen "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Juvenile on the left 20090305 3 2 IMG_1666 Common Moorhen "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20101217 3 2 IMG_0629 Common Moorhen "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 2 IMG_0674 Common Moorhen "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 2 IMG_0710 Common Moorhen "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20090305 4 2 IMG_1467 Common Moorhen "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 4 2 IMG_1469 Common Moorhen "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 4 2 IMG_1474 Common Moorhen "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090415 4 2 IMG_6417 Common Moorhen "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" I like the bit of red at the top of the leg 20090302 5 2 IMG_9475 Common Moorhen "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" 20090302 5 2 IMG_9871 Common Moorhen "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" I like how it is running on top the water 20100416 5 2 IMG_0116 Common Moorhen "Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas" 20091011 4 3 IMG_3580 Common Moorhen "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20091011 4 3 IMG_3581 Common Moorhen "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20091011 4 3 IMG_3582 Common Moorhen "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20120421 4 2 IMG_5039 Common Moorhen "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110901 4 1 _MG_1071 Common Murre "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile 20080804 5 1 IMG_7417 Common Murre "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile 20080804 5 1 IMG_7439 Common Murre "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile 20080804 5 1 IMG_7441 Common Murre "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile 20080804 5 1 IMG_7475 Common Murre "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile 20100713 2 2 IMG_5038 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 3 2 IMG_4135 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Taking off 20100713 3 2 IMG_4123 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Taking off 20100713 3 2 IMG_3935 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 3 2 IMG_3949 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 3 2 IMG_4010 Common Murre "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100714 3 2 IMG_4936 Common Murre "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Nesting island 20100714 3 2 IMG_4949 Common Murre "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Nesting island 20100714 3 2 IMG_4986 Common Murre "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 3 2 IMG_5011 Common Murre "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20090608 5 2 IMG_7030 Common Murre "Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, CA" 20090608 5 2 IMG_7041 Common Murre "Seacliff State Beach, Aptos, CA" 20080927 5 3 IMG_2984 Common Murre "Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington" 20080927 5 3 IMG_2999 Common Murre "Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington" 20080123 2 4 IMG_4978 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2673 Common Myna "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5552 Common Myna "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" The birds and the cat ignored each other 20101129 4 4 IMG_4676 Common Myna "Kauai Marriott Resort, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5082 Common Myna "Kauai Marriott Resort, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5084 Common Myna "Kauai Marriott Resort, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5146 Common Myna "Kauai Marriott Resort, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7585 Common Myna "Golf course near kauai Mariott Resort, HI" Perching on a Palm Tree 20080120 5 4 IMG_2925 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2973 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4947 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4965 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4980 Common Myna "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6200 Common Myna "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20110411 4 4 IMG_3681 Common Nighthawk "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20110411 4 4 IMG_3717 Common Nighthawk "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20080314 3 4 IMG_6085 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080314 3 4 IMG_6092 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080317 3 4 IMG_6766 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20100323 3 4 IMG_6885 Common Raven Bandelier National Monument 20100323 3 4 IMG_6879 Common Raven Bandelier National Monument One Raven has is head on the shoulder of the other 20090920 4 4 IMG_2511 Common Raven "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" 20070109 5 4 DSC01210 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070109 5 4 DSC01216 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070125 5 4 DSC02392 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070921 5 4 IMG_7417 Common Raven "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20080515 5 4 IMG_1459 Common Raven "Bodega Bay, CA" 20081008 5 4 IMG_4596 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090218 5 4 IMG_7824 Common Raven "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe the raven is carrying off a mole 20100711 5 4 IMG_3085 Common Redpoll "Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK" Male Common Redpoll 20100711 5 4 IMG_3130 Common Redpoll "Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK" Male Common Redpoll 20100712 5 4 IMG_3167 Common Redpoll "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Female Common Redpoll 20100712 5 4 IMG_3169 Common Redpoll "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Female Common Redpoll 20100712 5 4 IMG_3170 Common Redpoll "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Male Common Redpoll 20110407 4 3 IMG_1536 Common Tern "Pelican Island, Galveston, TX" 20110407 4 3 IMG_1539 Common Tern "Pelican Island, Galveston, TX" 20110716 4 3 _MG_9549 Common Tern "Bodega Bay, CA" I believe the small Tern in the middle is a Common Tern 20080121 5 4 IMG_3302 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3556 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3602 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3623 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3626 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3654 Common Waxbill "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20110913 5 4 IMG_6007 Common Waxbill "near Royal Kona Hotel, Kona, HI" 20110913 5 4 IMG_6046 Common Waxbill "near Royal Kona Hotel, Kona, HI" 20071125 2 4 IMG_3180 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Westerm variety - female 20101215 3 4 IMG_9423 Common Yellowthroat "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Eastern variety - male 20091203 4 4 IMG_8326 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Western variety - male 20111222 4 4 IMG_5288 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Western variety - female 20111222 4 4 IMG_5289 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Western variety - female 20070428 5 4 DSC04405 Common Yellowthroat "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Western variety - male 20071125 5 4 IMG_3004 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Westerm variety - female 20071125 5 4 IMG_3058 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Westerm variety - female 20080102 5 4 IMG_0121 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Western variety - male 20080102 5 4 IMG_1188 Common Yellowthroat "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Western variety - male 20081027 5 4 IMG_6094 Common Yellowthroat "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" Western variety - male 20110412 5 4 IMG_4415 Common Yellowthroat "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Eastern variety - male 20110412 5 4 IMG_4417 Common Yellowthroat "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Eastern variety - male 20120417 4 4 IMG_0212 Common Yellowthroat "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Eastern variety - male 20090702 1 1 IMG_8909 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20070708 2 1 DSC04985 Cooper's Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20070708 2 1 DSC04987 Cooper's Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20070708 2 1 DSC04990 Cooper's Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20070708 2 1 DSC04991 Cooper's Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20090702 3 1 IMG_8879 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20090702 3 1 IMG_8891 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk defecating 20090702 3 1 IMG_8898 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20090702 3 1 IMG_8911 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk - note the tongue 20090702 3 1 IMG_9092 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" Two Juvenile Cooper's Hawks 20100824 3 1 IMG_5578 Cooper's Hawk "Home - Kensington, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20100824 3 1 IMG_5594 Cooper's Hawk "Home - Kensington, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20090731 4 1 IMG_9566 Cooper's Hawk "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20090731 4 1 IMG_9573 Cooper's Hawk "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20090731 4 1 IMG_9574 Cooper's Hawk "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 20091003 3 4 IMG_2819 Cooper's Hawk "Home - Kensington, CA" 20091003 3 4 IMG_2832 Cooper's Hawk "Home - Kensington, CA" 20091003 3 4 IMG_2856 Cooper's Hawk "Home - Kensington, CA" 20090702 4 4 IMG_8953 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 4 4 IMG_8969 Cooper's Hawk "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20110309 4 1 IMG_7551 Costa's Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" They fledged the next day 20110309 4 1 IMG_7863 Costa's Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" They fledged the next day 20110309 4 1 IMG_7737 Costa's Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Female in Nest 20110310 4 1 IMG_8634 Costa's Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" They just fledged - note a little bit of tongue sticking out 20100421 3 4 IMG_3034 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20100421 4 4 IMG_3019 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20100421 4 4 IMG_3020 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20100421 4 4 IMG_3024 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20110309 4 4 IMG_7955 Costa's Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Female 20120220 4 4 IMG_2562 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20120220 4 4 IMG_2563 Costa's Hummingbird "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20090202 4 1 IMG_4000 Crested Caracara "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" I believe the left bird is a juvenile (gray legs) 20101217 3 4 IMG_0601 Crested Caracara "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0606 Crested Caracara "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20110411 3 4 IMG_2959 Crested Caracara "Galveston State Park, Galveston, TX" 20090202 4 4 IMG_3949 Crested Caracara "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090202 4 4 IMG_4068 Crested Caracara "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090202 4 4 IMG_4073 Crested Caracara "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090202 4 4 IMG_4089 Crested Caracara "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090202 4 4 IMG_4385 Crested Caracara "near Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20100420 3 1 IMG_2429 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 1 IMG_2431 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 1 IMG_2432 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 1 IMG_2443 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100325 3 4 IMG_7568 Curve-billed Thrasher "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100325 3 4 IMG_7548 Curve-billed Thrasher "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100325 3 4 IMG_7610 Curve-billed Thrasher "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100420 3 4 IMG_2277 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 3 4 IMG_2437 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100422 3 4 IMG_3450 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100422 3 4 IMG_3786 Curve-billed Thrasher "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20091026 4 4 IMG_5238 Curve-billed Thrasher "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" 20091026 4 4 IMG_5239 Curve-billed Thrasher "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" 20091027 4 4 IMG_5434 Curve-billed Thrasher "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2902 Dark-eyed Junco "Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2903 Dark-eyed Junco "Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2906 Dark-eyed Junco "Chugach State Park, Anchorage, AK" 20100712 5 4 IMG_3603 Dark-eyed Junco "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20080331 1 4 IMG_9650 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Union City Library, CA" 20071127 3 4 IMG_4008 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20061227 5 4 DSC00670 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20061227 5 4 DSC00677 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Related to Muscovy Duck 20061227 5 4 DSC00684 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Related to Muscovy Duck 20061228 5 4 DSC00711 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20061228 5 4 DSC00715 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Related to Muscovy Duck 20070428 5 4 DSC05021 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Cross between Mallard & domestic duck 20070905 5 4 IMG_3389 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071223 5 4 IMG_8452 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080320 5 4 IMG_7193 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20080509 5 4 IMG_2016 Domestic-Feral Waterfowl "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Ganging up one one goose 20101215 2 1 IMG_8718 Double-crested Cormorant "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20090913 3 1 IMG_0761 Double-crested Cormorant "Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois" 20111113 3 1 IMG_1680 Double-crested Cormorant "Vashon Island, Seattle, WA" 20081125 4 1 IMG_5509 Double-crested Cormorant "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" Juvenile 20070712 5 1 DSC05741 Double-crested Cormorant "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Juvenile in the middle 20070816 5 1 IMG_8708 Double-crested Cormorant "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20090305 5 1 IMG_1769 Double-crested Cormorant "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Juvenile - 1st year on the left 20070409 3 2 DSC00326 Double-crested Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Battle to eat a large fish 20070409 3 2 DSC00328 Double-crested Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Battle to eat a large fish 20070429 3 2 DSC05173 Double-crested Cormorant "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" adult breeding 20070429 3 2 DSC05179 Double-crested Cormorant "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" adult breeding 20070329 5 2 DSC09659 Double-crested Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" adult breeding 20070519 5 2 DSC08632 Double-crested Cormorant "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20081122 2 3 IMG_4669 Double-crested Cormorant "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Adult Pacific 20100225 2 3 IMG_4595 Double-crested Cormorant "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20101215 2 3 IMG_8356 Double-crested Cormorant "near Paurotis Pond, Everglades, FL" 20101215 2 3 IMG_8394 Double-crested Cormorant "near Paurotis Pond, Everglades, FL" "Note the mushroom shaped tongue, won 1st at BCC" 20090601 3 3 IMG_1026 Double-crested Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20111203 3 3 IMG_3564 Double-crested Cormorant "Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA" 20081121 4 3 IMG_4145 Double-crested Cormorant Pier at Berkeley Marina Note the growth on the head 20090312 4 3 IMG_2656 Double-crested Cormorant "Bodega Bay, CA" Eating an eel type fish 20090623 4 3 IMG_8060 Double-crested Cormorant "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070712 5 3 DSC06035 Double-crested Cormorant "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071127 5 3 IMG_3855 Double-crested Cormorant "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Double-crested Cormorant drying his wings 20080724 5 3 IMG_5791 Double-crested Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" "The cormorant ate about three fish while I was there, wong HM at BCC" 20101217 5 3 IMG_0612 Double-crested Cormorant "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 5 3 IMG_0811 Double-crested Cormorant "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20111029 2 4 IMG_8990 Downy Woodpecker "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20100228 3 4 IMG_5092 Downy Woodpecker "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" female 20080912 5 4 IMG_2249 Downy Woodpecker "Lake Renwick, Illinois" Female 20080912 5 4 IMG_2260 Downy Woodpecker "Lake Renwick, Illinois" Female 20090915 5 4 IMG_0847 Downy Woodpecker "Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Male 20091024 5 4 IMG_4123 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Male 20091024 5 4 IMG_4195 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Female - note no red on back of head 20091028 5 4 IMG_5733 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Male 20091028 5 4 IMG_5772 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" male with White-breasted Nuthatch on right 20091028 5 4 IMG_5774 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 5 4 IMG_5801 Downy Woodpecker "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2862 Downy Woodpecker "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20120123 3 4 IMG_6957 Downy Woodpecker "Milford Wampold Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20100417 3 2 IMG_0840 Dunlin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 3 2 IMG_0841 Dunlin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100508 3 2 IMG_4433 Dunlin "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100508 3 2 IMG_4484 Dunlin "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070503 5 2 DSC05831 Dunlin "Suisun Marsh, CA" note dark belly - breeding plumage 20110411 5 2 IMG_3501 Dunlin "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" Transitioning to alternate (breeding) plumage 20070115 5 3 DSC01474 Dunlin "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Sanderling in foreground 20070301 5 3 DSC06280 Dunlin "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081107 5 3 IMG_7731 Dunlin "Emeryville Point, Emeryville, CA" 20081107 5 3 IMG_7733 Dunlin "Emeryville Point, Emeryville, CA" 20081107 5 3 IMG_7805 Dunlin "Emeryville Point, Emeryville, CA" 20110419 2 2 IMG_5570 Eared Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20090408 2 2 IMG_5407 Eared Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090408 2 2 IMG_5416 Eared Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20110419 4 2 IMG_5540 Eared Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071123 3 3 IMG_1561 Eared Grebe "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070101 5 3 DSC00906 Eared Grebe "Damon Slough, Oakland CA" 20070101 5 3 DSC00907 Eared Grebe "Damon Slough, Oakland CA" 20070107 5 3 DSC01072 Eared Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070301 5 3 DSC06117 Eared Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20101017 5 3 IMG_0056 Eared Grebe "Antelope Island, Utah" There were thousands of Eared Grebes 20101017 5 3 IMG_0066 Eared Grebe "Antelope Island, Utah" 20110419 5 3 IMG_5363 Eared Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080908 4 4 IMG_0263 Eastern Bluebird "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090204 4 4 IMG_5528 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Male 20090204 4 4 IMG_5530 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090204 4 4 IMG_5535 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Male 20090204 4 4 IMG_5579 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Male 20090204 4 4 IMG_5602 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090204 4 4 IMG_5609 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female on right eat the grub 20090204 4 4 IMG_5614 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female on right eat the grub 20090204 4 4 IMG_5615 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female on right eat the grub 20090204 4 4 IMG_5632 Eastern Bluebird "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Male 20090919 4 4 IMG_1563 Eastern Bluebird Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Male 20090919 4 4 IMG_1578 Eastern Bluebird Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Male & Female 20090919 4 4 IMG_1581 Eastern Bluebird Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Male 20090919 4 4 IMG_1584 Eastern Bluebird Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Male 20080908 5 4 IMG_0259 Eastern Bluebird "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Couldn't get closer for a better picture 20100418 3 4 IMG_1663 Eastern Kingbird "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Note the rain 20100418 3 4 IMG_1665 Eastern Kingbird "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Note the rain 20110406 3 4 IMG_0370 Eastern Kingbird "Anahauc NWR, Texas" 20110406 3 4 IMG_0393 Eastern Kingbird "Anahauc NWR, Texas" 20110413 3 4 IMG_4871 Eastern Kingbird "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1436 Eastern Kingbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 4 4 IMG_8688 Eastern Kingbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20100416 2 4 IMG_7424 Eastern Kingbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20110411 4 2 IMG_3105 Eastern Meadowlark "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 4 2 IMG_3108 Eastern Meadowlark "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 4 2 IMG_3110 Eastern Meadowlark "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20090201 5 2 IMG_3178 Eastern Meadowlark "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090202 5 2 IMG_3825 Eastern Meadowlark "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20120416 4 2 IMG_7184 Eastern Meadowlark "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20090201 4 4 IMG_2967 Eastern Phoebe "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 4 4 IMG_2979 Eastern Phoebe "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090302 4 4 IMG_9304 Eastern Phoebe "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" 20090302 4 4 IMG_9229 Eastern Phoebe "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20120126 3 4 IMG_8948 Eastern Phoebe "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" You can just see a little bit of the Eastern Phoebe's tongue 20120126 3 4 IMG_8958 Eastern Phoebe "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" 20120126 3 4 IMG_8970 Eastern Phoebe "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" 20110406 4 4 IMG_0006 Eastern Towhee "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Female 20110406 5 4 IMG_0003 Eastern Towhee "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Female 20110406 5 4 IMG_0007 Eastern Towhee "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Female 20110406 5 4 IMG_9856 Eastern Towhee "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Male 20110406 5 4 IMG_9985 Eastern Towhee "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Male 20101214 4 4 IMG_8098 Eclectus Parrot "Wild Parrot Island, Miami, FL" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0792 Eclectus Parrot "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" Male (left) and female 20090607 5 4 IMG_0795 Eclectus Parrot "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" Male (left) and female 20071203 5 4 IMG_4978 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071203 5 4 IMG_4982 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080204 5 4 IMG_9039 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080204 5 4 IMG_9042 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080204 5 4 IMG_9048 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080204 5 4 IMG_9050 Egyptian Goose "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4895 Egyptian Goose "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4896 Egyptian Goose "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20110716 3 2 _MG_9537 Elegant Tern "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080429 5 2 IMG_4185 Elegant Tern "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080429 5 2 IMG_4197 Elegant Tern "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070813 3 3 IMG_6015 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 3 3 IMG_6036 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101005 4 3 IMG_9658 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101006 4 3 IMG_9687 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_5788 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Forster Tern - right background 20070813 5 3 IMG_6134 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_6139 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_6235 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080821 5 3 IMG_9158 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Scratching himself while flying 20080821 5 3 IMG_9229 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Fish in mouth 20080821 5 3 IMG_9237 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Fish in mouth 20080821 5 3 IMG_9290 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Coming in for landing 20080821 5 3 IMG_9723 Elegant Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20110910 3 4 IMG_4397 Erckel's Francolin "Mauna Loa Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI" 20110910 3 4 IMG_4400 Erckel's Francolin "Mauna Loa Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI" 20110910 3 4 IMG_4417 Erckel's Francolin "Mauna Loa Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI" 20110910 3 4 IMG_4428 Erckel's Francolin "Mauna Loa Road, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI" 20110911 3 4 IMG_5103 Erckel's Francolin "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5694 Erckel's Francolin "Big Island Country Club, Kona, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5716 Erckel's Francolin "Big Island Country Club, Kona, HI" 20080623 5 4 IMG_5503 Eurasian Collared Dove "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20080623 5 4 IMG_5504 Eurasian Collared Dove "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20120116 2 2 IMG_6290 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20120116 2 2 IMG_6296 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male Eurasian - female American Wigeons at the right 20120116 3 2 IMG_6265 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20120116 3 2 IMG_6276 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20080211 4 2 IMG_1262 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male Eurasian - American Wigeons at the top 20080211 4 2 IMG_1277 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male Eurasian surrounded by American Wigeons 20110328 4 2 IMG_9334 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20110328 4 2 IMG_9340 Eurasian Wigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20071025 5 2 IMG_3798 Eurasian Wigeon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20090609 4 1 IMG_7447 European Starling Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Young Starling 20090609 4 1 IMG_7489 European Starling Quail Hollow Ranch County Park Young Starling being fed 20070624 5 1 DSC01838 European Starling "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Adult with two Juveniles 20080908 5 1 IMG_0337 European Starling "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Molting juvenile 20070511 1 2 DSC07231 European Starling "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20080227 2 2 IMG_2563 European Starling "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20100422 3 2 IMG_3612 European Starling "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Note bee on the right 20070511 5 2 DSC07219 European Starling "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Note the tongue 20070511 5 2 DSC07236 European Starling "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070518 5 2 DSC08319 European Starling "Monterey Bay, CA" 20080227 5 2 IMG_2569 European Starling "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070128 5 3 DSC02942 European Starling "Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA" 20070216 5 3 DSC04693 European Starling "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" winter adult 20071209 5 3 IMG_6141 European Starling "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20080927 5 3 IMG_2661 European Starling "Point No Point Lighthouse, Puget Sounda, WA" 20120222 3 2 IMG_3954 European Starling "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20120222 3 2 IMG_4045 European Starling "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20120222 3 2 IMG_4061 European Starling "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20111231 4 4 IMG_4558 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_4559 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_4575 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_4582 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_4965 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_5033 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20111231 4 4 IMG_5159 Falcated Duck "Colusa Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20080527 3 1 IMG_7904 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe it is a juvenile Forster's Tern 20080527 3 1 IMG_7917 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe it is a juvenile Forster's Tern 20080809 3 1 IMG_7848 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20100812 3 1 IMG_5363 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100812 3 1 IMG_5368 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080513 2 2 IMG_3100 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Doesn't it look like there is two eyes on the right side? 20080525 3 2 IMG_6802 Forster's Tern "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080601 3 2 IMG_9298 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080801 3 2 IMG_6563 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Hovering over the S.F. Bay 20100812 3 2 IMG_5372 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20090701 4 2 IMG_8546 Forster's Tern "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090701 4 2 IMG_8708 Forster's Tern "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20100719 4 2 IMG_6426 Forster's Tern "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070618 5 2 DSC01212 Forster's Tern "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070704 5 2 DSC04375 Forster's Tern "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20081008 1 3 IMG_4638 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070812 3 3 IMG_4683 Forster's Tern "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080529 4 3 IMG_8589 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070804 5 3 DSC01897 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070812 5 3 IMG_4794 Forster's Tern "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_5684 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_5774 Forster's Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070825 5 3 IMG_0806 Forster's Tern "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" I often wondered where the Terns in Berkeley rested 20070825 5 3 IMG_0946 Forster's Tern "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20070918 5 3 IMG_5998 Forster's Tern "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071007 5 3 IMG_9941 Forster's Tern "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071007 5 3 IMG_9941 Forster's Tern "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070214 2 4 DSC04353 Fox Sparrow "Near Little Farm - Tilden Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070214 2 4 DSC04355 Fox Sparrow "Near Little Farm - Tilden Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070130 5 4 DSC03076 Fox Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070130 5 4 DSC03081 Fox Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20100711 5 4 IMG_3046 Fox Sparrow "Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_3057 Fox Sparrow "Arctic Valley, Anchorage, AK" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0458 Fulvous Whistling Duck "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0776 Fulvous Whistling Duck "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0778 Fulvous Whistling Duck "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0783 Fulvous Whistling Duck "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20120127 2 4 IMG_9536 Fulvous Whistling Duck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20080618 2 1 IMG_5203 Gadwall "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Female with chicks 20080618 2 1 IMG_5206 Gadwall "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Chicks 20080525 2 2 IMG_6927 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20080618 2 2 IMG_5199 Gadwall "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Female 20080525 3 2 IMG_6968 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20080525 3 2 IMG_6989 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20080525 3 2 IMG_6990 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20081113 3 2 IMG_1576 Gadwall "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Female Gadwall - female Northern Pintail on the left 20070323 5 2 DSC09418 Gadwall "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20070421 5 2 DSC02762 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20071224 5 2 IMG_9181 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female & an upended male 20071224 5 2 IMG_9184 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 3 males & 1 female 20080201 5 2 IMG_8120 Gadwall "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male & Female 20081007 5 2 IMG_4385 Gadwall "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100422 2 4 IMG_2536 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20100219 3 4 IMG_3373 Gambel's Quail "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male 20100219 3 4 IMG_3401 Gambel's Quail "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male 20100219 3 4 IMG_3442 Gambel's Quail "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male & Female 20100420 3 4 IMG_3482 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100422 3 4 IMG_3707 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100422 3 4 IMG_3837 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20100422 3 4 IMG_3842 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20091026 4 4 IMG_4785 Gambel's Quail "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" Female 20091028 4 4 IMG_5542 Gambel's Quail "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100420 4 4 IMG_2161 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100422 4 4 IMG_3519 Gambel's Quail "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20120221 4 4 IMG_3643 Gambel's Quail "Estrella Mountain Park, AZ" Male 20120221 4 4 IMG_3678 Gambel's Quail "Estrella Mountain Park, AZ" Male 20100422 4 4 IMG_3742 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100422 4 4 IMG_3743 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male 20100420 5 4 IMG_2713 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20120220 3 4 IMG_2425 Gila Woodpecker "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male - Note the tongue 20120220 3 4 IMG_2456 Gila Woodpecker "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_3967 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" The bill looks very large from this angle 20120222 2 4 IMG_3987 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Male Gila Woodpecker 20120222 3 4 IMG_4250 Gila Woodpecker "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female Gila Woodpecker 20120223 3 4 IMG_5148 Gila Woodpecker "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" Male and female Gila Woodpecker 20100715 3 2 IMG_5493 Glaucous-winged Gull "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20070628 5 2 DSC03190 Glaucous-winged Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070712 5 2 DSC05717 Glaucous-winged Gull "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070712 5 2 DSC05719 Glaucous-winged Gull "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20071126 2 3 IMG_3684 Glaucous-winged Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note the pink tongue 20071126 2 3 IMG_3699 Glaucous-winged Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" He then dropped it on the pier 20071126 2 3 IMG_3762 Glaucous-winged Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" I like the toes 20071126 2 3 IMG_3807 Glaucous-winged Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Dropping the mussel on the pier 20080128 2 3 IMG_6884 Glaucous-winged Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070127 5 3 DSC02523 Glaucous-winged Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0622 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0630 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0715 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0823 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0827 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0835 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 3 IMG_0847 Glossy Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20090924 4 4 IMG_2255 Golden Eagle "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured Golden Eagle 20090924 4 4 IMG_2259 Golden Eagle "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured Golden Eagle 20101020 4 4 IMG_1652 Golden Eagle "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" Female 20101020 4 4 IMG_1717 Golden Eagle "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" Male 20101020 4 4 IMG_1723 Golden Eagle "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" Male 20080510 5 4 IMG_2489 Golden Eagle "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080510 5 4 IMG_2537 Golden Eagle "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080510 5 4 IMG_2546 Golden Eagle "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20100304 5 4 IMG_5539 Golden Eagle "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20100304 5 4 IMG_5541 Golden Eagle "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20111113 3 4 IMG_1385 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20111113 3 4 IMG_1422 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20111113 3 4 IMG_1423 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20111113 3 4 IMG_1425 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20111113 3 4 IMG_1431 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20111113 3 4 IMG_1436 Golden-crowned Kinglet "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female 20081009 3 1 IMG_5017 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 1st winter - landing 20081009 3 1 IMG_5018 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 1st winter - note how the tail feathers are spread out 20071004 5 1 IMG_9237 Golden-crowned Sparrow "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" 1st winter - note yellow above beak 20090408 3 2 IMG_5441 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090408 3 2 IMG_5446 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070323 5 2 DSC09203 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Molting to breeding plumage 20071029 2 3 IMG_4487 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071230 2 3 IMG_9745 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Bath time 20071230 2 3 IMG_9748 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Bath time 20081121 3 3 IMG_4393 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" 20100114 3 3 IMG_1125 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, CA" 20100122 3 3 IMG_1640 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Batching Sparrows 20070116 5 3 DSC01550 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Winter Adult 20070130 5 3 DSC03070 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070212 5 3 DSC04142 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070217 5 3 DSC04947 Golden-crowned Sparrow Palo Alto Park 20071017 5 3 IMG_2939 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071101 5 3 IMG_5182 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20071101 5 3 IMG_5186 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20071105 5 3 IMG_5756 Golden-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080911 5 4 IMG_1987 Gray Catbird "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Gray Catbirds undertail coverts 20090916 4 4 IMG_1052 Gray Catbird "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080910 5 4 IMG_1661 Gray Catbird "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080912 5 4 IMG_2294 Gray Catbird "Lake Renwick, Illinois" 20101218 5 4 IMG_1142 Gray Catbird "Shark Valley Trail, Everglades, FL" 20120417 2 4 IMG_0104 Gray Catbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 2 4 IMG_5422 Gray Catbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120417 2 4 IMG_7972 Gray Catbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 2 4 IMG_8022 Gray Catbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 1 4 IMG_9020 Gray Catbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100115 2 4 IMG_1434 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100115 2 4 IMG_1435 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100115 2 4 IMG_1442 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100115 2 4 IMG_1445 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100104 3 4 IMG_0353 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100104 3 4 IMG_0355 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100111 3 4 IMG_0936 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100111 3 4 IMG_0945 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100505 3 4 IMG_4085 Gray Flycatcher "Bidwell Park, Chico, CA" 20100505 3 4 IMG_4087 Gray Flycatcher "Bidwell Park, Chico, CA" 20100505 3 4 IMG_4092 Gray Flycatcher "Bidwell Park, Chico, CA" 20100505 3 4 IMG_4114 Gray Flycatcher "Bidwell Park, Chico, CA" 20100104 5 4 IMG_0266 Gray Flycatcher "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2485 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2690 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2702 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2706 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2728 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2730 Gray Francolin "Hapuna Beach State Rec. Area, Big Island, HI" 20100325 4 4 IMG_6919 Gray-headed Junco Bandelier National Monument 20100325 4 4 IMG_6927 Gray-headed Junco "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100325 4 4 IMG_6929 Gray-headed Junco "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8886 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8887 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8897 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8900 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8902 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20080326 5 4 IMG_8903 Gray-headed Junco "Briones Regional Park, CA" 20090918 4 1 IMG_1393 Great Blue Heron "Lake Houghton Heron Rookery, Michigan" Juvenile - note dark crown 20071108 2 4 IMG_6936 Great Blue Heron "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080418 2 4 IMG_9794 Great Blue Heron "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Got a rodent 20080418 2 4 IMG_9819 Great Blue Heron "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Down the hatch 20080516 2 4 IMG_3860 Great Blue Heron "Bodega Bay, CA" 20081115 2 4 IMG_2344 Great Blue Heron "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20091202 2 4 IMG_7991 Great Blue Heron "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" Note fish in bill 20091202 2 4 IMG_8009 Great Blue Heron "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100719 2 4 IMG_6457 Great Blue Heron "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Great Blue Heron with fish 20101215 2 4 IMG_0024 Great Blue Heron "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" White Morph or Great White Heron 20101215 2 4 IMG_0026 Great Blue Heron "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" White Morph or Great White Heron 20071023 3 4 IMG_3697 Great Blue Heron "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080111 3 4 IMG_2334 Great Blue Heron "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Tide coming in 20090913 3 4 IMG_0750 Great Blue Heron "Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois" 20101218 4 4 IMG_1174 Great Blue Heron "Shark Valley Trail, Everglades, FL" 20070131 5 4 DSC03152 Great Blue Heron "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070517 5 4 DSC08212 Great Blue Heron "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070520 5 4 DSC09557 Great Blue Heron "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070712 5 4 DSC05952 Great Blue Heron "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20110413 5 4 IMG_5043 Great Blue Heron "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Eating a fish 20120421 4 4 IMG_4502 Great Crested Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_4511 Great Crested Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_4534 Great Crested Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Great Crested Flycatcher eating a bug 20120421 4 4 IMG_4548 Great Crested Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_4561 Great Crested Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20070821 2 1 IMG_9821 Great Egret "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" 20070821 2 1 IMG_9835 Great Egret "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" 20070821 2 1 IMG_9840 Great Egret "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" 20110406 2 1 IMG_0185 Great Egret "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20080523 3 1 IMG_6248 Great Egret "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Baby Egret on the right 20080523 3 1 IMG_6289 Great Egret "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" At least two baby egrets 20080523 3 1 IMG_6290 Great Egret "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Baby Egret in lower left corner 20100416 4 1 IMG_9898 Great Egret "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Note the blue egg 20080513 2 2 IMG_3085 Great Egret "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080513 2 2 IMG_3087 Great Egret "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I like how the wind has ruffled the neck feathers 20080523 3 2 IMG_6131 Great Egret "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" 20090302 3 2 IMG_9497 Great Egret "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" 20090302 3 2 IMG_9908 Great Egret "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Avery Island created a great nesting place. 20090302 3 2 IMG_9919 Great Egret "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Nesting behavior 20090302 3 2 IMG_9930 Great Egret "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Nesting behavior 20090302 3 2 IMG_9931 Great Egret "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Nesting behavior 20090305 3 2 IMG_1897 Great Egret "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Mating Great Egrets 20090305 3 2 IMG_1902 Great Egret "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" From the rear 20090305 3 2 IMG_1923 Great Egret "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20100416 4 2 IMG_0222 Great Egret "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20070906 2 3 IMG_4060 Great Egret "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070906 2 3 IMG_4064 Great Egret "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20071011 2 3 IMG_1075 Great Egret "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Note the rodent in the beak of Egret on the right 20101215 2 3 IMG_8504 Great Egret "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Note the tongue 20101215 2 3 IMG_9546 Great Egret "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Eating a catfish 20101215 2 3 IMG_9526 Great Egret "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Eating a catfish 20070828 3 3 IMG_1249 Great Egret "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Note Fish in mouth 20070828 3 3 IMG_1265 Great Egret "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080107 3 3 IMG_1733 Great Egret "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Looks like a white vampire 20071101 5 3 IMG_5382 Great Egret "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20110826 5 4 _MG_0622 Great Egret "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Note the fish 20080428 5 1 IMG_3363 Great Horned Owl "Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, Berkeley, CA" 20080428 5 1 IMG_3391 Great Horned Owl "Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, Berkeley, CA" 20080428 5 1 IMG_3623 Great Horned Owl "Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, Berkeley, CA" 20080428 5 1 IMG_3674 Great Horned Owl "Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve, Berkeley, CA" 20080702 5 1 IMG_8465 Great Horned Owl "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Adult on the left 20080702 5 1 IMG_8518 Great Horned Owl "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1689 Great Horned Owl "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101017 4 4 IMG_0123 Great Horned Owl "Antelope Island, Utah" 20080702 5 4 IMG_8609 Great Horned Owl "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080702 5 4 IMG_8672 Great Horned Owl "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20101214 4 4 IMG_7959 Caribbean Flamingo "Jungle Island, Miami, FL" 20101214 4 4 IMG_7961 Caribbean Flamingo "Jungle Island, Miami, FL" White Ibis in background 20101214 4 4 IMG_8005 Caribbean Flamingo "Jungle Island, Miami, FL" 20101214 4 4 IMG_8007 Caribbean Flamingo "Jungle Island, Miami, FL" 20101218 4 4 IMG_0397 Caribbean Flamingo "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101218 4 4 IMG_0420 Caribbean Flamingo "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20120127 3 1 img_9296 Caribbean Flamingo "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Juvenile 20110309 3 4 IMG_8012 Greater Roadrunner "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20111122 3 4 IMG_2725 Greater Roadrunner "Patterson Road near Livermore, CA" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5812 Greater Roadrunner "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Note the raised crest 20100422 4 4 IMG_3659 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" 20110309 4 4 IMG_8039 Greater Roadrunner "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20110309 4 4 IMG_8075 Greater Roadrunner "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20110309 4 4 IMG_8078 Greater Roadrunner "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20091028 5 4 IMG_5826 Greater Roadrunner "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20120222 1 4 IMG_4091 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" "According to Sibley ""Guide to Birds"" he is sunbathing" 20120222 2 4 IMG_4148 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" A pair seemed to be building this nest in this tree 20120222 2 4 IMG_4170 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" 20120222 2 4 IMG_4174 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" 20120222 2 4 IMG_4188 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" Note the iridescence 20120222 2 4 IMG_4211 Greater Roadrunner "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" Thre twig was taken up into the tree to the second Roadrunner 20100711 4 1 IMG_2438 Greater Scaup "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20100711 4 1 IMG_2441 Greater Scaup "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20100711 4 1 IMG_2457 Greater Scaup "Lake Hood, Anchorage, Alaska" 20071106 5 1 IMG_5957 Greater Scaup "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" Juvenile 20070619 3 2 DSC01364 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080204 3 2 IMG_9053 Greater Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20070131 5 2 DSC03140 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" His foot is next to his face 20070223 5 2 DSC05499 Greater Scaup "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070307 5 2 DSC07069 Greater Scaup "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070307 5 2 DSC07075 Greater Scaup "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070619 5 2 DSC01307 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070619 5 2 DSC01319 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070619 5 2 DSC01365 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070621 5 2 DSC01547 Greater Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20071023 5 3 IMG_3664 Greater Scaup "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 3 females and one non-breeding male (top) 20080417 2 4 IMG_9757 Greater White-fronted Goose "Richmond Wasterwater Plant, Richmond, CA" 20071010 3 4 IMG_0325 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071010 3 4 IMG_0326 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071011 3 4 IMG_2220 Greater White-fronted Goose Colusa Wildlife Refuge 20071011 3 4 IMG_2228 Greater White-fronted Goose Colusa Wildlife Refuge 20071011 3 4 IMG_1960 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071011 3 4 IMG_1982 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Saw thousands of these Geese 20071011 3 4 IMG_2021 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100228 3 4 IMG_4991 Greater White-fronted Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20070316 7 4 DSC08405 Greater White-fronted Goose "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070316 7 4 DSC08410 Greater White-fronted Goose "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080429 3 2 IMG_4046 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080429 3 2 IMG_4124 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080429 3 2 IMG_4163 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080724 4 2 IMG_5823 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20070324 5 2 DSC09464 Greater Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070324 5 2 DSC09468 Greater Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20100417 5 2 IMG_0709 Greater Yellowlegs "Sportsman Road, Galveston, TX" Lesser Yellowlegs in background 20071216 2 3 IMG_7844 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20081226 2 3 IMG_8928 Greater Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20081226 2 3 IMG_8957 Greater Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20111126 2 3 IMG_3290 Greater Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071211 3 3 IMG_7320 Greater Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080102 3 3 IMG_0311 Greater Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080117 3 3 IMG_2788 Greater Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080117 3 3 IMG_2810 Greater Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080929 3 3 IMG_3921 Greater Yellowlegs "Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA" 20091223 3 3 IMG_8827 Greater Yellowlegs "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" 20091228 3 3 IMG_9336 Greater Yellowlegs "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070911 5 3 IMG_4521 Greater Yellowlegs "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070927 5 3 IMG_7899 Greater Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20110307 4 4 IMG_6188 Great-tailed Grackle "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Female eating Talapia 20110307 4 4 IMG_6197 Great-tailed Grackle "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Female eating Talapia 20110307 4 4 IMG_6199 Great-tailed Grackle "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Female eating Talapia 20090131 5 4 IMG_2177 Great-tailed Grackle "Winnie, Texas" Female 20090201 5 4 IMG_2572 Great-tailed Grackle "near Surfside Beach, Texas" Males 20090306 5 4 IMG_1974 Great-tailed Grackle "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_4476 Great-tailed Grackle "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Female 20120222 3 4 IMG_4867 Great-tailed Grackle "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male eating a worm 20120222 3 4 IMG_4879 Great-tailed Grackle "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male eating a worm 20120420 2 4 IMG_4110 Great-tailed Grackle "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120420 2 4 IMG_3832 Great-tailed Grackle "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20080911 3 1 IMG_2136 Green Heron "Illinois & Michigan Canal, Lockport, Ill" 20080911 3 1 IMG_2142 Green Heron "Illinois & Michigan Canal, Lockport, Ill" 20090609 4 1 IMG_7288 Green Heron "Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Felton, CA" 20101215 4 1 IMG_9712 Green Heron "near Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20080208 5 1 IMG_0100 Green Heron "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080208 5 1 IMG_0132 Green Heron "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080208 5 1 IMG_0134 Green Heron "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080818 3 4 IMG_8917 Green Heron "Quarry Lakes Reg. Rec Area, Fremont, CA" 20080818 3 4 IMG_8919 Green Heron "Quarry Lakes Reg. Rec Area, Fremont, CA" 20101215 3 4 IMG_8856 Green Heron "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" 20101218 3 4 IMG_1118 Green Heron "Shark Valley Trail, Everglades, FL" 20080818 4 4 IMG_8930 Green Heron "Quarry Lakes Reg. Rec Area, Fremont, CA" Getting ready to shake 20080818 4 4 IMG_8932 Green Heron "Quarry Lakes Reg. Rec Area, Fremont, CA" Shaking 20090306 4 4 IMG_2223 Green Heron "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2261 Green Heron "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20110310 4 4 IMG_8421 Green Heron "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20110406 4 4 IMG_0350 Green Heron "Anahauc NWR, Texas" 20120220 3 1 IMG_2852 Green Heron "Chandler, AZ" Example of Alula feathers sticking out mid-wing. These help the bird land and not stalling. 20120222 3 4 IMG_5037 Green Heron "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_5038 Green Heron "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20111215 2 2 IMG_4207 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20111215 2 2 IMG_4029 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20081116 3 2 IMG_2936 Green-winged Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Teal on the left 20081116 3 2 IMG_3033 Green-winged Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Teal with Blue-winged Teal in the background 20081118 3 2 IMG_3917 Green-winged Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Teal 20080102 4 2 IMG_0327 Green-winged Teal "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 2 males & 1 female 20080302 4 2 IMG_3686 Green-winged Teal "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" 2 males & 2 females 20081008 4 2 IMG_4828 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female Teal 20090114 4 2 IMG_0279 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Males 20090114 4 2 IMG_0294 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Males 20090925 4 2 IMG_2320 Green-winged Teal "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20100711 4 2 IMG_2584 Green-winged Teal "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" still has breeding plumage 20110906 4 4 IMG_1629 Grey Crowned Crane "Hilton Resort, Kona, HI" 20110906 4 4 IMG_1641 Grey Crowned Crane "Hilton Resort, Kona, HI" 20110906 4 4 IMG_1652 Grey Crowned Crane "Hilton Resort, Kona, HI" 20110409 4 3 IMG_2066 Gull-billed Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" Least Terns are in the foreground 20110409 4 3 IMG_2206 Gull-billed Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20110409 4 3 IMG_2216 Gull-billed Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20110413 4 3 IMG_4824 Gull-billed Tern "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090521 3 4 IMG_0154 Hairy Woodpecker "Home - Kensington, CA" 20090521 3 4 IMG_0164 Hairy Woodpecker "Home - Kensington, CA" 20090619 3 4 IMG_7895 Hairy Woodpecker "Home - Kensington, CA" 20080303 4 4 IMG_4532 Hairy Woodpecker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20080303 4 4 IMG_4543 Hairy Woodpecker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20090302 4 4 IMG_8917 Hairy Woodpecker "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Adult Eastern 20090302 4 4 IMG_8932 Hairy Woodpecker "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Adult Eastern 20090302 4 4 IMG_8988 Hairy Woodpecker "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Adult Eastern 20090304 4 4 IMG_0945 Hairy Woodpecker "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" Adult Eastern 20090304 4 4 IMG_1005 Hairy Woodpecker "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" Adult Eastern 20100324 4 4 IMG_7157 Hairy Woodpecker "Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande, New Mexico" 20080604 5 4 IMG_9870 Hairy Woodpecker "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" Adult Pacific 20080604 5 4 IMG_9879 Hairy Woodpecker "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" Adult Pacific 20090303 5 4 IMG_0250 Hairy Woodpecker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090506 5 4 IMG_9667 Hairy Woodpecker "Home - Kensington, CA" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3959 Harlequin Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20100713 5 2 IMG_4066 Harlequin Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20100713 5 2 IMG_4107 Harlequin Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Male - transitioning to non-breeding 20110303 5 2 IMG_5872 Harlequin Duck "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20101217 4 4 IMG_0891 Harris's Hawk "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0897 Harris's Hawk "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20090924 5 4 IMG_2195 Harris's Hawk "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured wing 20090924 5 4 IMG_2209 Harris's Hawk "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured wing 20080121 5 4 IMG_3702 Hawaiian Coot "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3705 Hawaiian Coot "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3743 Hawaiian Coot "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3751 Hawaiian Coot "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3752 Hawaiian Coot "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20110908 5 4 IMG_3489 Hawaiian Coot "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7086 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7087 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7090 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7093 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_7076 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_7091 Hawaiian Duck "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101130 3 1 IMG_5751 Hawaiian Moorhen "Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, HI" 20101130 3 1 IMG_5731 Hawaiian Moorhen "Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, HI" 20101129 4 1 IMG_4845 Hawaiian Moorhen "Nawiliwili Co Park, Kauai, HI" 20101129 4 1 IMG_4872 Hawaiian Moorhen "Nawiliwili Co Park, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7040 Hawaiian Moorhen "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101130 1 4 IMG_4810 Hawaiian Moorhen "Nawiliwili Co Park, Kauai, HI" 20101130 3 4 IMG_4797 Hawaiian Moorhen "Nawiliwili Co Park, Kauai, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3954 Hawaiian Moorhen "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3978 Hawaiian Moorhen "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3909 Hawaiian Stilt "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_4019 Hawaiian Stilt "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_4020 Hawaiian Stilt "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_4040 Hawaiian Stilt "Near Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6040 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6052 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6269 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6272 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6274 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6282 Hawaiian Stilt "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20101130 5 4 IMG_5638 Hawaiian Stilt "Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, HI" 20101204 5 4 IMG_7266 Hawaiian Stilt "Kawai'ele Sand Mine Bird Sanctuary, Kauai, HI" 20110712 4 1 _MG_8559 Heermann's Gull "Shelter Cove, CA" Juvenile 20070628 5 1 DSC03181 Heermann's Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" Juveniles 20070628 5 1 DSC03186 Heermann's Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" Juveniles 20110713 4 2 _MG_8777 Heermann's Gull "Shelter Cove, CA" 20110713 4 2 _MG_8780 Heermann's Gull "Shelter Cove, CA" 20070912 5 3 IMG_5027 Heermann's Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" nonbreeding adult in top center 20070921 5 3 IMG_7174 Heermann's Gull "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20070921 5 3 IMG_7176 Heermann's Gull "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20080927 5 3 IMG_3131 Heermann's Gull "Port Townsend to Keystone Ferry, Washington" 20111007 2 4 IMG_7626 Hermit Thrush "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111007 2 4 IMG_7630 Hermit Thrush "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111007 2 4 IMG_7824 Hermit Thrush "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20111011 2 4 IMG_8395 Hermit Thrush "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20090413 3 4 IMG_5854 Hermit Thrush "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20101127 3 4 IMG_3883 Hermit Thrush "Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, CA" 20070205 4 4 DSC03659 Hermit Thrush "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070205 4 4 DSC03666 Hermit Thrush "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070121 5 4 DSC01872 Hermit Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_8924 Hermit Thrush "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20091201 5 4 IMG_7369 Hermit Thrush "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20091226 5 4 IMG_9257 Hermit Thrush "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20091226 5 4 IMG_9272 Hermit Thrush "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20090312 3 1 IMG_3061 Herring Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" 3rd winter juvenile 20090312 3 1 IMG_3065 Herring Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" 3rd winter juvenile 20100712 3 2 IMG_3450 Herring Gull "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 2 IMG_3476 Herring Gull "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 2 IMG_3512 Herring Gull "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 2 IMG_3515 Herring Gull "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20090209 1 2 IMG_6968 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20091129 1 2 IMG_6999 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female with male Bufflehead 20091129 2 2 IMG_6997 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female with male Bufflehead 20091129 2 2 IMG_7002 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20071211 3 2 IMG_7071 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071211 3 2 IMG_7192 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100309 4 2 IMG_5732 Hooded Merganser "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100328 4 2 IMG_8152 Hooded Merganser "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100328 4 2 IMG_8173 Hooded Merganser "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20071211 5 2 IMG_7013 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071211 5 2 IMG_7014 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071211 5 2 IMG_7017 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071211 5 2 IMG_7027 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20071211 5 2 IMG_7230 Hooded Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20090209 5 2 IMG_6280 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20090209 5 2 IMG_6964 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20090209 5 2 IMG_6966 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20090209 5 2 IMG_7012 Hooded Merganser "Union City Library, CA" Female 20110112 5 2 IMG_2528 Hooded Merganser "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20110407 5 1 IMG_1387 Hooded Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st summer male 20110407 5 1 IMG_1389 Hooded Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st summer male 20110408 5 1 IMG_1715 Hooded Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st summer male 20110718 5 2 _MG_9745 Hooded Oriole "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080702 5 3 IMG_8504 Hooded Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" female 20080702 5 3 IMG_8509 Hooded Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" female 20080702 5 3 IMG_8703 Hooded Oriole "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" female 20110408 5 3 IMG_1742 Hooded Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20110412 4 1 IMG_4133 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year 20110412 4 1 IMG_4257 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year 20110412 4 1 IMG_4264 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year 20110407 3 4 IMG_1187 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 3 4 IMG_1189 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110413 3 4 IMG_4481 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110413 3 4 IMG_4486 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 4 4 IMG_0919 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20110407 4 4 IMG_0936 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20110407 4 4 IMG_0947 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female - after a bath 20110412 4 4 IMG_4165 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female - notice bug or mud or back 20100418 6 4 IMG_1099 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120417 3 1 IMG_0053 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year 20120417 3 4 IMG_0423 Hooded Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110403 2 2 IMG_9794 Horned Grebe "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20110403 2 2 IMG_9796 Horned Grebe "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070407 3 2 DSC00199 Horned Grebe "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20090310 4 2 IMG_2600 Horned Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20110419 4 2 IMG_5468 Horned Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20110419 4 2 IMG_5527 Horned Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20110419 4 2 IMG_5528 Horned Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" I like how they dive into the water 20070403 5 2 DSC00111 Horned Grebe "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" moving to breeding plumage 20070416 5 2 DSC01578 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070416 5 2 DSC01587 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080322 5 2 IMG_7863 Horned Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080408 5 2 IMG_7537 Horned Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080408 5 2 IMG_7557 Horned Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080415 5 2 IMG_9572 Horned Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20101127 3 3 IMG_4110 Horned Grebe "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Eating something 20101127 3 3 IMG_4113 Horned Grebe "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Eating something 20110304 3 3 IMG_5966 Horned Grebe "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070107 5 3 DSC01174 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070301 5 3 DSC06191 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070316 5 3 DSC08493 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071119 5 3 IMG_0638 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071216 5 3 IMG_7900 Horned Grebe "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20100128 5 3 IMG_2323 Horned Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080522 5 4 IMG_5621 Horned Lark "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080522 5 4 IMG_5641 Horned Lark "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080522 5 4 IMG_5642 Horned Lark "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20100713 5 1 IMG_4975 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Juvenile named Copper 20100713 5 2 IMG_3979 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3981 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4057 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4121 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_5019 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_5035 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" I fed the Horned Puffin that fish. Great fun! 20100713 5 2 IMG_4989 Horned Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" I had a great time feeding the birds 20100713 5 2 IMG_4421 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4754 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Breeding Ground 20100713 5 2 IMG_4757 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Breeding Ground 20100713 5 2 IMG_4766 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Breeding Ground 20100713 5 2 IMG_4776 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Breeding Ground 20100713 5 2 IMG_5001 Horned Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20090507 4 1 IMG_9690 House Finch "Richmond Neighborhood, CA" "5 chicks in nest, 5-7 days old" 20090507 4 1 IMG_9701 House Finch "Richmond Neighborhood, CA" 5-7 days old 20090511 4 1 IMG_9864 House Finch "Richmond Neighborhood, CA" 9-11 days old 20090515 4 1 IMG_9433 House Finch "Richmond Neighborhood, CA" 13-15 days old 20090515 4 1 IMG_9440 House Finch "Richmond Neighborhood, CA" 13-15 days old 20110909 4 1 IMG_3650 House Finch "Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 20110909 4 1 IMG_3651 House Finch "Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile molting to adult plumage - note tongue 20080717 5 1 IMG_2157 House Finch "Home - Kensington, CA" Believe bird on the right is a juvenile 20071017 2 4 IMG_3151 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Males - bird on left is a yellow variant House Finch 20080628 2 4 IMG_7380 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20081012 2 4 IMG_5064 House Finch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20070627 3 4 DSC02433 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Yellow variant 20071001 3 4 IMG_8560 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20091024 4 4 IMG_5412 House Finch "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" Female 20091024 4 4 IMG_4078 House Finch "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Male - yellow variant 20110909 4 4 IMG_3676 House Finch "Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI" Bird in background is a yellow variant 20110909 4 4 IMG_3694 House Finch "Manuka National Area Reserve, Big Island, HI" Interesting yellow rump 20070401 5 4 DSC09903 House Finch "Home - Kensington, CA" Female in center 20070517 5 4 DSC08194 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070605 5 4 DSC00987 House Finch "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070627 5 4 DSC02455 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20070829 5 4 IMG_1702 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20071003 5 4 IMG_9138 House Finch "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female - beak red from eating berries 20080123 5 4 IMG_5199 House Finch "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" Male 20080125 5 4 IMG_6135 House Finch "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" Male 20080410 5 4 IMG_8060 House Finch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male - yellow variant 20080415 5 4 IMG_9596 House Finch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20100325 5 4 IMG_7632 House Finch Coronado State Monument Nest building 20120221 5 4 IMG_3630 House Finch "Estrella Mountain Park, AZ" Males 20080623 2 1 IMG_5556 House Sparrow "Near Moss Landing, CA" Juvenile 20080623 2 1 IMG_5557 House Sparrow "Near Moss Landing, CA" Juvenile 20070830 3 1 IMG_2059 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" May be a juvenile molting 20090501 2 2 IMG_9483 House Sparrow "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" "Two males fighting, won 3rd at BCC and 1st at N4C" 20070428 5 2 DSC05137 House Sparrow "Albany, CA" Female has a bug in mouth 20070830 3 3 IMG_2095 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male molting to non-breeding plumage 20090924 4 3 IMG_2128 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20090924 4 3 IMG_2131 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20070206 5 3 DSC03728 House Sparrow "Near Solano Ave., Albany, CA" Male 20070916 5 3 IMG_5735 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071003 5 3 IMG_9162 House Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20080120 5 3 IMG_2886 House Sparrow "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" Male taking a bath 20080124 5 3 IMG_5390 House Sparrow "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Male 20080204 5 3 IMG_8788 House Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20090426 4 4 IMG_7497 House Wren "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 4 4 IMG_7517 House Wren "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 4 4 IMG_7879 House Wren "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090531 4 4 IMG_0691 House Wren "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20090531 4 4 IMG_0765 House Wren "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20100506 4 4 IMG_4243 House Wren "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100506 4 4 IMG_4247 House Wren "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100506 4 4 IMG_4249 House Wren "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20080422 5 4 IMG_0945 House Wren "Old Borges Ranch, Walnut Creek, CA" 20090919 4 4 IMG_1583 Hutton's Vireo Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 20090919 4 4 IMG_1589 Hutton's Vireo Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore 20080507 5 4 IMG_9190 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080507 5 4 IMG_9826 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080507 5 4 IMG_9837 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080507 5 4 IMG_9839 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080507 5 4 IMG_9842 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080507 5 4 IMG_9859 Hutton's Vireo "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20081124 5 4 IMG_4829 Hutton's Vireo "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20081124 5 4 IMG_4830 Hutton's Vireo "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0789 Hyacinth Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0811 Hyacinth Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 4 IMG_0826 Hyacinth Macaw "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2316 Iiwi "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2318 Iiwi "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110907 4 4 IMG_2311 Iiwi "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20110907 5 4 IMG_2315 Iiwi "Puu Oo Trail, Saddle Rd, Big Island, HI" 20100417 4 4 IMG_0890 Inca Dove "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100417 4 4 IMG_0892 Inca Dove "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100417 4 4 IMG_0894 Inca Dove "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100420 4 4 IMG_2302 Inca Dove "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Might be a male 20100420 4 4 IMG_2305 Inca Dove "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Might be a male 20100417 2 2 IMG_0883 Indigo Bunting "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Note the tongue on this male Indigo Bunting 20100418 3 2 IMG_1892 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100417 4 2 IMG_0895 Indigo Bunting "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 4 2 IMG_1866 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Note the tongue 20110406 4 2 IMG_0678 Indigo Bunting "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Male 20100418 4 3 IMG_1857 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 3 IMG_1895 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 4 3 IMG_1923 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120416 2 2 IMG_7701 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120418 3 2 IMG_1761 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Female 20120416 3 2 IMG_7470 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Female 20120417 3 2 IMG_8807 Indigo Bunting "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 3 2 IMG_8875 Indigo Bunting "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120416 3 2 IMG_7437 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120420 3 2 IMG_4274 Indigo Bunting "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20101201 3 4 IMG_6400 Japanese White-eye "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5673 Japanese White-eye "near Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 4 IMG_5981 Japanese White-eye "near Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Japanese White-eye tossed berry into air and caught it 20101201 4 4 IMG_5981 Japanese White-eye "near Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Japanese White-eye tossed berry into air and ate ot 20101201 4 4 IMG_6389 Japanese White-eye "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 4 IMG_6399 Japanese White-eye "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 4 IMG_6412 Japanese White-eye "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 4 IMG_7485 Japanese White-eye "near Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20110906 4 4 IMG_1358 Japanese White-eye "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4373 Japanese White-eye "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6564 Japanese White-eye "Senator Fong Gardens, Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 1 IMG_5644 Java Sparrow "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 1 IMG_6366 Java Sparrow "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 1 IMG_6410 Java Sparrow "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 1 IMG_6483 Java Sparrow "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 1 IMG_6505 Java Sparrow "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080124 2 4 IMG_5295 Java Sparrow "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6843 Java Sparrow "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 4 IMG_7343 Java Sparrow "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20110912 4 4 IMG_5769 Java Sparrow "Royal Kona Resort, Kona, HI" 20110912 4 4 IMG_5803 Java Sparrow "Royal Kona Resort, Kona, HI" 20110913 4 4 IMG_5831 Java Sparrow "Royal Kona Resort, Kona, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_5228 Java Sparrow "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5289 Java Sparrow "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5293 Java Sparrow "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20101203 5 4 IMG_6827 Java Sparrow "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Java Sparrow's had made a nest in the hotel roof 20080125 1 0 IMG_6637 Just for Fun "Senator Fong Gardens, Oahu, HI" Moth with very long tongue 20090513 2 0 IMG_1046 Just for Fun "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Ground Squirrel 20061201 5 0 DSC00111 Just for Fun "Decoy<br />Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" "When I first started birding, I though this was a real bird.duh!" 20070214 5 0 DSC04415 Just for Fun "Banana Slug<br />Near Little Farm - Tilden Park; Berkeley, CA" "Didn't see many birds, but almost stepped on this." 20070519 5 0 DSC08517 Just for Fun "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" Bees 20070621 5 0 DSC01550 Just for Fun "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Snake crossing the sidewalk 20070704 5 0 DSC04425 Just for Fun "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Cat emulating the totem at Trader Vic's 20070823 5 0 IMG_0289 Just for Fun "Wildcat Creek Park, Richmond, CA" Praying Mantis on scope 20070915 5 0 IMG_5618 Just for Fun "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080322 5 0 IMG_7574 Just for Fun "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Dried up sting ray 20080618 5 0 IMG_5174 Just for Fun "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Butterfly 20080618 5 0 IMG_5184 Just for Fun "West County Landfill Loop Trail, Richmond, CA" Butterfly 20080702 5 0 IMG_8408 Just for Fun "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Fox near the Visitor's Center 20080909 5 0 IMG_0470 Just for Fun "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Deer near the campus 20080910 5 0 IMG_1750 Just for Fun "Ford Lake, Ypsilanti, Michigan" Chipmonk 20080910 5 0 IMG_1764 Just for Fun "Ford Lake, Ypsilanti, Michigan" Antique truck show 20080912 5 0 IMG_2334 Just for Fun "A farn near Wilmington, Illinois" Turkey dinner 20081007 5 0 IMG_4502 Just for Fun "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Attack of the Lizard 20081007 5 0 IMG_4512 Just for Fun "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Coyote shot through the curve of the car's window 20081117 5 0 IMG_3701 Just for Fun "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Gopher sticking his head out 20090201 5 0 IMG_3603 Just for Fun "Briones Regional Park, CA" Alligator 20090202 5 0 IMG_4210 Just for Fun "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" Armadillo 20090202 5 0 IMG_4267 Just for Fun "Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" Armadillo 20090330 5 0 IMG_3887 Just for Fun "Briones Regional Park, CA" Painted Lady Butterfly 20090914 5 0 IMG_0810 Just for Fun "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Monarch Butterfly 20090921 5 0 IMG_1865 Just for Fun "Chesterton, Indiana" Chipmonk 20110908 3 4 IMG_3181 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Male 20110908 3 4 IMG_3183 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Male 20110908 4 4 IMG_3155 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Female 20110908 4 4 IMG_3164 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Female 20110908 4 4 IMG_3171 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Female 20110908 4 4 IMG_3172 Kalij Pheasant "Kaloka Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" Female 20100417 4 4 IMG_0902 Kentucky Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 4 4 IMG_0904 Kentucky Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 4 4 IMG_0908 Kentucky Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 4 4 IMG_0910 Kentucky Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110406 4 4 IMG_0729 Kentucky Warbler "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" 20100506 2 1 IMG_4313 Killdeer "Sacramento, CA" I like how he blends into the background 20100506 2 1 IMG_4320 Killdeer "Sacramento, CA" 20080404 3 1 IMG_6664 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100426 3 1 IMG_0085 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100426 3 1 IMG_0087 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070719 5 1 DSC08330 Killdeer "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Young Killdeer 20070408 2 4 DSC00260 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070907 2 4 IMG_4179 Killdeer "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Was hard to spot him in the grass 20071010 2 4 IMG_0763 Killdeer "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20080410 2 4 IMG_8131 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080910 2 4 IMG_1586 Killdeer "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20100506 2 4 IMG_4309 Killdeer "Sacramento, CA" 20080404 3 4 IMG_6729 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080407 3 4 IMG_7348 Killdeer "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100416 3 4 IMG_0003 Killdeer "Winnie, Texas" 20091010 4 4 IMG_3227 Killdeer "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070906 5 4 IMG_3980 Killdeer "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070907 5 4 IMG_4242 Killdeer "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20090201 5 4 IMG_2924 Killdeer "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3974 King Eider "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" male King Eider - Harlequin Duck on the right 20100713 5 2 IMG_3993 King Eider "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" male King Eider - Harlequin Duck on the right 20100713 5 2 IMG_3995 King Eider "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" male King Eider - Harlequin Duck on the right 20100713 5 2 IMG_3975 King Eider "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Female King Eider 20100713 5 2 IMG_5062 King Eider "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Females 20091026 4 4 IMG_5209 Ladder-backed Woodpecker "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" Male 20091026 4 4 IMG_5213 Ladder-backed Woodpecker "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" Male 20100219 4 4 IMG_3174 Ladder-backed Woodpecker "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" Female 20080625 5 1 IMG_6620 Lark Sparrow "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" Juvenile on the right 20080625 5 4 IMG_6571 Lark Sparrow "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20080625 5 4 IMG_6574 Lark Sparrow "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20080625 5 4 IMG_6578 Lark Sparrow "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20101215 3 1 IMG_9268 Laughing Gull "Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 1st winter 20101215 3 1 IMG_9260 Laughing Gull "Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Juvenile 20101217 3 1 Img_0298 Laughing Gull "Miami Beach, FL" Juvenile 20101217 3 1 IMG_0304 Laughing Gull "Miami Beach, FL" 1st winter 20100416 3 2 IMG_9546 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry Laughing Gull 20090306 4 2 IMG_1979 Laughing Gull "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" 20090306 4 2 IMG_1981 Laughing Gull "New Orleans Lakefront at Seabrook, LA" 20101217 2 3 IMG_0308 Laughing Gull "Miami Beach, FL" 20101217 2 3 IMG_0320 Laughing Gull "Miami Beach, FL" 20101217 2 3 IMG_0332 Laughing Gull "Miami Beach, FL" 20110406 2 3 IMG_9824 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20110406 2 3 IMG_0865 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20110409 2 3 IMG_2016 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry Note the tongue - Royal Tern in background 20110409 2 3 IMG_2293 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20110409 2 3 IMG_1996_1 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry Note the tongue - Royal Terns in background 20090131 4 3 IMG_1665 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20090131 4 3 IMG_1740 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20090131 4 3 IMG_1741 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20090131 4 3 IMG_1744 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20090131 4 3 IMG_1843 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry Riding the Galveston Ferry 20090131 4 3 IMG_1860 Laughing Gull On the Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20070511 3 4 DSC07283 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070511 3 4 DSC07284 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070511 3 4 DSC07285 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070511 3 4 DSC07286 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070511 3 4 DSC07288 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070505 5 4 DSC06131 Lawrence Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20101130 4 1 IMG_5419 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Believe this is a 1st year Juvenile 20101130 4 1 IMG_5491 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Believe this is a 1st year Juvenile 20101130 4 1 IMG_5493 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Believe this is a 1st year Juvenile 20101130 4 1 IMG_5496 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Believe this is a 1st year Juvenile 20101130 4 4 IMG_5417 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6503 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6619 Laysan Albatross "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20070512 2 2 DSC07700 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20070512 2 2 DSC07701 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20070512 2 2 DSC07704 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20070512 2 2 DSC07711 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20070512 2 2 DSC07726 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20070505 5 2 DSC06369 Lazuli Bunting "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20070512 5 2 DSC07559 Lazuli Bunting "Sunol Regional Park, CA" male 20080510 5 2 IMG_2152 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20080510 5 2 IMG_2155 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20080510 5 2 IMG_2166 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20080510 5 2 IMG_2175 Lazuli Bunting "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" male 20101230 3 4 IMG_2034 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Femla 20110112 3 4 IMG_2918 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Note fish in her beak 20110112 3 4 IMG_2927 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" I like how the fish is wrapped around the beak 20110112 3 4 IMG_2722 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Female 20110112 3 4 IMG_2804 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Female 20110112 3 4 IMG_2827 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" She has great feet 20110112 3 4 IMG_2604 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Note her tongue 20101230 4 4 IMG_1845 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Female caught a fish 20101230 4 4 IMG_1835 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Female jumping from one area to another 20101230 4 4 IMG_1833 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" They use they feet to attach themselves to the reeds 20101230 4 4 IMG_2013 Least Bittern "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Female 20070424 2 2 DSC03625 Least Sandpiper "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Breeding plumage 20070424 2 2 DSC03641 Least Sandpiper "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Breeding plumage 20070421 5 2 DSC02375 Least Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070421 5 2 DSC02903 Least Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070421 5 2 DSC02905 Least Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080412 5 2 IMG_9165 Least Sandpiper "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080412 5 2 IMG_9175 Least Sandpiper "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20091230 2 3 IMG_9597 Least Sandpiper "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090924 3 3 IMG_2087 Least Sandpiper "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20070106 5 3 DSC01065 Least Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01357 Least Sandpiper "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01358 Least Sandpiper "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081027 5 3 IMG_6056 Least Sandpiper "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20081027 5 3 IMG_6069 Least Sandpiper "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20081027 5 3 IMG_6070 Least Sandpiper "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20090312 5 3 IMG_2994 Least Sandpiper "Bodega Bay, CA" Sanderling in the background 20090312 5 3 IMG_3002 Least Sandpiper "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100630 3 1 IMG_1983 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20100630 3 1 IMG_2029 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20090630 4 1 IMG_8228 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080702 5 1 IMG_9836 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Fledgling outside breeding colony 20080707 5 1 IMG_0017 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Chick with adult 20080707 5 1 IMG_0231 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Fledgling 20080707 5 1 IMG_0243 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Fledgling 20080707 5 1 IMG_0378 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Fledgling 20080707 5 1 IMG_0501 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Fledgling or soon-to-be 20080707 5 1 IMG_0616 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Sitting down on some eggs 20080707 5 1 IMG_0642 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 14+days old 20080707 5 1 IMG_0734 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Least Tern Eggs 20100630 3 2 IMG_2028 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20090630 4 2 IMG_8256 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Courting behavior 20100508 4 2 IMG_4483 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20100508 4 2 IMG_4637 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20070813 5 2 IMG_5706 Least Tern "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080522 5 2 IMG_5439 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080522 5 2 IMG_5496 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Courting behavior 20080522 5 2 IMG_5569 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" "Very odd position, looks like he is scratching himself in the air" 20080625 5 2 IMG_6999 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Ready for take off 20080707 5 2 IMG_0301 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20080707 5 2 IMG_0424 Least Tern "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" Note the gash on the fish 20110409 5 2 IMG_2052 Least Tern "Fort Travis, Bolivar Peninsula, TX" 20110409 5 2 IMG_3283 Least Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110409 5 2 IMG_3396 Least Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110409 5 2 IMG_3430 Least Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20090327 3 4 IMG_3670 Lesser Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Female about to give food to the male 20091109 4 4 IMG_6164 Lesser Goldfinch "Jack London Square, Oakland, CA" Female 20070303 5 4 DSC06477 Lesser Goldfinch "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070308 5 4 DSC07266 Lesser Goldfinch "Home - Kensington, CA" Male Goldfinch on right 20070519 5 4 DSC08416 Lesser Goldfinch "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" Female 20070629 5 4 DSC03395 Lesser Goldfinch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070629 5 4 DSC03403 Lesser Goldfinch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20070629 5 4 DSC03405 Lesser Goldfinch "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090426 5 4 IMG_8074 Lesser Goldfinch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male 20071127 3 2 IMG_3888 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20071203 3 2 IMG_5017 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080204 3 2 IMG_8794 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080204 3 2 IMG_8842 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male eating a mussle - note his tongue 20080311 3 2 IMG_5527 Lesser Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080506 3 2 IMG_8415 Lesser Scaup "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20061218 5 2 DSC00492 Lesser Scaup "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" female 20070111 5 2 DSC01324 Lesser Scaup "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070120 5 2 DSC01743 Lesser Scaup "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Female 20090121 5 2 IMG_0916 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20090121 5 2 IMG_0922 Lesser Scaup "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20090306 5 2 IMG_2343 Lesser Scaup "City Park in New Orleans, LA" Male 20070811 5 2 IMG_4371 Lesser Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" It was a lot smaller than a Willet nearby 20070811 5 2 IMG_4378 Lesser Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" It was a lot smaller than a Willet nearby 20100417 5 2 IMG_0700 Lesser Yellowlegs "Sportsman Road, Galveston, TX" Greater Yellowlegs in background 20061206 5 3 DSC00281 Lesser Yellowlegs "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male Shoveler in Background 20070228 5 3 DSC05869 Lesser Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070228 5 3 DSC05870 Lesser Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070228 5 3 DSC05872 Lesser Yellowlegs "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8251 Lesser Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8166 Lesser Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8171 Lesser Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8265 Lesser Yellowlegs "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20100325 4 4 IMG_7692 Lesser-Texas Goldfinch Coronado State Monument Male 20100325 4 4 IMG_7708 Lesser-Texas Goldfinch Coronado State Monument Female 20100325 4 4 IMG_7713 Lesser-Texas Goldfinch Coronado State Monument Male & females 20100325 4 4 IMG_7715 Lesser-Texas Goldfinch Coronado State Monument Male & Female 20110407 4 4 IMG_1208 Lincoln's Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1230 Lincoln's Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1231 Lincoln's Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1244 Lincoln's Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1327 Lincoln's Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110411 4 1 IMG_3774 Little Blue Heron "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Juvenile 20090302 2 4 IMG_8384 Little Blue Heron "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20101215 2 4 IMG_8478 Little Blue Heron "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 2 4 IMG_8487 Little Blue Heron "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" 20090302 3 4 IMG_8400 Little Blue Heron "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Notice critter in beak 20090302 3 4 IMG_8477 Little Blue Heron "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20090302 3 4 IMG_8499 Little Blue Heron "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20110413 4 4 IMG_5011 Little Blue Heron "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110413 4 4 IMG_5156 Little Blue Heron "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110413 4 4 IMG_4793 Little Blue Heron "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Eating a fish 20090201 5 4 IMG_3284 Little Blue Heron "Brazoria NWR, Texas" White Ibis on right 20090302 5 4 IMG_9290 Little Blue Heron "Sherburne Complex WMA, Louisiana" 20090302 5 4 IMG_9298 Little Blue Heron "Sherburne Complex WMA, Louisiana" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0342 Loggerhead Shrike "Miami Beach, Florida" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0348 Loggerhead Shrike "Miami Beach, Florida" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0356 Loggerhead Shrike "Miami Beach, Florida" 20090201 5 4 IMG_2665 Loggerhead Shrike "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 4 IMG_2352 Loggerhead Shrike West of Galveston on 87 20090201 5 4 IMG_2359 Loggerhead Shrike West of Galveston on 87 20110412 5 4 IMG_4469 Loggerhead Shrike "8 Mile Road, Galveston, TX" 20120123 4 4 IMG_6885 Loggerhead Shrike "Milford Wampold Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120123 4 4 IMG_6945 Loggerhead Shrike "Milford Wampold Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120418 4 4 IMG_2034 Loggerhead Shrike "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20080929 2 4 IMG_3801 Long-billed Curlew "Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA" 20101005 2 4 IMG_9470 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100508 3 4 IMG_4467 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20081113 4 4 IMG_1277 Long-billed Curlew "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20070715 5 4 DSC07472 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Marbled Godwits in the front and sides 20070816 5 4 IMG_7026 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Wilet in foreground & Curlew has something in its beak 20070921 5 4 IMG_7252 Long-billed Curlew "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20070929 5 4 IMG_8417 Long-billed Curlew "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071015 5 4 IMG_2550 Long-billed Curlew "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080101 5 4 IMG_9826 Long-billed Curlew "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Notice the critter in its beak 20080316 5 4 IMG_6499 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080316 5 4 IMG_6559 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080601 5 4 IMG_8827 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080601 5 4 IMG_9412 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080727 5 4 IMG_6159 Long-billed Curlew "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100421 1 2 IMG_3244 Long-billed Dowitcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20100421 4 2 IMG_3246 Long-billed Dowitcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20100421 4 2 IMG_3256 Long-billed Dowitcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20100421 4 2 IMG_3277 Long-billed Dowitcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20100421 4 2 IMG_3290 Long-billed Dowitcher "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20070421 5 2 DSC02353 Long-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20091111 3 3 IMG_6350 Long-billed Dowitcher "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091111 3 3 IMG_6352 Long-billed Dowitcher "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070101 5 3 DSC00930 Long-billed Dowitcher "Damon Slough, Oakland CA" Adult non-breeding 20100713 2 2 IMG_4031 Long-tailed Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Male - spring plumage 20100713 2 2 IMG_4029 Long-tailed Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Male - spring plumage 20100713 3 2 IMG_4147 Long-tailed Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Female - spring plumage 20100713 3 2 IMG_3960 Long-tailed Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Female - spring plumage 20100713 3 2 IMG_3952 Long-tailed Duck "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Female - spring plumage 20120109 3 3 IMG_5724 Long-tailed Duck "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male and female in winter plumage 20120109 3 3 IMG_5727 Long-tailed Duck "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 2 males and 1 female in winter plumage 20080508 4 3 IMG_0943 Long-tailed Duck "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe this is a male in winter plumage 20080508 4 3 IMG_1402 Long-tailed Duck "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe this is a male in winter plumage 20080507 5 3 IMG_0074 Long-tailed Duck "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe this is a male in winter plumage 20080508 5 3 IMG_1308 Long-tailed Duck "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" I believe this is a male in winter plumage 20110412 5 4 IMG_4422 Louisiana Waterthrush "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110412 5 4 IMG_4427 Louisiana Waterthrush "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110412 5 4 IMG_4433 Louisiana Waterthrush "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20080607 5 4 IMG_2550 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080607 5 4 IMG_2604 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080607 5 4 IMG_2664 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080607 5 4 IMG_2713 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080607 5 4 IMG_2759 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Male 20080607 5 4 IMG_2777 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20080607 5 4 IMG_2782 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20080607 5 4 IMG_2793 MacGillivray's Warbler "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20110908 4 1 IMG_3459 Magnificent Frigatebird "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Juvenile 20110908 4 1 IMG_3502 Magnificent Frigatebird "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Juvenile 20110908 4 1 IMG_3514 Magnificent Frigatebird "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Juvenile 20101202 4 4 IMG_6667 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20101202 4 4 IMG_6668 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20101202 4 4 IMG_6669 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20101202 4 4 IMG_6670 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20101202 4 4 IMG_6672 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20101202 4 4 IMG_6723 Magnificent Frigatebird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Female 20080331 2 1 IMG_9600 Mallard "Union City Library, CA" 20080331 2 1 IMG_9602 Mallard "Union City Library, CA" 20090928 2 1 IMG_2409 Mallard "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" 20090928 2 1 IMG_2433 Mallard "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" 20080331 3 1 IMG_0710 Mallard "Union City Library, CA" 20080331 3 1 IMG_9593 Mallard "Union City Library, CA" Female with ducklings 20080723 3 1 IMG_5416 Mallard "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" 20070708 5 1 DSC05284 Mallard "Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Trail, Richmond, CA" 20091116 1 2 IMG_6636 Mallard "Alameda Channel, Alameda, CA" 20080403 2 2 IMG_0341 Mallard "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male & Female 20090109 2 2 IMG_9255 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090109 2 2 IMG_9268 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070309 3 2 DSC07408 Mallard "Arlington Park; Kensington, CA" Female 20100909 3 2 IMG_8964 Mallard "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male transitioning to breeding plumage 20061209 5 2 DSC00348 Mallard "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" male 20070111 5 2 DSC01350 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070111 5 2 DSC01354 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male and Female 20070228 5 2 DSC05855 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070228 5 2 DSC05856 Mallard "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20090501 5 2 IMG_9412 Mallard "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female with young 20080623 2 3 IMG_5507 Mallard "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" Male 20070614 3 3 DSC00116 Mallard "Seattle, WA" Male 20070821 3 3 IMG_9928 Mallard "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" Male - maybe transitioning to breeding 20080909 4 3 IMG_1255 Mallard "Ann Arbor Neighborhood, Michigan" Female in center 20100616 4 3 IMG_0922 Mallard "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Two females 20100711 4 3 IMG_2567 Mallard "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" Males 20070628 5 2 DSC03132 Marbled Godwit "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070628 5 2 DSC03149 Marbled Godwit "Bodega Bay, CA" Willets surrounding Godwit 20070628 5 2 DSC03150 Marbled Godwit "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070715 5 2 DSC07439 Marbled Godwit "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Notice the top of the bill is curved up 20070813 5 2 IMG_5944 Marbled Godwit "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070915 5 2 IMG_5414 Marbled Godwit "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070920 5 2 IMG_6407 Marbled Godwit "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070921 5 2 IMG_7148 Marbled Godwit "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" It's beak looks bent - didn't realize it was flexible 20070921 5 2 IMG_7376 Marbled Godwit "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20070929 5 2 IMG_8276 Marbled Godwit "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Also three Willets 20080403 2 3 IMG_0250 Marbled Godwit "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080403 2 3 IMG_0252 Marbled Godwit "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20091111 2 3 IMG_6337 Marbled Godwit "Garretson Point, MLK, Jr. Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20061231 5 3 DSC00805 Marbled Godwit "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Also include the grey Willets 20070105 5 3 DSC00994 Marbled Godwit "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20070310 5 3 DSC07592 Marbled Godwit "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070403 5 3 DSC00131 Marbled Godwit "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070403 5 3 DSC00134 Marbled Godwit "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Whimbrel in background 20070412 5 3 DSC00698 Marbled Godwit "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080810 5 3 IMG_7958 Marbled Godwit "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080810 5 3 IMG_8048 Marbled Godwit "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100715 5 1 IMG_5413 Marbled Murrelet "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" Juvenile Marbled Murrelet 20100715 5 1 IMG_5414 Marbled Murrelet "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" Juvenile Marbled Murrelet 20100715 5 1 IMG_5415 Marbled Murrelet "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" Juvenile Marbled Murrelet 20110714 3 1 _MG_8826 Marsh Wren "MacKerricher State Park, CA" 20110714 3 1 _MG_8828 Marsh Wren "MacKerricher State Park, CA" 20110714 3 1 _MG_8835 Marsh Wren "MacKerricher State Park, CA" 20091203 4 4 IMG_8322 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20100228 4 4 IMG_4850 Marsh Wren "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100228 4 4 IMG_5242 Marsh Wren "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100304 4 4 IMG_5579 Marsh Wren "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Note tongue 20100304 4 4 IMG_5577 Marsh Wren "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20101019 4 4 IMG_0801 Marsh Wren "near Logan, Utah" 20101019 4 4 IMG_0808 Marsh Wren "near Logan, Utah" I liked that the eyes are closed 20111125 4 4 IMG_3261 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 4 IMG_8471 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 4 IMG_8494 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090406 5 4 IMG_4841 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090406 5 4 IMG_4922 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090406 5 4 IMG_5046 Marsh Wren "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090415 5 4 IMG_6469 Marsh Wren "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20091011 5 4 IMG_3615 Marsh Wren "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20101216 2 4 IMG_9948 Merlin "Florida Keys Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, FL" 20080102 5 4 IMG_0690 Merlin "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080102 5 4 IMG_0745 Merlin "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080102 5 4 IMG_0753 Merlin "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080102 5 4 IMG_0770 Merlin "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081027 5 4 IMG_6192 Merlin "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20081027 5 4 IMG_6204 Merlin "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20100711 3 1 IMG_3331 Mew Gull "Potters Marsh, Anchorage, AK" Feed me! 20100711 3 1 IMG_2710 Mew Gull "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" Juvenile 20100711 3 1 IMG_2606 Mew Gull "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 3 1 IMG_2725 Mew Gull "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100712 3 1 IMG_3328 Mew Gull "Potters Marsh, Anchorage, AK" Feed me! 20100715 3 1 IMG_5897 Mew Gull "Potters Marsh, Anchorage, AK" 20100715 3 1 IMG_5915 Mew Gull "Potters Marsh, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 1 2 IMG_2580 Mew Gull "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 2 2 IMG_2582 Mew Gull "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" 20100715 2 2 IMG_5921 Mew Gull "Potters Marsh, Anchorage, AK" 20080106 5 3 IMG_1433 Mew Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080106 5 3 IMG_1439 Mew Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" California on the left 20080114 5 3 IMG_2548 Mew Gull "Berkeley Marina Meadow; Berkley, CA" 20080114 5 3 IMG_2579 Mew Gull "Berkeley Marina Meadow; Berkley, CA" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0227 Monk Parakeet "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0151 Monk Parakeet "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0180 Monk Parakeet "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0198 Monk Parakeet "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20101216 5 4 IMG_0142 Monk Parakeet "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20110413 4 4 IMG_4850 Mottled Duck "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Male & Female 20110413 4 4 IMG_4856 Mottled Duck "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Male & Female 20100418 5 4 IMG_1502 Mottled Duck "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" Female 20100418 5 4 IMG_1503 Mottled Duck "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" Female 20091028 4 4 IMG_5709 Mountain Chickadee "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5715 Mountain Chickadee "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 4 4 IMG_5718 Mountain Chickadee "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Black-capped Chickadee on left 20091028 4 4 IMG_5759 Mountain Chickadee "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100323 4 4 IMG_6938 Mountain Chickadee "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100323 4 4 IMG_6961 Mountain Chickadee "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100324 4 4 IMG_7040 Mountain Chickadee "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100324 4 4 IMG_7042 Mountain Chickadee "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100324 4 4 IMG_7244 Mountain Chickadee Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande 20100325 4 4 IMG_7407 Mountain Chickadee Tamaya Hyatt Rio Grande 20100420 4 1 IMG_2264 Mourning Dove "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" 20070714 5 1 DSC06375 Mourning Dove "The Alameda, Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20070714 5 1 DSC06383 Mourning Dove "The Alameda, Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20070716 5 1 DSC07919 Mourning Dove "The Alameda, Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20100422 4 4 IMG_3680 Mourning Dove "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" 20070116 5 4 DSC01547 Mourning Dove "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070409 5 4 DSC00341 Mourning Dove "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070712 5 4 DSC05651 Mourning Dove "The Alameda, Berkeley, CA" 20090203 5 4 IMG_5012 Mourning Dove "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" 20090915 4 1 IMG_0937 Mute Swan "Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Dark Juvenile in background 20090917 4 1 IMG_1308 Mute Swan "Bay City State Recreation Area, Michigan" Juveniles 20090305 4 4 IMG_1712 Mute Swan "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090305 4 4 IMG_1921 Mute Swan "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" 20090915 4 4 IMG_0933 Mute Swan "Gallup Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090918 4 4 IMG_1402 Mute Swan "Boardman Lake, Traverse City, Michigan" 20090918 4 4 IMG_1419 Mute Swan "Boardman Lake, Traverse City, Michigan" 20100920 4 4 IMG_6483 Mute Swan "Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA" 20080912 5 4 IMG_2180 Mute Swan "Lake Renwick, Illinois" 20090114 5 4 IMG_0096 Mute Swan "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20090114 5 4 IMG_0151 Mute Swan "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20090114 5 4 IMG_0199 Mute Swan "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20090114 5 4 IMG_0239 Mute Swan "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20120111 4 4 IMG_5958 Nelson's Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20120111 4 4 IMG_6023 Nelson's Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20120111 4 4 IMG_6089 Nelson's Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20120111 4 4 IMG_6090 Nelson's Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20101205 4 1 IMG_7540 Nene "Golf Course at Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 1 IMG_7553 Nene "Golf Course at Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5187 Nene "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5200 Nene "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5310 Nene "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5628 Nene "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6513 Nene "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7221 Nene "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Koi in the background 20100416 3 1 IMG_9587 Neotropic Cormorant Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 1st year juvenile 20100416 3 1 IMG_9592 Neotropic Cormorant Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 1st year juvenile 20100416 3 2 IMG_9595 Neotropic Cormorant Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry 20100416 3 2 IMG_0258 Neotropic Cormorant "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 3 2 IMG_0259 Neotropic Cormorant "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20110409 4 2 IMG_1946 Neotropic Cormorant "Galveston Ferry, Texas" 20110409 4 2 IMG_2278 Neotropic Cormorant "Galveston Ferry, Texas" 20090201 4 3 IMG_2521 Neotropic Cormorant "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20120219 4 3 IMG_1339 Neotropic Cormorant "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" 20110909 2 1 IMG_3921 Northern Cardinal "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" Juvenile 20110909 2 1 IMG_3924 Northern Cardinal "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" Juvenile 20080908 5 1 IMG_0292 Northern Cardinal "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Juvenile Male 20080908 5 1 IMG_0294 Northern Cardinal "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Juvenile Male 20110410 4 4 IMG_2730 Northern Cardinal "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20110411 4 4 IMG_3732 Northern Cardinal "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20110413 4 4 IMG_5083 Northern Cardinal "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male - You can just see his tongue 20110406 4 4 IMG_0014 Northern Cardinal "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Female 20080909 5 4 IMG_0969 Northern Cardinal "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Male 20080909 5 4 IMG_1016 Northern Cardinal "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Male - eating leaves 20090203 5 4 IMG_5148 Northern Cardinal "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Female 20090915 5 4 IMG_0855 Northern Cardinal "Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Male 20120125 3 4 IMG_7829 Northern Cardinal "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Male with the sun behind him 20120125 3 4 IMG_7911 Northern Cardinal "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120126 3 4 IMG_8359 Northern Cardinal "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120220 3 4 IMG_2080 Northern Cardinal "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Female 20120423 3 4 IMG_6437 Northern Cardinal "Houston Zoo, Texas" Male 20120416 3 4 IMG_8674 Northern Cardinal "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Female 20120420 3 4 IMG_4160 Northern Cardinal "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20101018 2 4 IMG_0443 Northern Flicker "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" Male 20070316 3 4 DSC08440 Northern Flicker "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Red-shafted Form - female 20070316 3 4 DSC08444 Northern Flicker "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Red-shafted Form - female 20070317 4 4 DSC08632 Northern Flicker "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Red-shafted Form - female 20070323 4 4 DSC09084 Northern Flicker "Oroville, CA" Red-shafted Form - male 20080204 4 4 IMG_8660 Northern Flicker "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Red-shafted Form - female 20100104 4 4 IMG_0093 Northern Flicker "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Female 20101112 4 4 IMG_2830 Northern Flicker "Mines Road, Livermore, CA" Male 20080909 5 4 IMG_0497 Northern Flicker "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Yellow-shafted Form - females 20080909 5 4 IMG_0499 Northern Flicker "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Yellow-shafted Form - females 20080911 5 4 IMG_1793 Northern Flicker "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Yellow-shafted Form - male 20080911 5 4 IMG_1805 Northern Flicker "Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore, Indiana" Yellow-shafted Form - male 20100221 5 4 IMG_4133 Northern Flicker Louis Robidoux Nature Center Female 20100221 5 4 IMG_4288 Northern Flicker Louis Robidoux Nature Center Female 20100221 5 4 IMG_4289 Northern Flicker Louis Robidoux Nature Center Female 20120222 4 4 IMG_3909 Northern Flicker "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona" Female 20080405 2 1 IMG_7100 Northern Goshawk "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Juvenile 20101020 2 4 IMG_1618 Northern Goshawk "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1620 Northern Goshawk "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1624 Northern Goshawk "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1625 Northern Goshawk "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2970 Northern Goshawk "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2977 Northern Goshawk "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" 20071108 1 1 IMG_6825 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile 20080527 2 1 IMG_7680 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071108 3 1 IMG_6821 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile 20070920 5 1 IMG_6860 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile Male 20070920 5 1 IMG_6975 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile Male 20071210 5 1 IMG_6469 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20080527 2 4 IMG_7683 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080527 2 4 IMG_7688 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20091123 2 4 IMG_6914 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20091123 2 4 IMG_6929 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080229 3 4 IMG_3124 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Male with the head of some rodent 20080229 3 4 IMG_3170 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Male 20080229 3 4 IMG_3309 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Male preening 20080229 3 4 IMG_3446 Northern Harrier "Bodega Bay, CA" Male 20080313 3 4 IMG_5872 Northern Harrier "Wildcat Creek Park, Richmond, CA" Male 20080404 3 4 IMG_7451 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080404 3 4 IMG_7452 Northern Harrier "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100228 4 4 IMG_5041 Northern Harrier "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" She was eating -- the prey is hidden by the grasses 20070316 3 4 DSC08367 Northern Mockingbird "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20110310 3 4 IMG_8484 Northern Mockingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20090930 4 4 IMG_2645 Northern Mockingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090930 4 4 IMG_2660 Northern Mockingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070419 5 4 DSC02168 Northern Mockingbird "Albany, CA" 20071003 5 4 IMG_9097 Northern Mockingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080228 5 4 IMG_2636 Northern Mockingbird "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080429 5 4 IMG_3862 Northern Mockingbird "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0074 Northern Mockingbird "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20120123 2 4 IMG_7267 Northern Mockingbird "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120123 2 4 IMG_7272 Northern Mockingbird "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Note the tongue 20120123 2 4 IMG_7278 Northern Mockingbird "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Note the tongue 20110410 3 1 IMG_2618 Northern Parula "Dos Vacas Muertas, Galveston Island, TX" 1st year juvenile 20110412 3 1 IMG_4138 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year juvenile 20110412 3 1 IMG_4145 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year juvenile 20110412 3 1 IMG_4167 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st year juvenile 20110412 3 4 IMG_4366 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100418 4 4 IMG_1972 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100418 4 4 IMG_1979 Northern Parula "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20120421 3 4 IMG_4578 Northern Parula "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4588 Northern Parula "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20091201 2 2 IMG_7590 Northern Pintail "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20091225 2 2 IMG_9171 Northern Pintail "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male 20111215 2 2 IMG_4074 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20111215 2 2 IMG_4080 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20111215 2 2 IMG_4124 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female Northern Pintail showing tongue 20111215 2 2 IMG_4145 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20081113 3 2 IMG_1579 Northern Pintail "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Female Northern Pintail - Female Gadwall on the right 20070216 5 2 DSC04748 Northern Pintail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20071016 5 2 IMG_2671 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Males and females 20071023 5 2 IMG_3728 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Male 20090925 4 3 IMG_2339 Northern Pintail "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Females 20080328 5 4 IMG_9146 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080609 5 4 IMG_3356 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 4 IMG_3358 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 4 IMG_3359 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20090302 5 4 IMG_9345 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20090302 5 4 IMG_9366 Northern Rough-winged Swallow "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0057 Northern Saw-whet Owl "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 4 4 IMG_0064 Northern Saw-whet Owl "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101020 5 4 IMG_1737 Northern Saw-whet Owl "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20080128 2 2 IMG_6823 Northern Shoveler "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male & Female 20080201 2 2 IMG_8113 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20080201 2 2 IMG_8137 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male - When they are feeding they looking like they are shoveling through the water 20080201 2 2 IMG_8158 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20080201 2 2 IMG_8159 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20080201 2 2 IMG_8160 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20071123 3 2 IMG_1318 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070216 5 2 DSC04812 Northern Shoveler "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20091225 2 3 IMG_9217 Northern Shoveler "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Males and females 20091225 2 3 IMG_9221 Northern Shoveler "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Male and Female 20100927 2 3 IMG_8857 Northern Shoveler "Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA" Male 20071010 3 3 IMG_0119 Northern Shoveler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Adult male - transitioning to breeding 20070929 5 3 IMG_8291 Northern Shoveler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Adult males - transitioning to breeding 20071115 5 3 IMG_7878 Northern Shoveler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Adult males (left) transitioning to breeding 20081008 5 3 IMG_4980 Northern Shoveler "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Adult male - transitioning to breeding 20081112 5 4 IMG_0621 Northern Shrike "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081112 5 4 IMG_0815 Northern Shrike "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081112 5 4 IMG_0826 Northern Shrike "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_0945 Northern Shrike "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_0956 Northern Shrike "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5328 Northwestern Crow "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5327 Northwestern Crow "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5303 Northwestern Crow "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5341 Northwestern Crow "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5373 Northwestern Crow "Lowell Point, Seward, AK" 20100715 5 4 IMG_5220 Northwestern Crow "Seward, AK" 20090402 2 4 IMG_4282 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female 20090402 2 4 IMG_4232 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female 20090402 2 4 IMG_4241 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female 20080630 4 4 IMG_7709 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Male 20080630 4 4 IMG_7728 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Male 20081006 4 4 IMG_4189 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Ukiah, CA" Male 20081124 4 4 IMG_5332 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female 20100104 4 4 IMG_9903 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Female 20100213 4 4 IMG_2755 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20100221 4 4 IMG_4170 Nuttall's Woodpecker Louis Robidoux Nature Center Male 20080221 5 4 IMG_1986 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female - very overcast day in Walnut Creek 20080221 5 4 IMG_2000 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Female - very overcast day in Walnut Creek 20110308 5 4 IMG_6835 Nuttall's Woodpecker "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" 20080625 3 1 IMG_6439 Oak Titmouse "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20110506 2 4 IMG_5906 Oak Titmouse "Home - Kensington, CA" 20100528 2 4 IMG_0157 Oak Titmouse "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20100528 2 4 IMG_0160 Oak Titmouse "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Note seed in beak 20100601 2 4 IMG_0234 Oak Titmouse "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Note seed in beak 20080604 3 4 IMG_9999 Oak Titmouse "Laguna Grande Park, Monterey, CA" 20081230 3 4 IMG_9000 Oak Titmouse "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20081230 3 4 IMG_9014 Oak Titmouse "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" He ate part of the leaf 20100218 3 4 IMG_3051 Oak Titmouse "Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA" Scratching the head 20080320 5 4 IMG_7032 Oak Titmouse "Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, CA" Bug in beak 20071111 1 0 IMG_7468 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Hard to tell if it is an Eared or a Horned Grebe 20071112 2 0 IMG_7620 Oil Spill "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Horned Grebe? 20071113 5 0 IMG_7650 Oil Spill "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Sequence 1 of oiled Grebe 20071113 5 0 IMG_7653 Oil Spill "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Sequence 2 of oiled Grebe 20071113 5 0 IMG_7655 Oil Spill "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Sequence 3 of oiled Grebe 20071124 5 0 IMG_2238 Oil Spill "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Mallard on the left looks like it has oil on the head 20071111 7 0 IMG_7489 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Eared Grebe 20071111 7 0 IMG_7510 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Oil on the Beach 20071111 7 0 IMG_7513 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Assorted Oiled Birds 20071111 7 0 IMG_7521 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Assorted Oiled Birds 20071111 7 0 IMG_7524 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Oil in the water 20071111 7 0 IMG_7534 Oil Spill "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" She is rescuing the Eared Grebe 20071112 7 0 IMG_7623 Oil Spill "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Double-crested Cormorant 20070505 5 4 DSC06402 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070505 5 4 DSC06409 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070505 5 4 DSC06416 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070505 5 4 DSC06417 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070505 5 4 DSC06418 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20080909 5 4 IMG_0537 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Eating a bug 20080909 5 4 IMG_0559 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20080909 5 4 IMG_0614 Olive-sided Flycatcher "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20100525 3 1 IMG_1299 Orange-crowned Warbler "Palomarin Field Station, Bolinas, CA" Being banded by a ranger 20080510 4 4 IMG_2204 Orange-crowned Warbler "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080510 4 4 IMG_2207 Orange-crowned Warbler "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080616 4 4 IMG_4819 Orange-crowned Warbler "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080616 4 4 IMG_4847 Orange-crowned Warbler "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111013 4 4 IMG_8604 Orange-crowned Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20111013 4 4 IMG_8630 Orange-crowned Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20111013 4 4 IMG_8666 Orange-crowned Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20111108 4 4 IMG_0948 Orange-crowned Warbler "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100417 4 1 IMG_1008 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st summer - male 20100417 4 1 IMG_1017 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 1st summer - male 20100417 4 4 IMG_0871 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20100418 4 4 IMG_1329 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_1336 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_1354 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100418 4 4 IMG_1357 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100418 4 4 IMG_1358 Orchard Oriole "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20110411 4 4 IMG_3672 Orchard Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20110411 4 4 IMG_3673 Orchard Oriole "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20080702 2 1 IMG_9845 Oregon Junco "Home - Kensington, CA" 20080702 2 1 IMG_9855 Oregon Junco "Home - Kensington, CA" 20080510 3 1 IMG_2708 Oregon Junco "Home - Kensington, CA" Just fledged 20080510 3 1 IMG_2710 Oregon Junco "Home - Kensington, CA" Just fledged 20080523 5 1 IMG_6433 Oregon Junco "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" 20100111 2 4 IMG_0879 Oregon Junco "Niles Blvd & Nursery Ave., Fremont, Ca" 20080503 3 4 IMG_6356 Oregon Junco "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Dark adult 20100115 3 4 IMG_1457 Oregon Junco "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" 20100309 3 4 IMG_5636 Oregon Junco "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20100309 3 4 IMG_5642 Oregon Junco "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20070511 5 4 DSC07193 Oregon Junco "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Pale adult 20090814 5 1 IMG_9917 Osprey "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile Osprey 20090814 5 1 IMG_9959 Osprey "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" The Raven later chased the Juvenile Osprey away 20101215 2 4 IMG_9286 Osprey "Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Can just see the head of a fish under claws 20101215 2 4 IMG_9240 Osprey "Flamingo Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Looks a fish under claws 20080523 3 4 IMG_5999 Osprey "Alan Sieroty State Beach, Tomales Bay State Park, CA" 20080523 3 4 IMG_6009 Osprey "Alan Sieroty State Beach, Tomales Bay State Park, CA" 20080523 3 4 IMG_6079 Osprey "Alan Sieroty State Beach, Tomales Bay State Park, CA" 20080523 3 4 IMG_6093 Osprey "Alan Sieroty State Beach, Tomales Bay State Park, CA" Note part of egg shell in beak 20090131 3 4 IMG_1983 Osprey "Port Bolivar, Texas" That is one large fish 20090131 3 4 IMG_2010 Osprey "Port Bolivar, Texas" 20100729 3 4 IMG_6969 Osprey "Big Chico Creek Day Use Area, Chico, CA" Note fish under claws 20110716 3 4 _MG_9428 Osprey "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100128 4 4 IMG_2306 Osprey "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20110612 4 4 IMG_6160 Osprey "near Red Oak Victory Ship, Point Richmond, CA" 20120219 3 4 IMG_1347 Osprey "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Carrying away the fish 20120219 3 4 IMG_1465 Osprey "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Eating the fish 20101130 4 1 IMG_5642 Pacific Golden Plover "Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, HI" I believe this is a juvenile 20110906 3 3 IMG_1497 Pacific Golden Plover "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" 20110912 3 3 IMG_5700 Pacific Golden Plover "Royal Kona Hotel, Kona, HI" 20080929 4 3 IMG_3786 Pacific Golden Plover "Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA" 20101201 4 3 IMG_5859 Pacific Golden Plover "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 3 IMG_7072 Pacific Golden Plover "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 3 IMG_7488 Pacific Golden Plover "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20080122 5 3 IMG_4459 Pacific Golden Plover "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 3 IMG_4664 Pacific Golden Plover "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 3 IMG_4668 Pacific Golden Plover "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 3 IMG_5103 Pacific Golden Plover "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080124 5 3 IMG_5848 Pacific Golden Plover "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 3 IMG_5851 Pacific Golden Plover "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_5916 Pacific Golden Plover "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_5918 Pacific Golden Plover "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20090607 5 2 IMG_0747 Pacific Loon "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 2 IMG_0761 Pacific Loon "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 2 IMG_0854 Pacific Loon "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090607 5 2 IMG_0863 Pacific Loon "Monterey Boadwalk, Monterey, CA" 20090729 5 3 IMG_9358 Pacific Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Pacific Loon transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20090729 5 3 IMG_9410 Pacific Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" Pacific Loon transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20070724 5 1 DSC09604 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Very young birds - day 1 of taking picture 20070724 5 1 DSC09634 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Three very young birds using infrared - day 1 20070724 5 1 DSC09972 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Three asleep young birds using infrared - day 1 20070728 5 1 DSC01131 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Three young birds - day 4 20070731 5 1 IMG_0936 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Three young birds - day 7 20090607 4 4 IMG_0433 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20090607 4 4 IMG_0574 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20070724 5 4 DSC09717 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Bug in beak 20070724 5 4 DSC09823 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070724 5 4 DSC09824 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070724 5 4 DSC09875 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Bug in beak 20070724 5 4 DSC09936 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" Bug in beak 20070728 5 4 DSC01103 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070728 5 4 DSC01105 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070728 5 4 DSC01108 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070728 5 4 DSC01113 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20070728 5 4 DSC01118 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Hills of Berkeley, CA" 20080523 5 4 IMG_6406 Pacific-slope Flycatcher "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" 20110413 4 2 IMG_4475 Palm Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110413 4 2 IMG_4480 Palm Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20101215 2 3 IMG_8446 Palm Warbler "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Brown variant 20101215 2 3 IMG_8544 Palm Warbler "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Brown variant 20101215 2 3 IMG_8670 Palm Warbler "Royal Palm Visitory Center, Everglades, FL" Brown variant - hint of red on crown 20101216 2 3 IMG_9864 Palm Warbler "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Brown variant 20101216 2 3 IMG_9906 Palm Warbler "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Brown variant - hint of red on crown 20101216 2 3 IMG_9914 Palm Warbler "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Brown variant - hint of red on crown 20101214 3 3 IMG_8154 Palm Warbler Miami Shores neighborhood Yellow variant 20101216 3 3 IMG_0217 Palm Warbler "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Brown variant 20101214 4 3 IMG_8159 Palm Warbler Miami Shores neighborhood Yellow variant 20090303 5 4 IMG_0334 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0353 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0616 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0629 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" With rooster 20090303 5 4 IMG_0650 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0658 Peafowl "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20101203 5 4 IMG_6991 Peafowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" Female 20101203 5 4 IMG_6994 Peafowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" Female 20101203 5 4 IMG_7002 Peafowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" Female 20101203 3 4 IMG_7142 Peafowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20061209 5 1 DSC00360 Pelagic Cormorant "Golden Gate Bridge Park; S.F., CA" Juvenile 20080527 5 1 IMG_8362 Pelagic Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile on the right 20080628 5 1 IMG_7300 Pelagic Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Believe bird on left is a juvenile 20080629 5 1 IMG_7409 Pelagic Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Believe most of birds in nest are juveniles 20100313 4 2 IMG_6259 Pelagic Cormorant "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20100313 4 2 IMG_6264 Pelagic Cormorant "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20100714 4 2 IMG_5084 Pelagic Cormorant "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" Still shows breeding white feathers on back side 20070219 5 2 DSC05205 Pelagic Cormorant "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" White patch on flank indicates bird in breeding 20070306 5 2 DSC06814 Pelagic Cormorant "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070518 5 2 DSC08273 Pelagic Cormorant "Monterey Bay, CA" White patch on flank indicates bird in breeding 20070518 5 2 DSC08276 Pelagic Cormorant "Monterey Bay, CA" White patch on flank indicates bird in breeding 20070518 5 2 DSC08328 Pelagic Cormorant "Monterey Bay, CA" 20080516 5 2 IMG_4047 Pelagic Cormorant "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080516 5 2 IMG_4066 Pelagic Cormorant "Bodega Bay, CA" Nest building 20080528 5 2 IMG_8385 Pelagic Cormorant "Bodega Bay, CA" Sitting on nest 20111216 2 3 IMG_4253 Pelagic Cormorant "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" 20111216 2 3 IMG_4288 Pelagic Cormorant "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" 20070412 3 3 DSC00634 Pelagic Cormorant "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20110209 3 3 IMG_4078 Pelagic Cormorant "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100923 4 3 IMG_8720 Pelagic Cormorant "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071011 5 1 IMG_1989 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071011 5 1 IMG_1994 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081028 2 4 IMG_6377 Peregrine Falcon "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20081028 2 4 IMG_6398 Peregrine Falcon "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20081113 3 4 IMG_1939 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081113 3 4 IMG_1942 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081113 3 4 IMG_1948 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081113 3 4 IMG_2007 Peregrine Falcon "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20091222 4 4 IMG_8610 Peregrine Falcon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Some critter is in the Peregrine's talons 20091222 4 4 IMG_8612 Peregrine Falcon "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Some critter is in the Peregrine's talons 20100219 2 4 IMG_3418 Phainopepla "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male 20100219 2 4 IMG_3412 Phainopepla "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male 20100219 2 4 IMG_3415 Phainopepla "Visitor's Center, Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Male 20110307 3 4 IMG_6406 Phainopepla "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Male 20110307 3 4 IMG_6424 Phainopepla "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Male 20110307 3 4 IMG_7205 Phainopepla "Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Female 20110307 3 4 IMG_7213 Phainopepla "Joshua Tree National Park, CA" Female 20120223 2 4 IMG_5290 Phainopepla "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" Male 20090512 4 1 IMG_0849 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" Juvenile & Parent 20090512 4 1 IMG_0895 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" Juvenile & Parent 20090512 4 1 IMG_0906 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" Juvenile 20090512 4 1 IMG_0909 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" Pied-billed Grebe parent feeding Juvenile 20090512 4 1 IMG_0911 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" Pied-billed Grebe parent feeding Juvenile 20110826 4 1 _MG_0677 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Adult feeding the juvenile 20110826 4 1 _MG_0732 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Juvenile 20110826 4 1 _MG_0750 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Juvenile with adult 20080701 2 2 IMG_8060 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080701 2 2 IMG_8075 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20090512 4 2 IMG_0990 Pied-billed Grebe "Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA" 20070311 5 2 DSC07837 Pied-billed Grebe "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20090929 2 3 IMG_2528 Pied-billed Grebe "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20111108 2 3 IMG_0876 Pied-billed Grebe "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20071121 3 3 IMG_1126 Pied-billed Grebe "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" Note the webbed feet on the Pied-billed Grebe 20090929 3 3 IMG_2526 Pied-billed Grebe "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Not sure what he is eating 20101215 4 3 IMG_8622 Pied-billed Grebe "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 4 3 IMG_8629 Pied-billed Grebe "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20071106 5 3 IMG_6011 Pied-billed Grebe "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8156 Pied-billed Grebe "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20100622 3 2 IMG_1436 Pigeon Guillemot "Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA" 20100713 3 2 IMG_3992 Pigeon Guillemot "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 3 2 IMG_4081 Pigeon Guillemot "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 3 2 IMG_4405 Pigeon Guillemot "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100617 4 2 IMG_1111 Pigeon Guillemot "Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA" Eaing a fish 20080605 5 2 IMG_1678 Pigeon Guillemot "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20090609 5 2 IMG_7539 Pigeon Guillemot "Ano Nuevo State Natural Reserve, CA" 20110715 5 2 _MG_9132 Pigeon Guillemot "Mendocino Headlands State Park, CA" 20100325 4 4 IMG_7722 Pine Siskin "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" Male 20100325 4 4 IMG_7730 Pine Siskin "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" "Also, two Goldfinches" 20100325 4 4 IMG_7742 Pine Siskin "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" Male on left 20100325 4 4 IMG_7746 Pine Siskin "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" Male on left 20100325 4 4 IMG_7762 Pine Siskin "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" Female 20090418 5 4 IMG_6741 Pine Siskin "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20090418 5 4 IMG_6761 Pine Siskin "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20090418 5 4 IMG_6772 Pine Siskin "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20090203 5 4 IMG_4964 Pine Warbler "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" male 20090203 5 4 IMG_4979 Pine Warbler "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" male 20120126 4 4 IMG_8846 Pine Warbler "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" male 20120126 4 4 IMG_8862 Pine Warbler "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" male 20120126 4 4 IMG_8863 Pine Warbler "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" male 20120126 3 4 IMG_8872 Pine Warbler "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5175 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6945 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6961 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6978 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6934 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" White-faced Whistling Duck in forefront 20101203 4 4 IMG_6920 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101205 4 4 IMG_7718 Plumed Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1631 Prairie Falcon "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1636 Prairie Falcon "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1640 Prairie Falcon "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101215 3 4 IMG_0752 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_0753 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_0759 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_0760 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_0762 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101215 3 4 IMG_0767 Prairie Warbler "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20100418 3 4 IMG_1304 Prothonotary Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110406 3 4 IMG_0762 Prothonotary Warbler "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Male 20110406 3 4 IMG_0761 Prothonotary Warbler "Boy Scout Woods Santuary, High Island, TX" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_1302 Prothonotary Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 4 4 IMG_1305 Prothonotary Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110907 2 4 IMG_2433 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 2 4 IMG_2439 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2411 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2444 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2446 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2448 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2451 Pueo - Hawaiian Owl "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20080519 5 4 IMG_4274 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4312 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4319 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4329 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4336 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4356 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4376 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20080519 5 4 IMG_4401 Purple Finch "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" Male 20101215 4 1 IMG_8450 Purple Gallinule "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Probably juvenile - no white shield on forehead 20101215 4 1 IMG_8460 Purple Gallinule "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Probably juvenile - no white shield on forehead 20110413 3 4 IMG_5115 Purple Gallinule "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110413 3 4 IMG_5153 Purple Gallinule "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110413 3 4 IMG_5175 Purple Gallinule "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20110413 3 4 IMG_5178 Purple Gallinule "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" "Note sure why he was ""standing"" up" 20110413 3 4 IMG_5200 Purple Gallinule "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20100418 4 1 IMG_1319 Purple Martin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female in Center 20110407 3 4 IMG_1494 Purple Martin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100418 4 4 IMG_1320 Purple Martin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female in Center 20100418 4 4 IMG_1326 Purple Martin "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female in Center 20100421 4 1 IMG_3098 Pyrrhuloxia "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100421 4 1 IMG_3102 Pyrrhuloxia "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100421 4 1 IMG_3122 Pyrrhuloxia "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Pyrrhuloxia nest 20100421 4 1 IMG_3128 Pyrrhuloxia "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100421 4 1 IMG_3133 Pyrrhuloxia "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20091026 3 4 IMG_4793 Pyrrhuloxia "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" Male 20091026 4 4 IMG_4797 Pyrrhuloxia "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" Male 20101130 4 1 IMG_5057 Red Junglefowl "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 1 IMG_6093 Red Junglefowl "Koke's Visitor Center, Kauai, HI" The adult was feeding the chick 20101202 4 1 IMG_6251 Red Junglefowl "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7152 Red Junglefowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 1 IMG_7150 Red Junglefowl "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20080121 3 4 IMG_3130 Red Junglefowl "Wa'ahila Ridge, Oahu, HI" 20080121 3 4 IMG_3141 Red Junglefowl "Wa'ahila Ridge, Oahu, HI" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4632 Red Junglefowl "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101201 4 4 IMG_6119 Red Junglefowl "Koke's Visitor Center, Kauai, HI" I love the colors and feather pattern 20080121 5 4 IMG_3117 Red Junglefowl "Wa'ahila Ridge, Oahu, HI" 20090421 4 2 IMG_7053 Red Knot "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" One lone Red Knot in center 20090421 4 2 IMG_7064 Red Knot "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" One lone Red Knot in center 20090421 4 2 IMG_7070 Red Knot "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" One lone Red Knot in center 20080804 5 2 IMG_7217 Red Knot "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Black-bellied Plovers in the background 20080804 5 2 IMG_7262 Red Knot "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8690 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8708 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8712 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8714 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8725 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8728 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8770 Red Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090204 4 4 IMG_5332 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090204 4 4 IMG_5344 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090204 4 4 IMG_5366 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090204 4 4 IMG_5377 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20101216 4 4 IMG_0168 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Male 20101218 4 4 IMG_1154 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" Female - much darker head 20080910 5 4 IMG_1692 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lillie Park, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090204 5 4 IMG_5285 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" Female 20090302 5 4 IMG_9697 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Female 20090302 5 4 IMG_9702 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Female 20090302 5 4 IMG_9703 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Jungle Gardens/Avery Island, Lousiana" Female 20120126 4 4 IMG_8749 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Fairview Riverside State Park, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0311 Red-bellied Woodpecker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20071210 2 2 IMG_6627 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20120117 2 2 IMG_6748 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20071210 3 2 IMG_6536 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20071210 3 2 IMG_6661 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20080107 3 2 IMG_1587 Red-breasted Merganser "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female 20100124 3 2 IMG_1898 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20120105 3 2 IMG_5484 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20120105 3 2 IMG_5490 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20120117 3 2 IMG_6710 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20120117 3 2 IMG_6791 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Male 20090312 4 2 IMG_2786 Red-breasted Merganser "Bodega Bay, CA" Male 20071117 5 2 IMG_9193 Red-breasted Merganser "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" Female 20071210 5 2 IMG_6594 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20071210 5 2 IMG_6643 Red-breasted Merganser "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Female 20071211 5 2 IMG_6969 Red-breasted Merganser "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20100612 4 1 IMG_0855 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Adult on the left 20100612 4 1 IMG_0857 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20100612 4 1 IMG_0865 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile on another's back 20100612 4 1 IMG_0866 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Two juveniles on the left 20100612 4 1 IMG_0867 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Two juveniles on the left 20070716 5 1 DSC07676 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Young - unable to fly -- no tail feathers 20070716 5 1 DSC07706 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile in background 20070716 5 1 DSC07745 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Young - unable to fly -- no tail feathers 20080721 5 1 IMG_3230 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Juvenile 20100911 2 4 IMG_5948 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20110702 2 4 _MG_8310 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Stunned after flying into a window 20070716 5 4 DSC07809 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20070716 5 4 DSC07842 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20080226 5 4 IMG_2414 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080510 5 4 IMG_2695 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Drinking at the fountain 20080510 5 4 IMG_2698 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20090813 5 4 IMG_9812 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20100323 5 4 IMG_6934 Red-breasted Nuthatch "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20080211 3 4 IMG_0957 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20080303 3 4 IMG_4807 Red-breasted Sapsucker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20101109 3 4 IMG_2423 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Washington Park, Alameda, CA" Northern Flicker on the right 20101109 3 4 IMG_2461 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Washington Park, Alameda, CA" 20101109 3 4 IMG_2575 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Washington Park, Alameda, CA" 20111202 4 4 IMG_3519 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA" Might be a hybrid 20111202 4 4 IMG_3524 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA" Might be a hybrid 20111202 4 4 IMG_3550 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Lake Elizabeth, Fremont, CA" Might be a hybrid 20070215 5 4 DSC04599 Red-breasted Sapsucker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20070215 5 4 DSC04603 Red-breasted Sapsucker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20071130 5 4 IMG_4736 Red-breasted Sapsucker "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080303 5 4 IMG_4180 Red-breasted Sapsucker "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20080125 2 4 IMG_5902 Red-crested Cardinal "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 2 4 IMG_5901 Red-crested Cardinal "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20101202 2 4 IMG_6758 Red-crested Cardinal "Hanalei, Kauai, HI" 20101203 2 4 IMG_7121 Red-crested Cardinal "Smith's Tropical Garden, Kauai, HI" 20101129 3 4 IMG_4623 Red-crested Cardinal "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 3 4 IMG_6779 Red-crested Cardinal "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Looks like he is eating a corn flake 20101203 3 4 IMG_7098 Red-crested Cardinal "Smith's Tropical Garden, Kauai, HI" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2865 Red-crested Cardinal "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2876 Red-crested Cardinal "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2878 Red-crested Cardinal "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4959 Red-crested Cardinal "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5661 Red-crested Cardinal "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20100417 3 2 IMG_0774 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 3 2 IMG_0784 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 3 2 IMG_0785 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 4 2 IMG_0762 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 4 2 IMG_0767 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 4 2 IMG_0786 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 4 2 IMG_0803 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20110410 4 2 IMG_2883 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110410 4 2 IMG_2896 Reddish-Dark Morph Egret "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100220 4 2 IMG_3712 Reddish-White Morph Egret "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20100220 4 2 IMG_3717 Reddish-White Morph Egret "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20110407 4 2 IMG_0846 Reddish-White Morph Egret "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20110407 4 2 IMG_0847 Reddish-White Morph Egret "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" Looks like dracula hunting 20100418 4 4 IMG_1063 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100418 4 4 IMG_1069 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100418 5 4 IMG_1071 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5325 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5326 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5333 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5353 Red-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Red-eyed Vireo eating an aphid 20100714 5 1 IMG_4779 Red-faced Cormorant "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 1 IMG_4782 Red-faced Cormorant "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20100714 5 1 IMG_4810 Red-faced Cormorant "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20101130 4 1 IMG_5407 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 1st year juvenile 20101202 4 1 IMG_6686 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 1st year juvenile 20101202 4 1 IMG_6689 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 1st year juvenile 20101130 4 4 IMG_5264 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" Notice the Booby in center has red feet 20101130 4 4 IMG_5304 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5339 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6751 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6735 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6616 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101202 4 4 IMG_6707 Red-footed Booby "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20080204 3 2 IMG_8809 Redhead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20081030 3 2 IMG_7373 Redhead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20101217 3 2 IMG_0431 Redhead "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101217 3 2 IMG_0513 Redhead "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Males 20101217 3 2 IMG_0520 Redhead "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Male 20101217 3 2 IMG_0533 Redhead "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Female 20081030 4 2 IMG_6890 Redhead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female surrounded by Coots 20081030 4 2 IMG_7207 Redhead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20081030 4 2 IMG_7218 Redhead "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female 20090303 5 4 IMG_0297 Red-headed Woodpecker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20120128 3 4 IMG_0431 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0448 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0512 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0530 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0548 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0617 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 3 4 IMG_0431 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0448 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0512 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0530 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 4 4 IMG_0548 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0617 Red-headed Woodpecker "Fontainebleau State Park, LA" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4073 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4074 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4078 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3998 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3999 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4000 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_5006 Red-legged Kittiwake "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20101018 3 4 IMG_0730 Red-naped Sapsucker "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20101018 3 4 IMG_0673 Red-naped Sapsucker "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20101018 3 4 IMG_0709 Red-naped Sapsucker "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20101018 3 4 IMG_0710 Red-naped Sapsucker "Rock Cliff Recreation Area, Utah" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3547 Red-necked Grebe "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3550 Red-necked Grebe "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3582 Red-necked Grebe "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3584 Red-necked Grebe "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100711 5 2 IMG_2534 Red-necked Grebe "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 2 IMG_2535 Red-necked Grebe "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" 20100712 5 2 IMG_3189 Red-necked Grebe "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" 20100715 5 2 IMG_5879 Red-necked Grebe "Westchester Lagoon, Anchorage, AK" Adult and Juvenile 20070211 5 3 DSC03889 Red-necked Grebe "Near Marina, Bodega Bay, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8393 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8394 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8596 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080506 5 2 IMG_8605 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20080506 5 2 IMG_8999 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070911 4 3 IMG_4488 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070911 4 3 IMG_4535 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" It was riding the waves 20070911 4 3 IMG_4547 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" It was riding the waves 20070911 4 3 IMG_4552 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" It was riding the waves 20070912 4 3 IMG_4843 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070920 4 3 IMG_6687 Red-necked Phalarope "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100820 4 3 IMG_5455 Red-necked Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070511 5 1 DSC07535 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070511 5 1 DSC07536 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070527 5 1 DSC00122 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070527 5 1 DSC00165 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070527 5 1 DSC00188 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Eating a lizard 20070527 5 1 DSC00191 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Eating a lizard 20070527 5 1 DSC00229 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20080625 5 1 IMG_6405 Red-shouldered Hawk "Toro Regional Park, Salinas, CA" 20090426 5 1 IMG_7749 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Note baby in the middle 20100228 5 1 IMG_5132 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 1st year juvenile 20100228 5 1 IMG_5142 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 1st year juvenile 20080114 5 4 IMG_2479 Red-shouldered Hawk "Berkeley Meadow, Berkeley, CA" 20080114 5 4 IMG_2711 Red-shouldered Hawk "Berkeley Meadow, Berkeley, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_1495 Red-shouldered Hawk "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20090201 5 4 IMG_2691 Red-shouldered Hawk "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090204 5 4 IMG_5653 Red-shouldered Hawk "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090512 5 4 IMG_0659 Red-shouldered Hawk "Calaveras Reservoir, near Milpitas, CA" 20091202 5 4 IMG_7566 Red-shouldered Hawk "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20101218 5 4 IMG_1233 Red-shouldered Hawk "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20101218 5 4 IMG_9103 Red-shouldered Hawk "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20101229 2 1 IMG_2176 Red-tailed Hawk "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20101229 2 1 IMG_2172 Red-tailed Hawk "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20061203 5 1 DSC00200 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070211 5 1 DSC03796 Red-tailed Hawk "Bodega Hwy, CA" Notice the band on the leg 20070227 5 1 DSC05693 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070301 5 1 DSC06085 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070427 5 1 DSC03996 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile 20070510 5 1 DSC06787 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20070510 5 1 DSC07038 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile - he was so close I almost could touch him 20070510 5 1 DSC07080 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20071115 5 1 IMG_8569 Red-tailed Hawk "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20080102 5 1 IMG_1082 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080102 5 1 IMG_0107 Red-tailed Hawk "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080210 5 1 IMG_0817 Red-tailed Hawk "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080315 5 1 IMG_6394 Red-tailed Hawk "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Dead partially eaten rabbit below hawk 20080315 5 1 IMG_6431 Red-tailed Hawk "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Dead partially eaten rabbit below hawk 20090210 5 1 IMG_7446 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20090210 5 1 IMG_7495 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20070323 5 4 DSC09383 Red-tailed Hawk "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1479 Red-tailed Hawk "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1529 Red-tailed Hawk "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20080909 5 4 IMG_0699 Red-tailed Hawk "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Eastern Adult 20081202 5 4 IMG_5992 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081202 5 4 IMG_5995 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081202 5 4 IMG_6065 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081202 5 4 IMG_6151 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081202 5 4 IMG_6153 Red-tailed Hawk "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20090202 5 4 IMG_4333 Red-tailed Hawk "near Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" 20090630 5 4 IMG_8480 Red-tailed Hawk "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20091011 5 4 IMG_3682 Red-tailed Hawk "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100609 5 1 IMG_0700 Red-throated Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 1st summer 20100609 5 1 IMG_0752 Red-throated Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 1st summer 20100609 5 1 IMG_0792 Red-throated Loon "Bodega Bay, CA" 1st summer 20080205 5 3 IMG_9978 Red-throated Loon "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080317 5 3 IMG_6678 Red-throated Loon "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080317 5 3 IMG_6705 Red-throated Loon "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080325 5 3 IMG_8312 Red-throated Loon "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20081027 5 3 IMG_5982 Red-throated Loon "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" Notice the bent bill 20081027 5 3 IMG_5991 Red-throated Loon "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" Notice the bent bill 20081027 5 3 IMG_5997 Red-throated Loon "Kirby Park, Elkhorn Slough, CA" 20081208 5 3 IMG_6361 Red-throated Loon "Berkeley Marina; Berkley, CA" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3269 Red-vented Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4389 Red-vented Bulbul "Ililani Resort, Oahu, HI" "Ililani Resort, Oahu" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4993 Red-vented Bulbul "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_5001 Red-vented Bulbul "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_5032 Red-vented Bulbul "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_5067 Red-vented Bulbul "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_5080 Red-vented Bulbul "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4687 Red-vented Bulbul "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4690 Red-vented Bulbul "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4695 Red-vented Bulbul "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5473 Red-vented Bulbul "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5570 Red-vented Bulbul "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6159 Red-vented Bulbul "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6165 Red-vented Bulbul "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6167 Red-vented Bulbul "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3199 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3231 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3260 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3265 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3279 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3833 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3843 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3864 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080121 5 4 IMG_3869 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5511 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6554 Red-whiskered Bulbul "Senator Fong Gardens, Oahu, HI" 20070830 5 1 IMG_1918 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Maybe juvenile molting to adult 20070310 5 4 DSC07508 Red-winged Blackbird "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female Red-winged Blackbird 20070508 5 4 DSC06605 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20070829 5 4 IMG_1611 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" There were hundreds that day 20080314 5 4 IMG_6257 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20080318 5 4 IMG_6895 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20080416 5 4 IMG_9677 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20090201 5 4 IMG_2898 Red-winged Blackbird "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20090302 5 4 IMG_8614 Red-winged Blackbird "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Female Red-winged Blackbird 20090302 5 4 IMG_8642 Red-winged Blackbird "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Female Red-winged Blackbird 20090513 5 4 IMG_1032 Red-winged Blackbird "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Female Red-winged Blackbird 20090604 5 4 IMG_0151 Red-winged Blackbird "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" Male Red-winged Blackbird 20120125 3 4 IMG_7815 Red-winged Blackbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female - note the tongue below the seed 20120125 3 4 IMG_7809 Red-winged Blackbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120125 3 4 IMG_7972 Red-winged Blackbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" First time I notice the red spots on the male Red-winged Blackbird's back 20120125 3 4 IMG_7913 Red-winged Blackbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Male - note you can just see the red spots on his back 20100713 5 1 IMG_3985 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Juvenile Rhinoceros Auklet 20100713 5 1 IMG_3987 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 1 IMG_4100 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 1 IMG_4101 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 1 IMG_4974 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 1 IMG_5023 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4025 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4028 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4088 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4092 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4098 Rhinoceros Auklet "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20070111 5 1 DSC01301 Ring-billed Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Immature 20080102 5 1 IMG_0797 Ring-billed Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 1 IMG_7904 Ring-billed Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Not sure what he is carrying 20061228 5 4 DSC00757 Ring-billed Gull "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20061231 5 4 DSC00868 Ring-billed Gull "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20061231 5 4 DSC00868 Ring-billed Gull "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20071203 5 4 IMG_5302 Ring-billed Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" sequence - 1 of 2 20071203 5 4 IMG_5331 Ring-billed Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" sequence - 2 of 2 20080106 5 4 IMG_1447 Ring-billed Gull "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100220 5 4 IMG_3702 Ring-billed Gull "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" Eating the eye of a Talapia Fish 20070214 5 2 DSC04409 Ring-necked Duck "Near Little Farm - Tilden Park; Berkeley, CA" Females 20091024 5 2 IMG_4229 Ring-necked Duck "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" male 20100506 5 2 IMG_4183 Ring-necked Duck "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" male 20120123 3 2 IMG_7087 Ring-necked Duck "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120123 3 2 IMG_7108 Ring-necked Duck "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Male 20120123 3 2 IMG_7128 Ring-necked Duck "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Male 20120219 2 2 IMG_1669 Ring-necked Duck "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Male 20120219 2 2 IMG_1676 Ring-necked Duck "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Male 20120219 2 2 IMG_1685 Ring-necked Duck "Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, AZ Institute, AZ" Female 20070323 5 4 DSC09363 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20070323 5 4 DSC09371 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20070323 5 4 DSC09404 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20071010 5 4 IMG_0253 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Young male 20071010 5 4 IMG_0254 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Young male 20071011 5 4 IMG_1911 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" female 20071115 5 4 IMG_7692 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" female 20071115 5 4 IMG_7933 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20100228 5 4 IMG_5147 Ring-necked Pheasant "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20100326 5 4 IMG_7868 Ring-necked Pheasant "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Male 20100326 5 4 IMG_7870 Ring-necked Pheasant "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Male 20100714 4 4 IMG_5123 Rock Pigeon "Seward, Alaska" 20070401 5 4 DSC09933 Rock Pigeon "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070401 5 4 DSC09935 Rock Pigeon "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070518 5 4 DSC08231 Rock Pigeon "Monterey Bay, CA" 20070714 5 4 DSC07028 Rock Pigeon "Jack London Square; Oakland, CA" The fountain in front of the bookstore 20071127 5 4 IMG_3970 Rock Pigeon "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071127 5 4 IMG_3982 Rock Pigeon "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20071210 5 4 IMG_6310 Rock Pigeon "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20100923 4 4 IMG_8733 Rock Wren "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100923 4 4 IMG_8736 Rock Wren "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100923 4 4 IMG_8765 Rock Wren "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100416 4 1 IMG_0261 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Immature 20100416 4 1 IMG_0248 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Immature 20100416 4 1 IMG_0229 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Immature 20100416 4 1 IMG_0176 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Immature 20100416 4 1 IMG_0273 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Mating behavior? 20100416 4 1 IMG_9812 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" Mating behavior? 20101216 2 4 IMG_0664 Roseate Spoonbill "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Note the ear canal in the middle of the dark feathers 20101217 3 4 IMG_0731 Roseate Spoonbill "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20100416 4 4 IMG_0166 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_9961 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_9823 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_9738 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_0239 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_0238 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 4 4 IMG_0248 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20101218 5 4 IMG_1046 Roseate Spoonbill "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20110406 5 4 IMG_0146 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20110410 5 4 IMG_2525 Roseate Spoonbill "Dos Vacas Muertas, Galveston Island, TX" 20120418 2 4 IMG_0994 Roseate Spoonbill "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2527 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2542 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2546 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2547 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2549 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_2550 Roseate Tern "near Surfside Beach, Texas" 20100418 5 2 IMG_2081 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 5 2 IMG_2082 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 5 2 IMG_2083 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20100418 5 2 IMG_2085 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20090916 5 3 IMG_1195 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090916 5 3 IMG_1178 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090916 5 3 IMG_1171 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090916 5 3 IMG_1173 Rose-breasted Grosbeak "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20071225 5 1 IMG_9385 Ross's Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" "Juvenile on the left, Aleuthian on either ends" 20071225 5 1 IMG_9387 Ross's Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" "Juvenile on the left, other's are Aleutian Geese" 20101122 3 4 IMG_3515 Ross's Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101122 3 4 IMG_3540 Ross's Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20101122 3 4 IMG_3566 Ross's Goose "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9378 Ross's Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9413 Ross's Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9491 Ross's Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_1707 Ross's Goose "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0323 Royal Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0339 Royal Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0434 Royal Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" 20110409 4 3 IMG_1996 Royal Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" Laughing Gulls in forefront 20110409 4 3 IMG_2017 Royal Tern "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" Laughing Gulls in forefront 20110411 4 3 IMG_3625 Royal Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3296 Royal Tern "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3305 Royal Tern "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3314 Royal Tern "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3437 Royal Tern "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Tri-colored Heron in background 20101018 4 4 IMG_0201 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rockport State Park Note the red crown 20101018 4 4 IMG_0205 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Rockport State Park 20070123 5 4 DSC02201 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070123 5 4 DSC02236 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090203 5 4 IMG_5079 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "College Station, Texas" 20090204 5 4 IMG_5471 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090204 5 4 IMG_5466 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Lake Somerville State Park, Texas" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0606 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Audubon State Historic Park, LA" 20090327 5 4 IMG_3766 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20100111 5 4 IMG_0972 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Fremont Park, Fremont, CA" Note the red crown 20100111 5 4 IMG_0974 Ruby-crowned Kinglet "Fremont Park, Fremont, CA" Note the red crown 20100418 5 4 IMG_1168 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1163 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1164 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1179 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100422 5 4 IMG_3546 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20100422 5 4 IMG_3555 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" Female 20120126 4 4 IMG_8567 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120126 4 4 IMG_8584 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120126 4 4 IMG_8592 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female 20120126 4 4 IMG_8609 Ruby-throated Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20100616 5 1 IMG_0990 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Female Ruddy Duck with young 20100616 5 1 IMG_0997 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Female Ruddy Duck with young 20100616 5 1 IMG_1010 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Female Ruddy Duck with young 20100616 5 1 IMG_1017 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Two young Ruddy Ducks 20090318 5 2 IMG_3339 Ruddy Duck "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male transition to breed colors 20100616 5 2 IMG_0954 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Male in full breeding colors 20100616 5 2 IMG_0959 Ruddy Duck "Lake Temescal, Oakland, CA" Male in full breeding colors 20061231 5 3 DSC00859 Ruddy Duck "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Female Ruddy Duck 20070120 5 3 DSC01785 Ruddy Duck "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male Ruddy Duck 20070311 5 3 DSC07853 Ruddy Duck "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8148 Ruddy Duck "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male Ruddy Duck 20080302 5 3 IMG_3968 Ruddy Duck "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" Two males and one female 20081031 5 3 IMG_6842 Ruddy Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Diving for food 20090126 5 3 IMG_1023 Ruddy Duck "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" Two males and one female 20110908 2 2 IMG_3399 Ruddy Turnstone "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Transitioning to non-breeding plumage 20110908 2 2 IMG_3548 Ruddy Turnstone "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Note sure why the legs are more pink than orange 20110912 2 2 IMG_5592 Ruddy Turnstone "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" There were a lot of small crustaceans in the rocks 20110406 4 2 IMG_0804 Ruddy Turnstone "Bolivar Peninsula, Texas" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20080502 5 2 IMG_4941 Ruddy Turnstone "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080515 5 2 IMG_1349 Ruddy Turnstone "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080515 5 2 IMG_1361 Ruddy Turnstone "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080515 5 2 IMG_1409 Ruddy Turnstone "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080515 5 2 IMG_1444 Ruddy Turnstone "Bodega Bay, CA" 20110120 4 3 IMG_3274 Ruddy Turnstone "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080125 5 3 IMG_5954 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_5989 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_6011 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_6027 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_6033 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_6152 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20080125 5 3 IMG_6278 Ruddy Turnstone "Kualoa Regional Park, Oahu, HI" 20110309 4 4 IMG_7564 Rufous Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Female 20110309 4 4 IMG_7791 Rufous Hummingbird "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" Female 20100314 5 4 IMG_6632 Rufous Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20100314 5 4 IMG_6633 Rufous Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20100314 5 4 IMG_6679 Rufous Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20100314 5 4 IMG_6766 Rufous Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20100314 5 4 IMG_6769 Rufous Hummingbird "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, CA" Male 20120126 4 4 IMG_8365 Rufous Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Female - note a little bit of her tongue is showing 20120126 4 4 IMG_8537 Rufous Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Male - I believe a subadult 20120126 4 4 IMG_8547 Rufous Hummingbird "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Male - I believe a subadult 20080328 5 4 IMG_9073 Rufous-crowned Sparrow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9081 Rufous-crowned Sparrow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9082 Rufous-crowned Sparrow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9083 Rufous-crowned Sparrow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20080328 5 4 IMG_9089 Rufous-crowned Sparrow "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20110907 2 1 IMG_1825 Saffron Finch "Hilton Resort, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile 20110907 2 1 IMG_1933 Saffron Finch "Hilton Resort, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile 20110907 2 1 IMG_2032 Saffron Finch "Hilton Resort, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile 20110907 2 1 IMG_2037 Saffron Finch "Hilton Resort, Big Island, HI" Believe it is a juvenile 20110913 2 1 IMG_5929 Saffron Finch "Royal Kona Hotel, Kona, HI" Juvenile and parent 20110913 2 1 IMG_5947 Saffron Finch "Royal Kona Hotel, Kona, HI" "Believe it is a juvenile, might also be a female" 20110909 2 4 IMG_3931 Saffron Finch "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" Could be a begging or courtship pose 20110907 3 4 IMG_1880 Saffron Finch "Hilton Resort, Big Island, HI" 20110909 3 4 IMG_4218 Saffron Finch "Whittington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20110912 3 4 IMG_5413 Saffron Finch "Kaloko Drive, Kona, Big Island, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5682 Saffron Finch "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5754 Saffron Finch "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5772 Saffron Finch "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5813 Saffron Finch "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5828 Saffron Finch "Punchbowl (National Cemetery), Oahu, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7171 Salmon-crested Cockatoo "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7180 Salmon-crested Cockatoo "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7227 Salmon-crested Cockatoo "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20091016 5 1 IMG_3837 Sanderling "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" Juvenile 20091016 5 1 IMG_3840 Sanderling "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" Juvenile 20111101 4 3 IMG_9437 Sanderling "Bodega Bay, CA" Black Turnstone in foreground 20061231 5 3 DSC00840 Sanderling "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Western Sandpipers in background 20070115 5 3 DSC01473 Sanderling "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070115 5 3 DSC01474 Sanderling "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Dunlin in background 20070920 5 3 IMG_6611 Sanderling "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070921 5 3 IMG_7290 Sanderling "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2444 Sanderling "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" And one Surfbird 20090307 5 3 IMG_2461 Sanderling "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20090307 5 3 IMG_2467 Sanderling "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20090312 5 3 IMG_2979 Sanderling "Bodega Bay, CA" 20090312 5 3 IMG_3024 Sanderling "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100508 5 3 IMG_4610 Sanderling "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20071010 5 1 IMG_0623 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Juvenile is the 4th bird (facing left) from the left 20101217 1 4 IMG_0480 Sandhill Crane "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Note the nictitating membrane on the eye 20101217 2 4 IMG_0450 Sandhill Crane "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 2 4 IMG_0481 Sandhill Crane "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20111107 4 4 IMG_0808 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071010 5 4 IMG_0731 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1282 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20071011 5 4 IMG_1375 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081112 5 4 IMG_0334 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Two Cattle Egrets 20081112 5 4 IMG_0335 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_1087 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20091025 5 4 IMG_4399 Sandhill Crane "Bernardo Waterfowl Management Area, New Mexico" 20091025 5 4 IMG_4425 Sandhill Crane "Bernardo Waterfowl Management Area, New Mexico" 20091026 5 4 IMG_4997 Sandhill Crane "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" 20091201 5 4 IMG_7666 Sandhill Crane "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20100109 5 4 IMG_0743 Sandhill Crane "Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (Isenberg Sandhill Crane Res.), CA" 20100109 5 4 IMG_0837 Sandhill Crane "Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (Isenberg Sandhill Crane Res.), CA" 20100109 5 4 IMG_0846 Sandhill Crane "Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (Isenberg Sandhill Crane Res.), CA" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0321 Sandwich Tern Bolivar Peninsula 20100416 5 2 IMG_0317 Sandwich Tern Bolivar Peninsula 20101216 3 3 IMG_9940 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 3 IMG_9943 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" I like that I can see through the nostril on the left bird 20101216 3 3 IMG_9965 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 3 IMG_9987 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 3 IMG_9994 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20101216 3 3 IMG_9995 Sandwich Tern "Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehabilitation Center, Tavernier, Florida" 20110411 3 3 IMG_3639 Sandwich Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20110411 3 3 IMG_3651 Sandwich Tern "San Luis Pass, Galveston Island, TX" 20080523 5 1 IMG_6562 Savannah Sparrow "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Fledgling 20080523 5 1 IMG_6563 Savannah Sparrow "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Fledgling 20080523 5 1 IMG_6566 Savannah Sparrow "Audubon Ranch, Marin, CA" Fledgling 20070831 5 4 IMG_2320 Savannah Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071017 5 4 IMG_2985 Savannah Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071123 5 4 IMG_1304 Savannah Sparrow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080314 5 4 IMG_6204 Savannah Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Hint of tongue showing 20080408 5 4 IMG_7423 Savannah Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080506 5 4 IMG_8205 Savannah Sparrow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080528 5 4 IMG_8421 Savannah Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080927 5 4 IMG_2713 Savannah Sparrow "Point No Point Lighthouse, Puget Sounda, WA" 20081007 5 4 IMG_4285 Savannah Sparrow "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Eating a seed 20091025 5 4 IMG_4265 Savannah Sparrow "Willie M Chavez State Park, Belen, NM" Reddish adult variant 20091025 5 4 IMG_4266 Savannah Sparrow "Willie M Chavez State Park, Belen, NM" Reddish adult variant 20091224 5 4 IMG_8945 Savannah Sparrow "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20100228 5 4 IMG_4859 Savannah Sparrow "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2415 Savannah Sparrow "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" 20071217 5 4 IMG_8120 Say's Phoebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071217 5 4 IMG_8124 Say's Phoebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20091026 5 4 IMG_4914 Say's Phoebe "Bosque del Apache, New Mexico" 20100213 5 4 IMG_2929 Say's Phoebe "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20100213 5 4 IMG_2934 Say's Phoebe "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20100220 5 4 IMG_4007 Say's Phoebe "Joshua Tree, Cottonwood Spring Visitor Center, CA" 20100325 5 4 IMG_7513 Say's Phoebe "Coronado State Monument, New Mexico" 20110308 5 4 IMG_7050 Say's Phoebe "Joshua Tree, Barker Dam, CA" 20101214 4 4 IMG_7923 Scarlet Macaw "Wild Parrot Island, Miami, F:" 20090919 5 4 IMG_1555 Scarlet Tanager Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Female 20090919 5 4 IMG_1558 Scarlet Tanager Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Female 20110409 5 4 IMG_2441 Scarlet Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110409 5 4 IMG_2447 Scarlet Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110409 5 4 IMG_2451 Scarlet Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110411 2 4 IMG_2996 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" 20110411 3 4 IMG_3011 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" 20110411 3 4 IMG_3016 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" 20110413 3 4 IMG_4511 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" 20110408 4 4 IMG_1807 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20110413 4 4 IMG_4500 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" 20100418 5 4 IMG_1421 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" Male 20120420 4 4 IMG_4095 Scissor-tailed Flycatcher "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20070422 5 2 DSC03146 Semipalmated Plover "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070809 5 2 IMG_2954 Semipalmated Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070809 5 2 IMG_3069 Semipalmated Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 2 IMG_5638 Semipalmated Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100508 5 2 IMG_4456 Semipalmated Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20111101 4 3 IMG_9263 Semipalmated Plover "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" 20090424 5 3 IMG_7257 Semipalmated Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090424 5 3 IMG_7268 Semipalmated Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Mud covered something in beak 20090424 5 3 IMG_7283 Semipalmated Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090924 5 3 IMG_2085 Semipalmated Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090924 5 3 IMG_2095 Semipalmated Plover "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20091224 5 3 IMG_8980 Semipalmated Plover "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20091224 5 3 IMG_8983 Semipalmated Plover "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20070305 5 1 DSC06709 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20070305 5 1 DSC06719 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20070305 5 1 DSC06736 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20080509 5 1 IMG_1867 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080509 5 1 IMG_1882 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080509 5 1 IMG_1900 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080509 5 1 IMG_1933 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20080509 5 1 IMG_1934 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" 20090117 5 1 IMG_0727 Sharp-shinned Hawk "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20090117 5 1 IMG_0731 Sharp-shinned Hawk "San Leandro Reservoir, Moraga, CA" 20100618 5 4 IMG_1344 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" The Sharp-shinned Hawk had just caught a bird 20100618 5 4 IMG_1350 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Note the squared tail. A Cooper's Hawk would have a more rounded tail. 20100618 5 4 IMG_1365 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Note the feathers from a bird it had just eaten 20100618 5 4 IMG_1373 Sharp-shinned Hawk "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Note the feathers from a bird it had just eaten 20080821 5 1 IMG_9054 Short-billed Dowitcher "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile - Willets in foreground 20080821 5 1 IMG_9063 Short-billed Dowitcher "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile 20080821 5 1 IMG_9184 Short-billed Dowitcher "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Juvenile _ Willet on the left 20070416 5 2 DSC01608 Short-billed Dowitcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20070421 5 2 DSC02262 Short-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20070421 5 2 DSC02271 Short-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20070825 5 2 IMG_0670 Short-billed Dowitcher "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Black-necked Stilts in background 20070825 5 2 IMG_0838 Short-billed Dowitcher "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080426 5 2 IMG_2039 Short-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20080426 5 2 IMG_2045 Short-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Transitioning to breeding plumage 20090424 5 2 IMG_7239 Short-billed Dowitcher "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20090701 5 2 IMG_8509 Short-billed Dowitcher "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01342 Short-billed Dowitcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01345 Short-billed Dowitcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01347 Short-billed Dowitcher "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_5377 Short-billed Dowitcher "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 3 IMG_5621 Short-billed Dowitcher "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070911 5 3 IMG_4516 Short-billed Dowitcher "Bodega Bay, CA" Adult nonbreeding - Willets on the right 20070911 5 3 IMG_4557 Short-billed Dowitcher "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070911 5 3 IMG_4564 Short-billed Dowitcher "Bodega Bay, CA" Adult nonbreeding - Willet bottom right 20101020 3 4 IMG_1709 Short-eared Owl "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101020 3 4 IMG_1716 Short-eared Owl "Ogden Nature Center, Ogden, Utah" 20101218 4 4 IMG_0901 Short-tailed Hawk "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20071115 5 1 IMG_8605 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Juveniles are partially gray 20071115 5 1 IMG_8623 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Juveniles are partially gray 20081113 5 1 IMG_1561 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Juvenile on left 20071115 5 4 IMG_8070 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" There were thousands of Snow Geese that day 20071115 5 4 IMG_8939 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Flying off to the rice fields 20071115 5 4 IMG_8209 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071115 5 4 IMG_8334 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071115 5 4 IMG_8340 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071115 5 4 IMG_8393 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071115 5 4 IMG_8600 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071225 5 4 IMG_9314 Snow Goose "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080313 5 4 IMG_5998 Snow Goose "Wildcat Creek Park, Richmond, CA" "Greater White-fronted on left, Canada on right" 20081113 5 4 IMG_1558 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20090202 5 4 IMG_4442 Snow Goose "near Attwater Prairie Chicken NWR, Texas" Note Dark Adult variations 20100228 5 4 IMG_5234 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" I believe the goose was injured 20100228 5 4 IMG_5238 Snow Goose "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20100506 5 4 IMG_4171 Snow Goose "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20080723 5 1 IMG_5253 Snowy Egret "Radio Road, Redwood City, CA" Juvenile 20100406 5 1 IMG_8813 Snowy Egret "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 1st year juvenile - not sure what the rope is attached to 20070421 5 2 DSC02385 Snowy Egret "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20070624 5 2 DSC01967 Snowy Egret "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070712 5 2 DSC06127 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20070716 5 2 DSC07993 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080109 5 2 IMG_1944 Snowy Egret "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080420 5 2 IMG_0147 Snowy Egret "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" 20080420 5 2 IMG_0152 Snowy Egret "Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA" Working together to build a nest 20101216 4 3 IMG_0245 Snowy Egret "Florida Keys, Highway 1" Eating somefish skin thrown away by a fisherman 20070114 5 3 DSC01375 Snowy Egret "Bullhead Flats, Marin, CA" 20070114 5 3 DSC01367 Snowy Egret "Santa Venetia Marsh, Marin, CA" 20070906 5 3 IMG_4076 Snowy Egret "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070927 5 3 IMG_7901 Snowy Egret "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071003 5 3 IMG_8858 Snowy Egret "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20071216 5 3 IMG_7955 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071216 5 3 IMG_7958 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20071218 5 3 IMG_8126 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080724 5 3 IMG_5903 Snowy Egret "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20120131 2 3 IMG_0699 Snowy Egret "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20120127 2 2 IMG_9635 Snowy Egret "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" They like to try and take the fish from the Pelican 20120127 2 2 IMG_9752 Snowy Egret "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2934 Snowy Owl "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" Female 20100711 5 4 IMG_2936 Snowy Owl "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" Female 20080929 5 2 IMG_3831 Snowy Plover "Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA" 20080929 5 2 IMG_3838 Snowy Plover "Seattle Aquariam, Seattle, WA" 20101006 4 3 IMG_9771 Snowy Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Surrounded by Least Sandpipers 20101006 4 3 IMG_9776 Snowy Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Surrounded by Least Sandpipers 20070816 5 3 IMG_8218 Snowy Plover "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" Non-breeding plumage 20100417 5 2 IMG_0816 Solitary Sandpiper "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100417 5 2 IMG_0818 Solitary Sandpiper "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100714 4 1 IMG_4278 Song Sparrow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20100714 4 1 IMG_4279 Song Sparrow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20110717 2 4 _MG_9376 Song Sparrow "Bodega Bay, CA" 20110717 2 4 _MG_9340 Song Sparrow "Bodega Bay, CA" 20100714 4 4 IMG_4268 Song Sparrow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20110220 4 4 IMG_4658 Song Sparrow "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20070228 5 4 DSC05941 Song Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070228 5 4 DSC05950 Song Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070421 5 4 DSC02624 Song Sparrow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20071124 5 4 IMG_1959 Song Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080525 5 4 IMG_7039 Song Sparrow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Note the tongue 20080605 5 4 IMG_0169 Song Sparrow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080929 5 4 IMG_3636 Song Sparrow "John MacDonald Park, Carnation, WA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0083 Song Sparrow "Cat Island NWR, Louisiana" 20110413 5 2 IMG_4672 Sora "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20071125 5 3 IMG_3098 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081116 5 3 IMG_3408 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081116 5 3 IMG_3455 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8116 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8233 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8255 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8326 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8406 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081212 5 3 IMG_8422 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090101 5 3 IMG_9284 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20090101 5 3 IMG_9323 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091203 5 3 IMG_8134 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091203 5 3 IMG_8148 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091230 5 3 IMG_9716 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20091230 5 3 IMG_9719 Sora "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4480 Spotted Dove "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101203 4 4 IMG_6795 Spotted Dove "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5329 Spotted Dove "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Red-vented Bulbul in background 20080124 5 4 IMG_5336 Spotted Dove "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Red-vented Bulbul in background 20080124 5 4 IMG_5340 Spotted Dove "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Red-vented Bulbul in background 20100711 3 1 IMG_2475 Spotted Sandpiper "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" I believe these are juveniles (not breeding plumage) 20100711 3 1 IMG_2475 Spotted Sandpiper "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" I believe this is a juvenile (not breeding plumage) 20100712 3 2 IMG_3260 Spotted Sandpiper "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" walking across a airplane wing 20100712 3 2 IMG_3250 Spotted Sandpiper "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" walking across a airplane wing 20110419 4 2 IMG_5304 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20110419 4 2 IMG_5310 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080407 5 2 IMG_7216 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Transitioning to breeding 20080407 5 2 IMG_7231 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Transitioning to breeding 20080407 5 2 IMG_7253 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Transitioning to breeding 20071117 5 3 IMG_9254 Spotted Sandpiper "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20081115 5 3 IMG_4286 Spotted Sandpiper "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" 20100122 5 3 IMG_1717 Spotted Sandpiper "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" 20100122 5 3 IMG_1757 Spotted Sandpiper "Hoffman Park, Richmond, CA" 20120131 2 3 IMG_0650 Spotted Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20110331 2 4 IMG_9740 Spotted Towhee "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20110331 2 4 IMG_9747 Spotted Towhee "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Note a little bit of his tongue is showing 20080504 5 4 IMG_6508 Spotted Towhee "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080510 5 4 IMG_2411 Spotted Towhee "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20080725 5 4 IMG_6073 Spotted Towhee "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" It looks like he has been eating berries 20080915 5 4 IMG_2398 Spotted Towhee "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2400 Spotted Towhee "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080929 5 4 IMG_3603 Spotted Towhee "John MacDonald Park, Carnation, WA" 20090527 5 4 IMG_0235 Spotted Towhee "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090531 5 4 IMG_0620 Spotted Towhee "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20091028 5 4 IMG_5796 Spotted Towhee "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100114 5 4 IMG_1142 Spotted Towhee "Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, CA" 20100213 5 4 IMG_2592 Spotted Towhee "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20100213 5 4 IMG_2599 Spotted Towhee "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20100324 5 4 IMG_7023 Spotted Towhee "Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, NM" 20100426 5 4 IMG_0030 Spotted Towhee "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20120220 5 4 IMG_1849 Spotted Towhee "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3614 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" There were three juvenile Spruce Grouse 20100712 5 1 IMG_3620 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 1 IMG_3624 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" 20100712 5 4 IMG_3670 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Female Spruce Grouse 20100712 5 4 IMG_3675 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Female Spruce Grouse 20100712 5 4 IMG_3677 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Female Spruce Grouse 20100712 5 4 IMG_3689 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Female Spruce Grouse 20100712 5 4 IMG_3692 Spruce Grouse "Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area, Alaska" Female Spruce Grouse 20070121 5 4 DSC01861 Steller's Jay "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070121 5 4 DSC01889 Steller's Jay "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070706 5 4 DSC04584 Steller's Jay "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20090608 5 4 IMG_6929 Steller's Jay "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20120117 4 4 IMG_6513 Summer Tanager "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20120117 4 4 IMG_6516 Summer Tanager "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20120117 4 4 IMG_6523 Summer Tanager "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20120117 4 4 IMG_6533 Summer Tanager "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Female 20100417 5 4 IMG_0952 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100417 5 4 IMG_0953 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1129 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1130 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1290 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1291 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 4 IMG_1053 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20100418 5 4 IMG_1378 Summer Tanager "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Female 20070122 5 1 DSC01939 Surf Scoter "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Young Male 20071210 5 1 IMG_6244 Surf Scoter "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile / 1st winter 20111113 4 4 IMG_1742 Surf Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Male 20070107 5 4 DSC01119 Surf Scoter "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male Surf Scoters 20070228 5 4 DSC05868 Surf Scoter "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Male 20070301 5 4 DSC06183 Surf Scoter "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070301 5 4 DSC06221 Surf Scoter "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070320 5 4 DSC08786 Surf Scoter "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" There were many hundreds of Scoters that day 20070403 5 4 DSC00084 Surf Scoter "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070709 5 4 DSC05356 Surf Scoter "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Male 20071106 5 4 IMG_6129 Surf Scoter "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" Male with crab in bill 20071120 5 4 IMG_0977 Surf Scoter "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Mussel In bill 20080204 5 4 IMG_8605 Surf Scoter "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20100114 5 4 IMG_1308 Surf Scoter "Bodega Bay, CA" Female eating a mollusc 20100314 5 4 IMG_6388 Surf Scoter "Moss Landing, CA" Female 20080927 5 3 IMG_2811 Surfbird "Port Townsend Ferry Terminal, Washington" Surfbirds are the two gray ones 20080927 5 3 IMG_2812 Surfbird "Port Townsend Ferry Terminal, Washington" Surfbird is the gray bird in the center 20081115 5 3 IMG_2241 Surfbird "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2254 Surfbird "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2307 Surfbird "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20081115 5 3 IMG_2322 Surfbird "Near Berkeley Marina, CA" 20110828 4 4 _MG_0992 Swainson's Hawk "Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, Davis, CA" 20110828 4 4 _MG_0982 Swainson's Hawk "Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, Davis, CA" 20110828 4 4 _MG_0990 Swainson's Hawk "Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area, Davis, CA" 20090924 5 4 IMG_2192 Swainson's Hawk "Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA" Injured 20070504 5 4 DSC05938 Swainson's Thrush "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080307 5 4 IMG_5093 Swan Goose "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20080307 5 4 IMG_5099 Swan Goose "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20080307 5 4 IMG_5125 Swan Goose "Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, CA" 20110407 3 2 IMG_1336 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 3 2 IMG_1342 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110407 3 2 IMG_1344 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110408 4 2 IMG_1268 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110408 4 2 IMG_1274 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110408 4 2 IMG_1275 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 2 IMG_1952 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20100418 5 2 IMG_1955 Tennessee Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20090916 5 3 IMG_1014 Tennessee Warbler "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20090916 5 3 IMG_1013 Tennessee Warbler "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" Female 20111011 3 1 IMG_7901 Townsend's Warbler "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female - 1st winter 20111011 3 1 IMG_7903 Townsend's Warbler "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Female - 1st winter 20111205 4 1 IMG_3821 Townsend's Warbler "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Female - 1st winter 20110117 3 4 IMG_3029 Townsend's Warbler "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20110117 3 4 IMG_3048 Townsend's Warbler "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20110117 3 4 IMG_3067 Townsend's Warbler "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20110117 3 4 IMG_3079 Townsend's Warbler "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20110926 3 4 IMG_6949 Townsend's Warbler "Dimond Park, Oakland, CA" Male 20110926 3 4 IMG_6944 Townsend's Warbler "Dimond Park, Oakland, CA" Male 20101224 4 4 IMG_1522 Townsend's Warbler "Hollis-Doyle Park, Emeryville, CA" Female 20110922 4 4 IMG_6152 Townsend's Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20110922 4 4 IMG_6154 Townsend's Warbler "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20091006 5 4 IMG_3140 Townsend's Warbler "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20091006 5 4 IMG_3109 Townsend's Warbler "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Female 20110715 4 1 _MG_8981 Tree Swallow "Fort Bragg, CA" Believe this is a juvenile Tree Swallow 20070428 5 4 DSC04728 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20070428 5 4 DSC04734 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20070428 5 4 DSC04948 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20070428 5 4 DSC04952 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080210 5 4 IMG_0679 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080403 5 4 IMG_6470 Tree Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080403 5 4 IMG_6475 Tree Swallow "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20090914 5 4 IMG_0820 Tree Swallow "Near Indiana Dunes State Park, Indiana" 20100304 5 4 IMG_5460 Tree Swallow "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20100713 5 4 IMG_4220 Tree Swallow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20100713 5 4 IMG_4221 Tree Swallow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20100713 5 4 IMG_4173 Tree Swallow "Benny Benson Memorial Park, Seward, AK" 20100416 5 2 IMG_9878 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0200 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0267 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 5 2 IMG_9844 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 5 2 IMG_9868 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100416 5 2 IMG_9887 Tricolored Heron "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20100417 5 2 IMG_0730 Tricolored Heron "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20100417 5 2 IMG_0731 Tricolored Heron "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20110409 5 2 IMG_2484 Tricolored Heron "Big Reef Park, Houston, TX" 20101215 2 3 IMG_8921 Tricolored Heron "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 2 3 IMG_8705 Tricolored Heron "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Alligator tail in background 20101215 2 3 IMG_8900 Tricolored Heron "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101216 3 3 IMG_9929 Tricolored Heron "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20090201 5 3 IMG_3436 Tricolored Heron "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Royal Tern in forefront 20100418 5 3 IMG_1462 Tricolored Heron "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" "Even though April, shows non-breeding plumage" 20100418 5 3 IMG_1466 Tricolored Heron "Galveston Island State Park, Texas" "Even though April, shows non-breeding plumage" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2993 Trumpeter Swan "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" 20100711 5 4 IMG_2987 Trumpeter Swan "Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK" 20080325 5 2 IMG_8450 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080325 5 2 IMG_8463 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080325 5 2 IMG_8471 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080325 5 2 IMG_8514 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080325 5 2 IMG_8558 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20080325 5 2 IMG_8562 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male 20081031 5 2 IMG_7019 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male - almost at breeding colors 20081031 5 2 IMG_7059 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male - almost at breeding colors 20081031 5 2 IMG_7065 Tufted Duck "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Male - almost at breeding colors 20100713 5 2 IMG_3929 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_3931 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4013 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4039 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4044 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4050 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_5014 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_5016 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" 20100713 5 2 IMG_4976 Tufted Puffin "Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, Alaska" Horned Puffin in background 20100714 5 2 IMG_4440 Tufted Puffin "Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, AK" 20080908 5 4 IMG_0351 Tufted Titmouse "Haehnle Sanctuary, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0200 Tufted Titmouse "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0184 Tufted Titmouse "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20090921 5 4 IMG_1874 Tufted Titmouse "Chesterton, Indiana" 20090921 5 4 IMG_1884 Tufted Titmouse "Chesterton, Indiana" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5065 Tufted Titmouse "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5110 Tufted Titmouse "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5123 Tufted Titmouse "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20081112 5 1 IMG_0138 Tundra Swan "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" Juveniles 20081112 5 4 IMG_0149 Tundra Swan "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081112 5 4 IMG_0173 Tundra Swan "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20070907 5 1 IMG_4248 Turkey Vulture "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Gull carcass; Black headed vulture is a juvenile 20070907 5 1 IMG_4365 Turkey Vulture "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" Juvenile 20091011 5 1 IMG_3401 Turkey Vulture "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" Juvenile 20111101 3 4 IMG_9568 Turkey Vulture "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" Note the Turkey Vulture's tongue 20111101 3 4 IMG_9700 Turkey Vulture "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" 20111101 3 4 IMG_9710 Turkey Vulture "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" Note the nictitating membrane on the Turkey Vulture's eye 20111101 3 4 IMG_9733 Turkey Vulture "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" 20111101 3 4 IMG_9725 Turkey Vulture "Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA" 20061201 5 4 DSC00060 Turkey Vulture "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Feeding on a rabbit 20061201 5 4 DSC00062 Turkey Vulture "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note the rabbit skin being pulled by his head 20070322 5 4 DSC08905 Turkey Vulture "Upper Tidwell, Chico, California" 20070324 5 4 DSC09515 Turkey Vulture "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Note that there is no membrane between the nostrils 20070324 5 4 DSC09527 Turkey Vulture "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070324 5 4 DSC09545 Turkey Vulture "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Not a great pic -- but like the dracula pose 20070907 5 4 IMG_4356 Turkey Vulture "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070907 5 4 IMG_4362 Turkey Vulture "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070920 5 4 IMG_6981 Turkey Vulture "Bodega Bay, CA" On a dead seal 20070921 5 4 IMG_7338 Turkey Vulture "Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, CA" 20080605 5 4 IMG_1729 Turkey Vulture "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20081007 5 4 IMG_4552 Turkey Vulture "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081009 5 4 IMG_5316 Turkey Vulture "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Gull chasing the Turkey Vulture 20090608 5 4 IMG_6846 Turkey Vulture "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20090608 5 4 IMG_6858 Turkey Vulture "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070121 5 4 DSC01893 Varied Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070121 5 4 DSC01894 Varied Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070121 5 4 DSC01905 Varied Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070121 5 4 DSC01906 Varied Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20070201 5 4 DSC03176 Varied Thrush "Redwood Regional Park; Oakland,CA" 20100918 5 4 IMG_6272 Vaux's Swift "McNear Brick & Block Facility, Marin, CA" 20100918 5 4 IMG_6286 Vaux's Swift "McNear Brick & Block Facility, Marin, CA" 20100920 5 4 IMG_6541 Vaux's Swift "Near Healdsburg, CA" 20100422 5 1 IMG_2818 Verdin "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Juvenile 20100422 5 1 IMG_2827 Verdin "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Juvenile 20100422 5 1 IMG_2832 Verdin "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" Juvenile 20110309 4 4 IMG_7284 Verdin "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20100220 5 4 IMG_3854 Verdin "Salton Sea Visitor Center, CA" 20100420 5 4 IMG_2175 Verdin "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100420 5 4 IMG_2355 Verdin "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" With nest? 20100421 5 4 IMG_3177 Verdin "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100422 5 4 IMG_3825 Verdin "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20100422 5 4 IMG_3832 Verdin "Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20110309 3 4 IMG_7296 Verdin "Living Desert, Palm Desert, CA" 20120220 2 4 IMG_1891 Verdin "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20120222 1 4 IMG_4325 Verdin "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20120222 2 4 IMG_4327 Verdin "Desert Botantical Garden, Phoenix, AZ" 20120223 2 4 IMG_5280 Verdin "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" 20090302 5 1 IMG_8167 Vermilion Flycatcher "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 1st year 20090302 5 1 IMG_8195 Vermilion Flycatcher "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 1st year 20090302 5 1 IMG_8246 Vermilion Flycatcher "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 1st year 20090302 5 1 IMG_8271 Vermilion Flycatcher "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 1st year 20070505 5 4 DSC05985 Violet-green Swallow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070511 5 4 DSC07345 Violet-green Swallow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070520 5 4 DSC09233 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20070520 5 4 DSC09240 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_0190 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_1609 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_1610 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 4 IMG_1631 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note the multi-colored tail feathers 20080605 5 4 IMG_1634 Violet-green Swallow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Note the multi-colored tail feathers 20090426 5 4 IMG_7371 Violet-green Swallow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 4 IMG_7377 Violet-green Swallow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090426 5 4 IMG_7381 Violet-green Swallow "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20100712 5 4 IMG_3733 Violet-green Swallow "Coopers Landing, AK" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3581 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3582 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3583 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3584 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3597 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071126 5 4 IMG_3608 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Part of the yearly rail count 20081211 5 4 IMG_6989 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20081211 5 4 IMG_7135 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Sora on the left 20091116 5 4 IMG_6466 Virginia Rail "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20110906 3 3 IMG_1517 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20110906 3 3 IMG_1518 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20110906 3 3 IMG_1519 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20110906 3 3 IMG_1520 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20110906 3 3 IMG_1533 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20110906 4 3 IMG_1511 Wandering Tattler "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" Mostly transitioned to non-breeding plumage 20080122 5 4 IMG_4225 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4228 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4230 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4233 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4236 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4240 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080122 5 4 IMG_4241 Wandering Tattler "Kaena Point State Park, Oahu, HI" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2531 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2538 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2540 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2546 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2550 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2575 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Peek-a-boo 20080915 5 4 IMG_2589 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2591 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2600 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2603 Warbling Vireo "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111011 5 4 IMG_8071 Warbling Vireo "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3379 Western Bluebird "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Juvenile 20080609 5 1 IMG_3381 Western Bluebird "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Juvenile 20080909 5 1 IMG_1307 Western Bluebird "Ann Arbor Neighborhood, Michigan" 20070505 5 4 DSC06426 Western Bluebird "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female with a grub 20070519 5 4 DSC08360 Western Bluebird "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" Female 20070827 5 4 IMG_1067 Western Bluebird "Point Pinole, Richmond, CA" Female 20080101 5 4 IMG_0013 Western Bluebird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20080101 5 4 IMG_0006 Western Bluebird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female & Male 20080101 5 4 IMG_0037 Western Bluebird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female - see her tongue 20080101 5 4 IMG_0074 Western Bluebird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Male 20080101 5 4 IMG_9955 Western Bluebird "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Female 20090323 5 4 IMG_3491 Western Bluebird "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Male 20090323 5 4 IMG_3503 Western Bluebird "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Female 20090426 5 4 IMG_7911 Western Bluebird "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female - note bug in beak 20090426 5 4 IMG_7904 Western Bluebird "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Male 20100104 5 4 IMG_0117 Western Bluebird "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Male 20100104 5 4 IMG_0143 Western Bluebird "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Males 20100104 5 4 IMG_0170 Western Bluebird "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Male 20100104 5 4 IMG_0183 Western Bluebird "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Male 20100221 5 4 IMG_4180 Western Bluebird Louis Robidoux Nature Center male 20100406 5 4 IMG_8594 Western Bluebird "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Female 20110419 3 2 IMG_5554 Western Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" I believe this is a courting behavior 20110419 3 2 IMG_5555 Western Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" I believe this is a courting behavior 20070519 5 2 DSC08666 Western Grebe "Moss Beach, CA" 20070519 5 2 DSC08669 Western Grebe "Moss Beach, CA" 20070619 5 2 DSC01375 Western Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070627 5 2 DSC02717 Western Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080414 5 2 IMG_9390 Western Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Mating behavior - They are upright in the water 20080425 5 2 IMG_1859 Western Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Problem with right wing 20090428 5 2 IMG_8915 Western Grebe "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Note fish in beak 20061231 5 3 DSC00852 Western Grebe "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01327 Western Grebe "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071106 5 3 IMG_6062 Western Grebe "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20071106 5 3 IMG_6073 Western Grebe "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20071108 5 3 IMG_7396 Western Grebe "Bodega Bay, CA" It had an injured leg 20070912 5 1 IMG_5063 Western Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" Juvenile - believe Western because of the shape of beak 20071127 5 1 IMG_3925 Western Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Notice his tongue 20071203 5 1 IMG_5068 Western Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Picking up the ball 20071203 5 1 IMG_5071 Western Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Finding out the ball is too heavy 20080109 5 1 IMG_1794 Western Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20080605 5 1 IMG_1346 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 20080605 5 1 IMG_1384 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080605 5 1 IMG_1499 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080624 5 1 IMG_5623 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20080624 5 1 IMG_5631 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Western Gull adult regurgitating food for chick 20090630 5 1 IMG_8434 Western Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20070412 5 2 DSC00660 Western Gull "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Piece of bread in beak 20070817 5 2 IMG_8792 Western Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" "They alternatively ""talked"" to each other" 20080414 5 2 IMG_9370 Western Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080516 5 2 IMG_4015 Western Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" Making nest 20080516 5 2 IMG_4039 Western Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" Populating nest 20080516 5 2 IMG_4041 Western Gull "Bodega Bay, CA" 20080605 5 2 IMG_0390 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Nesting 20080624 5 2 IMG_5855 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Mating Behavior - 1 of 3 20080624 5 2 IMG_5862 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Mating Behavior - 2 of 3 20080624 5 2 IMG_5867 Western Gull "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" Mating Behavior - 3 of 3 20090405 5 2 IMG_4662 Western Gull "Cliff House, San Francisco, CA" Mating 20090630 5 2 IMG_8467 Western Gull "Alameda Naval Station, Alameda, CA" 20070127 5 3 DSC02683 Western Gull "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20071120 5 3 IMG_1064 Western Gull "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Algae & a Mussel 20071127 5 3 IMG_3896 Western Gull "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" 20070323 5 4 DSC09291 Western Kingbird "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20070503 5 4 DSC05808 Western Kingbird "Bush Ranch; Suisun Marsh, CA" 20070511 5 4 DSC07457 Western Kingbird "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20070511 5 4 DSC07498 Western Kingbird "Sunol Regional Park, CA" with bug 20080421 5 4 IMG_0419 Western Kingbird "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20080421 5 4 IMG_0597 Western Kingbird "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" 20090702 5 4 IMG_8787 Western Kingbird "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20090702 5 4 IMG_8793 Western Kingbird "Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch, CA" 20100506 5 4 IMG_4337 Western Kingbird "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100506 5 4 IMG_4352 Western Kingbird "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20081021 5 1 IMG_5588 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070312 5 2 DSC08066 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070312 5 2 DSC08067 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071210 5 2 IMG_6489 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080415 5 2 IMG_9512 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20111122 4 3 IMG_3041 Western Meadowlark "Patterson Road near Livermore, CA" 20071030 5 3 IMG_5045 Western Meadowlark "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Adult - nonbreeding 20071210 5 3 IMG_6337 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071227 5 3 IMG_9637 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081021 5 3 IMG_5613 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081021 5 3 IMG_5656 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081021 5 3 IMG_5683 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" The Western Meadowlark's bill is wide open 20081021 5 3 IMG_5702 Western Meadowlark "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081113 5 3 IMG_1329 Western Meadowlark "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20091201 5 3 IMG_7696 Western Meadowlark "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20070714 5 2 DSC06743 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070714 5 2 DSC06748 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070714 5 2 DSC07012 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070809 5 2 IMG_3047 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070813 5 2 IMG_6187 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20070816 5 2 IMG_7226 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20080502 5 2 IMG_5525 Western Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080502 5 2 IMG_5537 Western Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080502 5 2 IMG_5538 Western Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080720 5 2 IMG_2985 Western Sandpiper "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20100820 5 2 IMG_5425 Western Sandpiper "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20061231 5 3 DSC00838 Western Sandpiper "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Marbled Godwit in the foreground 20070105 5 3 DSC01015 Western Sandpiper "Emeryville Waterfront Park, CA" 20070203 5 3 DSC03303 Western Sandpiper "Near Berkeley, CA Freeway Bridge" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3427 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3449 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3492 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3522 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20080609 5 1 IMG_3564 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20090603 5 1 IMG_0094 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20090603 5 1 IMG_0111 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20090603 5 1 IMG_0115 Western Screech Owl "Walnut Creek, CA" 20080630 5 1 IMG_7649 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080630 5 1 IMG_7653 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080630 5 1 IMG_7657 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20080630 5 1 IMG_7664 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20110826 2 4 _MG_0597 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20110826 2 4 _MG_0604 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20111007 2 4 IMG_7714 Western Scrub Jay "Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA" Western Scrub-Jay with an acorn that he buried 20101112 4 4 IMG_2974 Western Scrub Jay "Mines Road, Livermore, CA" 20061228 5 4 DSC00710 Western Scrub Jay "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070221 5 4 DSC05325 Western Scrub Jay "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070509 5 4 DSC06723 Western Scrub Jay "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" 20070706 5 4 DSC04615 Western Scrub Jay "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 20080510 5 4 IMG_2361 Western Scrub Jay "Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve, Oakland, CA" 20090729 5 4 IMG_9479 Western Scrub Jay "Bodega Bay, CA" The Western Scrub-Jay is eating a bug 20100301 5 4 IMG_5354 Western Scrub Jay "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" 20090426 5 2 IMG_7647 Western Tanager "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female 20090426 5 2 IMG_7657 Western Tanager "Sunol Regional Park, CA" Female 20100911 4 3 IMG_5939 Western Tanager "Coyote Hills, Fremont, CA" Female 20070403 5 4 DSC00118 Whimbrel "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070403 5 4 DSC00127 Whimbrel "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070421 5 4 DSC02510 Whimbrel "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1594 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1598 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1681 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1713 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1742 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1777 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1782 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080425 5 4 IMG_1792 Whimbrel "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081113 5 4 IMG_1039 Whimbrel "Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20090924 5 4 IMG_2000 Whimbrel "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20100116 5 4 IMG_1610 Whimbrel "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20100416 5 4 IMG_0369 Whimbrel "Horseshoe Lake, Texas" 20101214 4 4 IMG_7949 White Cockatoo "Wild Parrot Island, Miami, FL" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4810 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" It was pouring that day 20080123 5 4 IMG_4826 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4861 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4863 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4875 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Note the bird eating a berry 20080123 5 4 IMG_4879 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4884 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4890 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20080124 5 4 IMG_5500 White Cockatoo "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" 20110413 2 1 IMG_4608 White Ibis "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090302 4 1 IMG_8013 White Ibis "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Juvenile transitioning to Adult 20090302 4 1 IMG_8094 White Ibis "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Juvenile transitioning to Adult 20090302 4 1 IMG_8121 White Ibis "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Juvenile transitioning to Adult 20090302 4 1 IMG_8163 White Ibis "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" Juvenile transitioning to Adult 20101215 4 1 IMG_9129 White Ibis "Mrazek Pond, Everglades, FL" Juvenile 20101215 4 1 IMG_7955 White Ibis "Wild Parrot Island, Miami, FL" Juvenile on right 20101214 3 4 IMG_7892 White Ibis "Wild Parrot Island, Miami, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0404 White Ibis "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20090201 4 4 IMG_3241 White Ibis "Brazoria NWR, Texas" 20090201 4 4 IMG_2430 White Ibis West of Galveston on 87 20090201 4 4 IMG_2433 White Ibis West of Galveston on 87 20090306 4 4 IMG_2146 White Ibis "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2153 White Ibis "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20090306 4 4 IMG_2187 White Ibis "City Park in New Orleans, LA" 20100417 4 4 IMG_0797 White Ibis "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20110410 4 4 IMG_2691 White Ibis "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110410 4 4 IMG_2689 White Ibis "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20101215 5 4 IMG_9775 White Ibis "near Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" Sunset 20101216 5 4 IMG_9824 White Ibis "Florida Keys, Highway 1" 20120123 3 4 IMG_7071 White Ibis "Capitol Lake, Baton Rouge, LA" Darker Ibis is a juvenile 20120127 3 4 IMG_9843 White Ibis "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120421 3 4 IMG_4487 White Ibis "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2822 White Pigeon "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2825 White Pigeon "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" Neat feet 20080120 5 4 IMG_2834 White Pigeon "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2836 White Pigeon "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" On a Indian Banyan tree 20080123 5 4 IMG_4929 White Pigeon "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4934 White Pigeon "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4746 White Tern "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6658 White Tern "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6659 White Tern "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080125 5 4 IMG_6660 White Tern "Waikiki Beach; Honolulu, HI" 20080909 5 4 IMG_0426 White-breasted Nuthatch "Nichols Arboretum, Ann Arbor, Michigan" 20081124 5 4 IMG_5347 White-breasted Nuthatch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20081124 5 4 IMG_5349 White-breasted Nuthatch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20081124 5 4 IMG_5404 White-breasted Nuthatch "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 20090918 5 4 IMG_1441 White-breasted Nuthatch "Boardman Lake, Tarverse City, Michigan" 20090920 5 4 IMG_1774 White-breasted Nuthatch "Chesterton, Indiana" 20090920 5 4 IMG_1776 White-breasted Nuthatch "Chesterton, Indiana" 20090921 5 4 IMG_1888 White-breasted Nuthatch "Chesterton, Indiana" 20091024 5 4 IMG_4158 White-breasted Nuthatch "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 5 4 IMG_5788 White-breasted Nuthatch "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20091028 5 4 IMG_5789 White-breasted Nuthatch "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100326 5 4 IMG_7840 White-breasted Nuthatch "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" Looking for seed at the bottom of the feeder 20080623 5 1 IMG_5436 White-crowned Sparrow "Near Moss Landing, CA" Juvenile 20090608 5 1 IMG_6730 White-crowned Sparrow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20090608 5 1 IMG_6731 White-crowned Sparrow "Point Lobos State Park (Carmel, CA)" 20120109 2 4 IMG_5525 White-crowned Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" Female 20070109 5 4 DSC01204 White-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 1st winter in foreground 20070122 5 4 DSC01952 White-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070312 5 4 DSC08083 White-crowned Sparrow "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071021 5 4 IMG_3583 White-crowned Sparrow "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Taking a bath 20071124 5 4 IMG_2060 White-crowned Sparrow "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080117 5 4 IMG_2777 White-crowned Sparrow "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20080322 5 4 IMG_8031 White-crowned Sparrow "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20080322 5 4 IMG_8032 White-crowned Sparrow "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20091027 5 4 IMG_5341 White-crowned Sparrow "Embudito Canyon, Albuquerque, NM" 20100715 5 4 IMG_6202 White-crowned Sparrow "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Eating a grub or worm 20110412 4 4 IMG_3959 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110412 4 4 IMG_3975 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Wet from taking a bath 20100418 5 4 IMG_1277 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Eating a catepillar 20100418 5 4 IMG_1280 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Eating a catepillar 20120417 3 4 IMG_8916 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120417 3 4 IMG_8922 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120417 3 4 IMG_8926 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120417 3 4 IMG_9392 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5364 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_5369 White-eyed Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20070323 5 2 DSC09346 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" reddish face means it is transitioning to breeding plumage 20090415 5 2 IMG_6610 White-faced Ibis "Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, CA" 20100418 5 2 IMG_1691 White-faced Ibis "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Taken in the rain 20070323 5 3 DSC09328 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20070323 5 3 DSC09332 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20071011 5 3 IMG_1575 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" 20081112 5 3 IMG_0125 White-faced Ibis "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20081113 5 3 IMG_1426 White-faced Ibis "Near Llano Seco Unit, SWLR, CA" 20090304 5 3 IMG_1160 White-faced Ibis "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20100220 5 3 IMG_3905 White-faced Ibis "Wister Waterfowl Management Area, Salton Sea, CA" 20100228 5 3 IMG_4919 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" reddish face means it is transitioning to breeding plumage 20100228 5 3 IMG_4925 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Eating a crayfish and transitioning to breeding plumage 20100228 5 3 IMG_4939 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Eating a crayfish and transitioning to breeding plumage 20100228 5 3 IMG_4940 White-faced Ibis "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Eating a crayfish and transitioning to breeding plumage 20120221 4 3 IMG_3753 White-faced Ibis "near Estrella Mountain Park, AZ" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4501 White-faced Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4503 White-faced Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5173 White-faced Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5181 White-faced Whistling Duck "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4646 White-faced Whistling Duck "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20080123 5 4 IMG_4764 White-rumped Shama "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Male 20080123 5 4 IMG_4767 White-rumped Shama "Lyon Arboretum, Oahu, HI" Male 20101129 5 4 IMG_4568 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Female eating a beetle 20101129 5 4 IMG_4570 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Female eating a beetle 20101202 5 4 IMG_6221 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Female 20101202 5 4 IMG_6328 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Female 20101205 5 4 IMG_7694 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Female 20101205 5 4 IMG_7442 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Male 20101205 5 4 IMG_7671 White-rumped Shama "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" Male 20090906 3 1 IMG_0701 White-tailed Kite "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Juvenile 20090906 3 1 IMG_0705 White-tailed Kite "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Juvenile 20061226 3 4 DSC00627 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20071117 3 4 IMG_9439 White-tailed Kite "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20071117 3 4 IMG_9440 White-tailed Kite "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20071117 3 4 IMG_9463 White-tailed Kite "Elkhorn Slough (Monterey, CA)" 20071118 3 4 IMG_0440 White-tailed Kite "Pigeon Point Light Station, CA" 20071129 3 4 IMG_4358 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Rodent in claws 20071129 3 4 IMG_4359 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Only tail left of Rodent 20071129 3 4 IMG_4262 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080110 3 4 IMG_2148 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080111 3 4 IMG_2250 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20080405 3 4 IMG_6852 White-tailed Kite "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20111119 4 4 IMG_2541 White-tailed Kite "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20111119 4 4 IMG_2551 White-tailed Kite "Pacific Commons Linear Park, Fremont, CA" 20081001 5 4 IMG_4127 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081130 5 4 IMG_5674 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081130 5 4 IMG_5679 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20081130 5 4 IMG_5693 White-tailed Kite "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5248 White-tailed Tropicbird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5346 White-tailed Tropicbird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5523 White-tailed Tropicbird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20101130 4 4 IMG_5530 White-tailed Tropicbird "Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai" 20110911 4 4 IMG_4676 White-tailed Tropicbird "Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island" Tropicbird in the middle - they will fly through the steam vent 20110407 4 4 IMG_0993 White-throated Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1003 White-throated Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1008 White-throated Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1021 White-throated Sparrow "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20090303 5 4 IMG_0285 White-throated Sparrow "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" 20120124 4 4 IMG_7454 White-throated Sparrow "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20120418 4 4 IMG_0785 White-throated Sparrow "Smith Oaks Rookery, High Island, TX" 20080129 5 4 IMG_7303 White-throated Swift "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" 20080129 5 4 IMG_7313 White-throated Swift "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" 20080129 5 4 IMG_7381 White-throated Swift "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" 20100326 5 4 IMG_7821 White-winged Dove "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100326 5 4 IMG_7823 White-winged Dove "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100326 5 4 IMG_7826 White-winged Dove "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100326 5 4 IMG_7831 White-winged Dove "Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, NM" 20100422 5 4 IMG_2901 White-winged Dove "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20100422 5 4 IMG_2902 White-winged Dove "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20110412 5 4 IMG_3858 White-winged Dove "Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, TX" 20111113 3 4 IMG_1511 White-winged Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Female and male 20111113 3 4 IMG_1550 White-winged Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Males except for female far left 20111113 3 4 IMG_1554 White-winged Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Males 20111113 3 4 IMG_1568 White-winged Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Male 20111113 3 4 IMG_1570 White-winged Scoter "Quartermaster Harbor, Vashon Island, WA" Males 20071108 5 4 IMG_6942 White-winged Scoter "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20071108 5 4 IMG_6943 White-winged Scoter "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20071108 5 4 IMG_7433 White-winged Scoter "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20110911 4 4 IMG_5035 Wild Turkey "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" "I saw a lot of Wild Turkeys across the Big Island, HI" 20110911 4 4 IMG_5053 Wild Turkey "Saddle Road, Big Island, HI" 20070420 5 4 DSC02223 Wild Turkey "Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA" Male 20070420 5 4 DSC02202 Wild Turkey "Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA" Male 20070420 5 4 DSC02207 Wild Turkey "Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA" Male 20070420 5 4 DSC02218 Wild Turkey "Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA" Male 20070420 5 4 DSC02249 Wild Turkey "Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Berkeley, CA" Female 20080607 5 4 IMG_2988 Wild Turkey "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" female 20080607 5 4 IMG_2994 Wild Turkey "Inspiration Point, Tilden Park, Berkeley, CA" female - note its tongue 20090303 5 4 IMG_0345 Wild Turkey "Audubon State Historic Site, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0349 Wild Turkey "Audubon State Historic Site, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0636 Wild Turkey "Audubon State Historic Site, LA" Male 20090323 5 4 IMG_3589 Wild Turkey "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Males 20090430 5 4 IMG_9126 Wild Turkey "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Female 20080429 5 2 IMG_4127 Willet "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male Mallard on left 20080429 5 2 IMG_4132 Willet "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" Male Mallard on left 20080429 5 2 IMG_4140 Willet "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20080429 5 2 IMG_4159 Willet "Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA" 20100416 5 2 IMG_0352 Willet "Horseshoe Lake, Texas" Eastern 20100702 5 2 IMG_2263 Willet "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100702 5 2 IMG_2271 Willet "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" 20100719 5 2 IMG_6650 Willet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20061203 5 3 DSC00156 Willet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070111 5 3 DSC01359 Willet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20070306 5 3 DSC06800 Willet "Bodega Bay, CA" 20070817 5 3 IMG_8780 Willet "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" 20070825 5 3 IMG_0629 Willet "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070825 5 3 IMG_0613 Willet "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" 20070905 5 3 IMG_3699 Willet "Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline, Richmond, CA" 20070915 5 3 IMG_5456 Willet "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070915 5 3 IMG_5573 Willet "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20070915 5 3 IMG_5461 Willet "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" 20080403 5 3 IMG_0268 Willet "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" 20080810 5 3 IMG_8036 Willet "Middle Harbor Park; Oakland, CA" 20111027 5 3 IMG_8846 Willet "Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA" 20080702 5 2 IMG_8993 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 20080702 5 2 IMG_9001 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female - Looks like a little fish in bill 20080702 5 2 IMG_9004 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20080702 5 2 IMG_9011 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20080702 5 2 IMG_9025 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20080702 5 2 IMG_9029 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Female 20080702 5 2 IMG_9093 Wilson's Phalarope "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Phalarope at the bottom may be a male 20090426 5 1 IMG_7841 Wilson's Warbler "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 1st year female 20090426 5 1 IMG_7844 Wilson's Warbler "Sunol Regional Park, CA" 1st year female 20100311 5 1 IMG_6010 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" 1st year female 20110715 4 4 _MG_9027 Wilson's Warbler "Russian Gulch State Park, CA" Male 20110715 4 4 _MG_9028 Wilson's Warbler "Russian Gulch State Park, CA" Male 20080507 5 4 IMG_9713 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080507 5 4 IMG_9725 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080507 5 4 IMG_9900 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20080507 5 4 IMG_9971 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090401 5 4 IMG_4143 Wilson's Warbler "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Male 20090430 5 4 IMG_8980 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090430 5 4 IMG_8990 Wilson's Warbler "Jewel Lake; Berkeley, CA" Male 20090527 5 4 IMG_0256 Wilson's Warbler "Tilden Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" Male 20100911 5 4 IMG_6076 Wilson's Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Female 20080331 4 2 IMG_0681 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male 20080331 4 2 IMG_0310 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male 20080331 4 2 IMG_0701 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" "Male, won Hon. Mention at BCC" 20080331 4 2 IMG_0070 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male Wood Duck with female Mallard (an item) 20080331 4 2 IMG_0204 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male 20090209 4 2 IMG_6464 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Note the red eyelid on the male Wood Duck 20090209 4 2 IMG_6506 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male 20090209 4 2 IMG_6796 Wood Duck "Union City Library, CA" Male 20090305 4 2 IMG_1558 Wood Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Female 20090305 4 2 IMG_1437 Wood Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Female 20090305 4 2 IMG_1568 Wood Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Female 20090305 4 2 IMG_1578 Wood Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Male & Female 20090305 4 2 IMG_1661 Wood Duck "Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA" Male 20100326 4 2 IMG_7941 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico" Male 20100326 4 2 IMG_7977 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico" Female 20100326 4 2 IMG_8001 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico" Male & Female 20100326 4 2 IMG_8018 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico" Female 20100326 4 2 IMG_8032 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico" Female - note the tongue 20090917 4 3 IMG_1327 Wood Duck "Bay City State Recreation Area, Michigan" Males - front Wood Ducks in non-breeding plumage 20090917 4 3 IMG_1329 Wood Duck "Bay City State Recreation Area, Michigan" Non-breeding plumage - Male 20091028 4 3 IMG_5675 Wood Duck "Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque, NM" Male & Female 20120127 4 2 IMG_9472 Wood Duck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Female 20120127 4 2 IMG_9473 Wood Duck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Female 20101218 3 1 IMG_9479 Wood Stork "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20101215 2 4 IMG_0443 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 2 4 IMG_0719 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 2 4 IMG_0658 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101218 2 4 IMG_1088 Wood Stork "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20101215 3 4 IMG_9783 Wood Stork "near Ernest F Coe Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101215 3 4 IMG_9813 Wood Stork "near Ernest F Coe Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0700 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0460 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0454 Wood Stork "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_8221 Wood Stork "Royal Palm Visitor Center, Everglades, FL" 20101218 3 4 IMG_1225 Wood Stork "Shark Valley trail, Everglades, FL" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1048 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1054 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Bathing 20110407 4 4 IMG_1069 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Just after bath 20110407 4 4 IMG_1147 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1250 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 3 4 IMG_1262 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1293 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Just after bath 20120417 3 4 IMG_0013 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20120417 4 4 IMG_0039 Worm-eating Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20080630 5 4 IMG_8020 Wrentit "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20080725 5 4 IMG_6093 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080725 5 4 IMG_6107 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2443 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20080915 5 4 IMG_2461 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090418 5 4 IMG_6802 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090418 5 4 IMG_6807 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20090608 5 4 IMG_7090 Wrentit "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz" 20090608 5 4 IMG_7093 Wrentit "UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz" 20091223 5 4 IMG_8747 Wrentit "Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary, Marin, CA" 20100624 5 4 IMG_1725 Wrentit "UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA" 20111011 3 4 IMG_7807 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20111011 3 4 IMG_7840 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20111011 3 4 IMG_8106 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20111011 3 4 IMG_8124 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20111013 3 4 IMG_8406 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 1st year 20111013 3 4 IMG_8433 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 1st year 20111013 3 4 IMG_8565 Yellow Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" 20090203 5 4 IMG_4828 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Female 20090203 5 4 IMG_4830 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Female 20090303 5 4 IMG_0403 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0483 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0490 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0506 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20090303 5 4 IMG_0512 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Rosedown Plantation State Historic Park, LA" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9004 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20110906 3 1 IMG_1458 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" "Juvenile, Not sure what is on his head" 20110906 3 1 IMG_1461 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" "Juvenile, Not sure what is on his head" 20110908 3 1 IMG_3370 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Aimakapa Pond, Kona, HI" 20110909 1 4 IMG_4182 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20110908 3 4 IMG_4118 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20110908 3 4 IMG_4175 Yellow-billed Cardinal "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20110411 4 4 IMG_2711 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110411 4 4 IMG_2714 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20100418 5 4 IMG_1938 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120421 3 4 IMG_4934 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 3 4 IMG_4954 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 3 4 IMG_4978 Yellow-billed Cuckoo "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20101127 3 1 IMG_4032 Yellow-billed Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20101127 3 1 IMG_4181 Yellow-billed Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20101127 3 1 IMG_4338 Yellow-billed Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20101127 3 1 IMG_4402 Yellow-billed Loon "Berkeley Pier; Berkeley, CA" Juvenile 20070818 5 4 IMG_8835 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" 20070818 5 4 IMG_8839 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" 20070818 5 4 IMG_8840 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" 20070818 5 4 IMG_8848 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" 20070818 5 4 IMG_8874 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" 20070824 5 4 IMGP0386 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" Picture taken by Edward Legenza (brother) 20070903 5 4 IMGP0465 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" Picture taken by Edward Legenza (brother) 20070903 5 4 IMGP0470 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" Picture taken by Edward Legenza (brother) 20070903 5 4 IMGP0482 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" Picture taken by Edward Legenza (brother) 20070903 5 4 IMGP0483 Yellow-billed Magpie "Sacramento, CA" Picture taken by Edward Legenza (brother) 20080328 5 4 IMG_9197 Yellow-billed Magpie "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" Materials for a nest 20090512 5 4 IMG_0440 Yellow-billed Magpie "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20090512 5 4 IMG_0443 Yellow-billed Magpie "Del Valle Regional Park, Livermore, CA" 20110410 2 1 IMG_2812 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Appfell Park, Galveston, TX" 20110410 2 1 IMG_2819 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Appfell Park, Galveston, TX" 20110410 2 1 IMG_2834 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Appfell Park, Galveston, TX" 20101217 4 1 IMG_9852 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" Juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 20110412 1 4 IMG_3873 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, TX" 20110412 2 4 IMG_3853 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, TX" 20100417 3 4 IMG_0703 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Sportsman Road, Galveston Texas" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0634 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0852 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 4 4 IMG_0651 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20101217 3 4 IMG_0641 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron "Flamingo Gardens & Wildlife Sanctuary, Davie, FL" 20110909 2 4 IMG_3836 Yellow-fronted Canary "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" 20110909 2 4 IMG_3840 Yellow-fronted Canary "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" 20110909 3 4 IMG_3819 Yellow-fronted Canary "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" 20110909 3 4 IMG_3831 Yellow-fronted Canary "Naalehu, Big Island, HI" 20110909 3 4 IMG_3840 Yellow-fronted Canary "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" White seed sac 20110909 3 4 IMG_4279 Yellow-fronted Canary "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" eating seeds 20110909 3 4 IMG_4301 Yellow-fronted Canary "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20110909 3 4 IMG_4305 Yellow-fronted Canary "Whitington Beach County Park, Big Island, HI" 20070323 5 2 DSC09213 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Male 20080405 5 2 IMG_6808 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA" Male 20070205 5 3 DSC03694 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Berkeley Marina Meadow; Berkley, CA" Winter Male 20071011 5 3 IMG_1835 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Winter Male 20071017 5 3 IMG_2869 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA" Winter Female 20071030 5 3 IMG_4884 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Winter Male 20071108 5 3 IMG_7072 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Bodega Bay, CA" Female 20080102 5 3 IMG_1235 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Kensington/Albany neighborhood, CA" Winter female 20081020 5 3 IMG_5340 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Heather Farms; Walnut Creek, CA" Winter female 20100116 5 3 IMG_1553 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Emeryville Marina; Emeryville, CA" Winter Male 20100213 5 3 IMG_2763 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA" Winter Male eating a bug 20100301 5 3 IMG_5293 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Male 20100301 5 3 IMG_5297 Yellow-rumped Audubon Warbler "Coyote Hills; Fremonth, CA" Male 20100711 5 1 IMG_2366 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler 20100711 5 1 IMG_2368 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler 20100711 5 1 IMG_2372 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lake Hood, Anchorage, AK" Juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler 20110408 4 2 IMG_1669 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110412 4 2 IMG_4307 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110408 5 2 IMG_1638 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20070130 5 3 DSC03086 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Albany Bulb; Albany, CA" Winter - note growth on beak 20080129 5 3 IMG_7461 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" Winter female 20080129 5 3 IMG_7466 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Fremont Park; Fremont, CA" Winter female 20081007 5 3 IMG_4487 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Winter male 20081007 5 3 IMG_4495 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA" Winter male 20090201 5 3 IMG_3008 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Brazoria NWR, Texas" Winter female 20090203 5 3 IMG_4852 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Winter female 20090203 5 3 IMG_4876 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Winter female 20090203 5 3 IMG_4892 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Anderson Arboretum, College Station, Texas" Winter female 20090303 5 3 IMG_8587 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "South Farm Unit, Sherburne Complex WMA, LA" 20100104 5 3 IMG_0041 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Female 20100104 5 3 IMG_0047 Yellow-rumped Myrtle Warbler "Knowland Park, Oakland, CA" Female 20110407 4 4 IMG_0905 Yellow-throated Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_0908 Yellow-throated Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1358 Yellow-throated Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1360 Yellow-throated Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110407 4 4 IMG_1364 Yellow-throated Vireo "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" 20110913 2 4 IMG_6080 Zebra Dove "Royal Kona Resort, Kona, HI" 20101203 3 4 IMG_7148 Zebra Dove "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20101203 3 4 IMG_7057 Zebra Dove "Smith Gardens, Kauai, HI" 20110907 3 4 IMG_2041 Zebra Dove "Hilton Resort, Kona, HI" 20101129 4 4 IMG_4511 Zebra Dove "Kauai Marriott Resort, Kauai, HI" 20101204 4 4 IMG_7373 Zebra Dove "near Mana Ponds, Kauai, HI" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2905 Zebra Dove "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2907 Zebra Dove "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20080120 5 4 IMG_2949 Zebra Dove "Kapi'olani Park, Honolulu, Hi" 20120131 4 4 IMG_0843 Black Scoter "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male - I believe the tongue is showing 20120131 4 4 IMG_0787 Black Scoter "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male 20120131 4 4 IMG_0785 Black Scoter "Shimada Friendship Park, Richmond, CA" Male 20120128 4 4 IMG_0267 Brown-headed Nuthatch "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0244 Brown-headed Nuthatch "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0245 Brown-headed Nuthatch "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0260 Brown-headed Nuthatch "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20120128 5 4 IMG_0268 Brown-headed Nuthatch "Boy Scout Road, Big Branch Marsh, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_9958 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Male (left) and female Shelducks 20120127 4 4 IMG_9609 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 2 females 20120127 4 4 IMG_9620 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 2 females - note the little bit of tongue showing 20120127 4 4 IMG_9904 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" female 20120127 4 4 IMG_9932 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9954 Cape Shelduck "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9556 Red-crested Pochard "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9559 Red-crested Pochard "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9577 Red-crested Pochard "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9591 Red-crested Pochard "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9253 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Female and male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9258 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9259 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Female 20120127 3 4 IMG_9262 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" Female 20120127 3 4 IMG_9268 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9274 Ringed Teal "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" male 20120127 4 4 IMG_9374 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9441 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9454 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" I like the eye peeking through on the second cormorant 20120127 4 4 IMG_9465 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9688 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9648 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_9762 White-breasted Cormorant "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120326 4 4 IMG_2296 White-breasted Cormorant "San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA" 20120326 4 4 IMG_2298 White-breasted Cormorant "San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA" 20120326 4 4 IMG_2402 White-breasted Cormorant "San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA" 20120326 4 4 IMG_2404 White-breasted Cormorant "San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA" 20120215 3 4 IMG_1044 Tropical Kingbird "Eastshore Park, Richmond, CA" 20120215 3 4 IMG_1050 Tropical Kingbird "Eastshore Park, Richmond, CA" 20120215 3 4 IMG_1062 Tropical Kingbird "Eastshore Park, Richmond, CA" Note bug in beak 20120215 3 4 IMG_1109 Tropical Kingbird "Eastshore Park, Richmond, CA" 20120215 3 4 IMG_1121 Tropical Kingbird "Eastshore Park, Richmond, CA" 20120127 4 4 IMG_0007 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 2 4 IMG_9662 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_9676 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_9731 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 2 4 IMG_9748 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 1 4 IMG_9791 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120127 3 4 IMG_9803 Pink-backed Pelican "Audubon Zoo, New Orleans, LA" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4506 Pink-backed Pelican "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120125 5 4 IMG_7952 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 4 4 IMG_8415 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 4 4 IMG_8427 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Preening 20120125 3 4 IMG_8444 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 4 4 IMG_8450 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Can just see the Field Sparrow's tongue 20120125 4 4 IMG_8487 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" 20120125 4 4 IMG_8496 Field Sparrow "Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA" Note corn kernel in mouth 20120220 5 4 IMG_2665 Green-tailed Towhee "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20120220 5 4 IMG_2667 Green-tailed Towhee "Boyce Thompson Arboritum, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3172 Sage Sparrow "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3212 Sage Sparrow "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3218 Sage Sparrow "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3232 Sage Sparrow "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3236 Sage Sparrow "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3491 Eurasian Collared Dove "Old Hwy. 80, west of Buckeye, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3550 Eurasian Collared Dove "Old Hwy. 80, west of Buckeye, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3551 Eurasian Collared Dove "Old Hwy. 80, west of Buckeye, AZ" 20120223 4 3 IMG_5202 Brewer's Sparrow "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" 20120223 4 3 IMG_5204 Brewer's Sparrow "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" 20120223 4 3 IMG_5210 Brewer's Sparrow "McDowell Mt. Park, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3029 Le Conte's Thrasher "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3025 Le Conte's Thrasher "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120221 4 4 IMG_3030 Le Conte's Thrasher "Baseline Road & Salome Highway, Arlington, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4956 Scarlet Ibis "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4959 Scarlet Ibis "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4960 Scarlet Ibis "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4972 Scarlet Ibis "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4734 Bali Mynah "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4740 Bali Mynah "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4626 Asian Fairy Bluebird "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_4665 Asian Fairy Bluebird "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_4673 Asian Fairy Bluebird "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_4679 Asian Fairy Bluebird "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male - note its tongue 20120222 3 4 IMG_4542 Masked Lapwing "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Note the yellow spur proturding from the wing 20120222 3 4 IMG_4546 Masked Lapwing "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Note the yellow spur proturding from the wing 20120222 3 4 IMG_4597 Masked Lapwing "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Note the yellow spur proturding from the wing 20120222 3 4 IMG_4804 Masked Lapwing "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 3 IMG_4644 Ferruginous Duck "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 3 IMG_4648 Ferruginous Duck "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 3 IMG_4649 Ferruginous Duck "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" Male 20120222 3 4 IMG_4880 Greater Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4881 Greater Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_4690 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" "Out of focus picture, but I think the Metallic Starling's tongue is showing" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4787 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4789 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4796 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4812 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4828 Metallic Starling "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4535 Nicobar Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4564 Nicobar Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4573 Nicobar Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4581 Nicobar Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4585 Nicobar Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4553 Torresian Imperial Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4563 Torresian Imperial Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4681 Torresian Imperial Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4732 Torresian Imperial Pigeon "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4961 Green Oropendola "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4966 Green Oropendola "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_4987 Green Oropendola "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 4 4 IMG_5001 Chilean Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_5003 Chilean Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_5004 Chilean Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120222 3 4 IMG_5006 Chilean Flamingo "Phoenix Zoo, AZ" 20120325 3 4 IMG_0188 Ashy-headed Goose "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120330 3 4 IMG_4878 Ashy-headed Goose "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120330 3 4 IMG_4886 Ashy-headed Goose "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 3 4 IMG_3828 Blue-necked Tanager "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 3 4 IMG_3872 Blue-necked Tanager "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120330 3 4 IMG_5322 Blue-necked Tanager "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120326 3 4 IMG_2373 African Darter "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120326 3 4 IMG_2379 African Darter "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120326 3 4 IMG_2391 African Darter "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120326 3 4 IMG_2394 African Darter "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120326 3 4 IMG_2396 African Darter "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120328 3 4 IMG_4086 Bearded Barbet "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 2 4 IMG_4088 Bearded Barbet "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 3 4 IMG_4112 Bearded Barbet "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 3 4 IMG_4122 Bearded Barbet "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120328 3 4 IMG_4125 Bearded Barbet "San Diego Zoo, CA" 20120325 3 4 IMG_0881 Black-backed Grosbeak "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120325 3 4 IMG_0884 Black-backed Grosbeak "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120325 3 4 IMG_0889 Black-backed Grosbeak "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120330 3 4 IMG_4925 Black-backed Grosbeak "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120328 3 4 IMG_3641 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120328 4 4 IMG_3813 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120328 4 4 IMG_3815 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120328 4 4 IMG_3825 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Female 20120330 3 4 IMG_5293 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120330 3 4 IMG_5438 Blue Dacnis "San Diego Zoo, CA" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4644 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4649 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4684 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4729 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4737 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4741 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120421 3 4 IMG_4765 Painted Bunting "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" Male 20120418 4 4 IMG_1996 Painted Bunting "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120421 4 4 IMG_5193 Cave Swallow "under a bridge near Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5227 Cave Swallow "under a bridge near Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5233 Cave Swallow "under a bridge near Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_5237 Cave Swallow "under a bridge near Brazos Bend State Park, TX" note the large basket shaped nest for the Cave Swallow 20120421 4 4 IMG_4874 Arcadian Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120421 4 4 IMG_4877 Arcadian Flycatcher "Brazos Bend State Park, TX" 20120417 3 4 IMG_8050 Philadelphia Vireo "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 4 4 IMG_8044 Philadelphia Vireo "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 4 4 IMG_8049 Philadelphia Vireo "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 4 4 IMG_8051 Philadelphia Vireo "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" 20120417 4 4 IMG_9783 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9798 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9820 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9870 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9907 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9911 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_9930 American Redstart "Lafitte's Cove, Galveston, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_8603 Bronzed Cowbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_8606 Bronzed Cowbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male 20120417 4 4 IMG_8609 Bronzed Cowbird "Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Quintana, Texas" Male