For those of you who have been checking out our site for the past few weeks/months you certainly have noticed a few changes along the way. From the way the site looks, to how it navigates, etc. You also (hopefully) noticed an increase in content on the site with new additions of articles and interviews to go […]

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As I mentioned briefly in one of my previous posts, Ryan and I will be taking a cross-country trip in the coming days.
Ryan is scheduled to arrive in San Jose tomorrow (July 31st) and will drive up to the Bolinas area on the 1st of August with his friend and neighbor Carol. Carol’s time will […]

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Today I had the unfortunate fortune of banding my last day at an offsite for this season as a bird bander at the Palomarin Field Station. It was kind of bittersweet to finish up my last day at an offsite, but one thing should go without saying, it was an amazing day to be banding. […]

When the chance arose to visit Ano Nuevo Island off of the north-central California Coast to volunteer with my good friend Kirsten Lindquist on another one of PRBO’s projects, I could hardly deny the opportunity. This past Monday and Tuesday (July 17-18), I was able to fulfill my duties as a volunteer, and in doing […]

Well, it certainly has been a while since I have been able to get any posts up, too bad because I’ve had some good experiences over the past two weeks that I’ll have to briefly summarize here.
Some of the better bird sightings at our banding sites included two White-throated Swifts at Redwood Creek near Muir […]

Nearly two weeks ago I did the unthinkable…I dropped my binoculars out of my hands at the height of 4 feet, only to watch them fall onto a hard (but vegetated) ground to hear an odd pop. I quickly put the bins up to my eyes and looked through each eyepiece one at a time. […]

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It’s that time of year again! That time when many young birds depart their nests and their natal territories and head on out to explore the larger world. Today was apparently a great day to be a Hatch Year bird. We not only caught more birds today at Palo than before this whole season, but […]

After paying a visit to Keith Hansen in his Bolinas, CA art studio/gallery, I walked to the end of nearby Wharf Rd. to check out the large Sterna terns that were moving between the open waters of the Pacific Ocean and Bolinas Lagoon in hopes of finding an Elegant Tern amongst the many Caspian Terns […]

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I just got an e-mail from Ryan with a link to a webpage that shows some photos of an unknown warbler caught in Wyoming Co., NY at a MAPS station. I haven’t had time to really think about what the possibilities could be for its identity, but it does appear to be a hybrid. I […]

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I was curious if anyone knew the total for the record year list kept in NY. I know recent efforts by Matt Victoria took him into the lead, but I do not recall if anyone else has surpassed him since his efforts, and if so what their total was. Any information on this is greatly […]