Follow the “kuks” and “quaaas” to find marauding hawks or foxes.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Illustrated Squirrels of the Bay Area
July 1, 2017 •
John Muir Laws
Naturalist and illustrator John Muir Laws is the author of the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide. Learn more and find class schedules at johnmuirlaws.com.
Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things
April 4, 2017 •
Australian tube worms are now widespread in brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
January 1, 2017 •
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Naturalist’s Notebook: An Illustrated Guide to Watching for Humpback Whales
October 14, 2016 •
What to look for when watching humpbacks.
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Enigmatic Clicking Cicada
July 1, 2016 •
The crepitating cicada is found in the Western United States.
John Muir Laws and the Art of Slowing Down, Sitting Still, and Paying Attention
April 18, 2016 •
“As a naturalist, educator, and artist, I have found that my journal is the most necessary tool I carry into the field with me; it is even more necessary than my binoculars.”
Naturalist’s Notebook: Meet the Hammerhead Worm
January 1, 2016 •
The alien in your back yard is a large, invasive, predatory land planarian.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How to Tell a Red-Tailed from a Red-Shouldered Hawk
October 1, 2015 •
Red-tailed and red-shouldered hawks are both common in the Bay Area.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Illustrated Guide to Otter vs. Beaver
July 1, 2015 •
How to tell two large aquatic mammals apart?
Naturalist’s Notebook: A Bay Area Housing Shortage for Western Bluebirds
April 1, 2015 •
Western bluebirds make use of abandoned woodpecker nest cavities.