Black Birders Week Takes Flight in the Bay Area
The 6th annual bird walk where we ask ourselves the tuft questions.
Wildlife
Naturalist’s Notebook: See the World in a Velella
Did you know that you an find an echo of the spin of the planet in the sails of the by-the-wind sailors that wash ashore in spring and early summer?
Tips for Moth-Lighting
First, tack up a white sheet outside, on a wall, fence, tree, or clothesline.
The Intelligence of Bird Nests
How could a creature with such a small brain create something so exquisite?
After Elephant Seal Deaths, the Race Is On for Bird Flu Investigators
A big question now is whether the virus will spread between seals.
Being a Salamander
In a tiny hollow beneath a log, reflected in my headlamp’s glow, were two gold-flecked black eyes and a dull pinkish snout.
California’s Blackbird
The tricolored blackbird traverses the Golden State with cat calls and friends.
The Zombees Are Here (And That’s Probably OK)
A parasitic fly was found in San Francisco taking over a honeybee.
Why Is That Woodpecker White?
For years, the author has gathered photographs of local leucistic birds: white (or whitish) woodpeckers, hummingbirds, sparrows, turkeys, bald eagles, and more.
