Naturalist’s Notebook: The Nuances of Yellow-Rumped Warblers
Yellow-rumped warblers are around in winter. But which variant are you seeing?
Post Type Archives: Articles
Winter 2025 Almanac: Salamanders and Sperm Whales
Life during winter is full of conversation.
The Adder’s-Tongue—Our Fetid Friend in the Shadows
Deep in the shadows of redwood understory, when winter rains still drip on the mosses and ferns, an unusual flower heralds the beginning of the blooms—a sort of “flower new...
A Sapsucker Superspecies Is Evolving In Our Midst
Rows of pea-size holes, drilled in the trunks of thin-barked trees, are the beginnings of a story that stretches back millions of years.
Editor’s Letter: 25 Years of Cover Stories
With the arrival of January, Bay Nature begins its 25th year of publication.
The Patwin People and Solano County Open a Park
Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park in Fairfield. Trail: 4.4 mi, 744 ft elevation gain, loop
A Place to See Geological Fault Lines in the Bay Area
Featuring unique geology, blue oak woodlands, and native wildflowers, Solano County’s new Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi aims to be an open space for all.
A Tale of Two Ponds
In the East Bay, livestock ponds are surprisingly important amphibian habitat.
900 Innes, a New Waterfront Park at India Basin in SF
A shoreline park in Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco.
