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Nature Journals
Birding Formosa – October 2015 Trip Report
Spectacular Taiwan from sea level to 10,000+ feet above Guided by Richard Chen (birding@taiwan), Eddie Bartley & Noreen Weeden On this ten day birding adventure with a focus on the 20 plus endemic bird species we explored the exotic and bountiful natural beauty of Taiwan from city parks and lowland marshes through marble gorges to…… Continue Reading
Pondering urban owls
July 28, 2015 was one of those rare, warm, delicious evenings in San Francisco. We were working late in our home-office, windows open to the world trying, as many other San Franciscans, to cool our air condition-less house. Open windows after dark seldom occurs in our neighborhood in large part due to the powerful and…… Continue Reading
A summer week in the Sierra Valley: “the weirdest drought”
Noreen and I have been joining Bob Lewis and Rusty Scalf each June to lead GGAS “Birds of the Sierra” classes so long we cant really remember when the first one was and it is always one of the highlights of our year. The places we visit in Sierra and Plumas counties are some of…… Continue Reading
Nesting and Chicks in SF
For the first time this millinium and not since the 1970s a Bobolink showed up in SF. Located by Steve Philllips while out on a casual bird walk with friends at Crissy Field this breeding plumaged male was very confiding and stuck around for 6 days. A new county bird for hundreds of local birders and a lifer for many. Great bird!… Continue Reading
Recovered Red-shouldered Hawk gets a second chance at life
Getting Poisons out of S.F. Parks Here’s a follow up to the release on 3/16/2007 of the recuperated Red-shouldered Hawk that had been secondary poisoned by consuming a difethialone laden rodent in Golden Gate Park (GGP) six weeks prior. The release “party” on Friday was quite a scene with about 50 people including San Francisco…… Continue Reading