10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

California is big. I only had a few days in California while visiting my brother at Berkeley, but we couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to visit one of the most famous birding sites in the country: Point Reyes National Seashore. Trips Birding California lighthouse point reyes' Migrating Gray Whales.

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Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 200

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2014

as well as a rare mammal, the California fisher. RATS persuades local governments to pass anti-poison resolutions using facts, figures, photos, and a Claymation video ( “Raptor Blues” ) made by high school student Ian Timothy (which, Lisa observes, often makes people ‘get it’ far faster than the written word).

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Rats Barn Owls Rodents San Francisco 250

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 17, 2016

And, let me tell you, it was an amazing trip with gorgeous scenery, lots of cool mammals, and, of course, a whole big bunch of birds! Our time there was easily my favorite of the trip what with the breathtaking landscapes, amazing mammals, and our first ever geysers. Clark’s Nutcrackers are one of my favorite birds.

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Idaho Colorado Wyoming San Francisco 107

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 24, 2012

One Seagull Steve was living in San Francisco, on a birding hiatus. Instead of prowling the disgusting shores of Lake Merced for vagrant warblers, he had spent the fall in a haze of scumbaggery and debauchery in seedy bars and filthy apartments across San Francisco. Let me start from the beginning. It was the year 2010.

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San Francisco Sea Lions California Lions 162

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2015

I doubt we have to worry about Herring Gulls , Ruby-throated Hummingbirds or California Towhees going extinct, though their abundance and distribution will surely shift in time. This is a Pika, a charismatic and beloved mammal found in high elevations in much of western North America. It’s that simple.

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North America Birds San Francisco Suffering 233