Kelp Gull: Not Today

When I looked at the CA alert from eBird last night the Kelp Gull found just 20 minutes from our place in Fullerton, just off I-5 in Los Angeles County at the San Gabriel Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds, jumped off the alert at me. I told Kay and she just asked what time we had Read More…

Rocklin

Kay and I had a nice overnight visit with Scott, Erin, Halley, and last night and this morning I took a half hour walk with binos. I discovered a nice wet field with a utility road just off Lonetree Blvd at the jct of Sandhill Dr. I walked in and had a bit of exercise Read More…

2015 Wrap Up

2015 was a very eventful year for me. I retired at the end of August, my Dad passed in August, and I had both lots of time to travel and tried to accumulate a Pierce County year list. Here were some of the birding highlights: Pierce County: I got to know Bruce Labar much better Read More…

Bolsa Chica

Kay and I had a free hour this morning on our family SoCal trip and visited the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Orange County. This is always a treat, with close up views of birds we don’t get to see often in WA. Probably my favorite part of the walk was seeing the fish-eaters crowd into Read More…