Natural History Wanderings

Habitats included Ocean, Coastal Cliffs, Coastal Scrub, Forests, and Lagoon. Weather was Sunny with little wind.

Highlights included a Common Murre and Peregrine Falcon at Gull Rock, a Merlin at Stinson Beach, Two Eurasian Wigeons and about 45 Snowy Egrets at Bolinas Lagoon and a White-Throated Sparrow at Keith Hanson’s Studio. Also of interest at Keith Hanson’s studio was setup of a spotting scope hooked up to a camera and computer screen that showed close-ups of his feeders.

Non–bird sightings were a Mule Deer at Stinson Canyon, about 40 harbor seals at Bolinas Lagoon, and a number of Monarchs at several sites.

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Bird Lists:

Gull Rock

Western Grebe 20
Western/Clark’s Grebe 75
Brandt’s Cormorant 75
Pelagic Cormorant 6
Brown Pelican 75
Black Oystercatcher 2
Black Turnstone 4
Common Murre 2
Heermann’s Gull 4
Western Gull 16
Peregrine Falcon 1
Black Phoebe 1
Western Scrub-Jay 2
Common Raven 3
Bewick’s Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Wrentit 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
White-crowned Sparrow 4

Stinson Beach
Traveling .3 mile

Surf Scoter 9
Western/Clark’s Grebe 16
Brown Pelican 8
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Killdeer 1
Heermann’s Gull 7
Ring-billed Gull 2
Western Gull 24
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Anna’s Hummingbird 4
Merlin 1
Black Phoebe 2
Hutton’s Vireo 1
Western Scrub-Jay 3
American Crow 11
Chestnut-backed Chickadee 2
Bushtit 7
Bewick’s Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 3
European Starling 4
Townsend’s Warbler 1
Fox Sparrow 2
Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 2
White-crowned Sparrow 4
Golden-crowned Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 1
California Towhee 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Brewer’s Blackbird 8
House Finch 3

Stinson Gulch Trail (Willow Camp Fire Rd.),
0.6 mile(s)

Bufflehead 7 In lagoon from trailhead
California Quail 1 heard
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Anna’s Hummingbird 2
Red-breasted Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Black Phoebe 2
Hutton’s Vireo 4
Steller’s Jay 7
Western Scrub-Jay 8
American Crow 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Wrentit 2
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Dark-eyed Junco 4
White-crowned Sparrow 3
Golden-crowned Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
California Towhee 2
Spotted Towhee 1
House Finch 3
Lesser Goldfinch 1

Bolinas Lagoon,
Traveling 0.1 mile(s) from south east side pull off, near seal haul out

Eurasian Wigeon 2
American Wigeon 16
Northern Shoveler 4
Bufflehead 10
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Brown Pelican 6
Great Blue Heron 4
Great Egret 20
Snowy Egret 36
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
American Avocet 22
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Willet 15
Long-billed Curlew 8
Marbled Godwit 25
peep sp. 60
Ring-billed Gull 2
Western Gull 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Black Phoebe 1

Keith Hansen’s Gallery
Anna’s Hummingbird 8
Common Raven 1 heard flying above
Fox Sparrow (Sooty) 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Golden-crowned Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
House Sparrow 8