Richardson Bay Sets Winter Bird Count Record
At 23,000 birds, the tally in Richardson Bay this December was higher than any year since the surveys began in fall 2006 -- much higher. The previous high was 13,000...
Pick Archives:Bay Nature Picks
Native Oysters Face Double the Threat, Why CA’s Water Woes Could Just Be Starting
Why California's water woes may be just be starting and more Bay Area nature news...
Mavericks: The Science Behind the Killer Surf
After a forecast of surf swells upwards of 40 feet, the Mavericks big-wave surf competition has been called for this Friday, January 24th. But what does it take to create...
Sooty Brown Body, Yellow Bill: What Kind of Gull is This?
Lauri Taylor, visiting from Salt Lake City, spotted an interesting gull at Baker's Beach in San Francisco. She asked Bay Nature to help identify what species it was...
Avian Cholera Outbreak in Redwood Shores Pond
An avian cholera outbreak at a Redwood Shores wastewater treatment pond and popular birding site -had killed more than 200 birds as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Fish and...
Oasis on Mount Diablo: Perkins Canyon’s Trial By Fire
The Morgan Fire transformed more than 3,100 acres of meadow, chaparral, and woodland on Mount Diablo’s south and east sides, including Perkins Canyon. “It was a once-in- a-generation event,” says Seth...
Early-Spring Blooming Soaproot Serves as Food, Soap, Glue and Medicine
Soap, food, glue, medicine, poison, and more — all from a hairy, fist-size underground bulb.
What Are the Strengths of the World’s Most Successful Invasive Ant?
Argentine ants are much less aggressive toward other Argentine ants than they are toward other species. They share information, resources, and trails; they are so cooperative with each other they...
Photographer Tory Kallman Gets His Orca Breach
On a whale watching trip in the Monterey Bay, photographer Tory Kallman witnessed one of nature's great events—an orca in pursuit of lunch. One of the resulting photographs became Bay...
New Record for San Francisco Christmas Bird Count?
Last Friday about 120 birders fanned out across the 15-mile diameter of the San Francisco Christmas Bird Count circle and set what could be a new record for the number...
