Here are some of our staff’s favorite signs of winter in the Bay Area.
Tag: winter
Fall Issue 2012
Planet Fungi
Culinary uses aside, fungi have their own aesthetic appeal: the spectral elegance of the amanitas, the vivid reds and greens of the waxy caps.
Fall Issue 2011
Twinkle, Twinkle, Winter Star
Winter is a great time to head out and look at the night sky.
Fall Issue 2011
If Acorn Woodpeckers are Busy, it Might Mean Rain is on the Way
Would you believe that acorn woodpeckers have the most complex social relationships of any animal with a backbone? One expert says so. Watch the birds for a while, and you just might agree!
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Clear Skies Ahead
Dig out the binoculars; it’s clear skies ahead. In the Bay Area, the winter months are your best bet for a clear view of, well, anything you’re trying to spy–be it bird, Big Dipper or sweeping vista.
Summer Issue 2006
Record Spring Rain, 2006
All that springtime rain may seem a distant memory now, but the record still holds: San Francisco had the rainiest March on record, and the city’s season-to-date rainfall is 12 inches above the norm of 22 inches. What effect did … Read more
Fall Issue 2006
The Golden-Crowned Sparrow’s Winter Song Returns to the Bay Area
Listen for the winter song of the golden-crowned sparrow, which arrives following a spectacular migration every fall.
Winter Issue 2003
Do Any Bay Area Animals Hibernate in Winter?
Our temperate climate here in the Bay Area means that most inhabitants don’t have to hibernate. Hibernation is a form of adaptive hypothermia, a continuum of responses to climatic variations that allow an animal to save energy by temporarily abandoning … Read more
