Guest naturalist Josiah Clark reveals how birds cope with stormy weather.
Fountain a Watering Hole for Drought-Affected Birds
Where does a thirsty bird go when the drought hits hard?
Ask the Naturalist: Wall-to-Wall Blue Jays?
A Berkeley reader asks why he’s seeing so many jays lately.
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 Wildlife Service.
Fox Sparrows Plentiful at Palomarin Field Station
This fall’s government shutdown left a two-week gap in Point Blue Conservation Science’s bird monitoring and banding data. But with the counts now in, the second half of October appears to have been a success, with researchers capturing and banding a surprisingly high number of fox sparrows.
What Do I Need To Know About Feeding Birds In My Yard?
I’ve started to put out bird seed in my North Oakland backyard and have enjoyed the visitors. What do I need to know about feeding wild birds in my yard?
Photographer Steve Zamek Gets His Decisive Moment
Photographer Steve Zamek, waited at Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park for over three hours photographing birds. When he decided it was time to leave, this hooded merganser sprang into action and Zamek snapped this shot.
Surge of pine siskins means dead birds, but also new neighbors
We’ve been hearing a lot about dead pine siskins all over the country. Turns out it’s natural, and it might mean more siskins in more places for a while.
Bird of the week: Marshmallicious delicious
It’s spring nesting season, but apparently there’s a lot of confusion around Easter time about one particular bird.
A Visit from Jack Laws, Bird Man (and Artist)
It’s always a red-letter day at the Bay Nature office when we get a visit from Jack Laws (aka John Muir Laws, wildlife artist extraordinaire and the man behind the Naturalist’s Notebook in the back of every issue of Bay … Read more