10,000 Birds
MAY 11, 2012
We have at least 3 nesting locations here in San Francisco and that number seems to be climbing slowly. They do like to supplement their diet with small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects. They mimic our styles of dress and mock us through forced perspective. They are good watchers. They know the rhythms of gophers.
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.
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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.
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).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 7, 2015
We rented a car and drove to Point Reyes from San Francisco early on a Saturday morning, stopping for a quick detour at Muir Woods (because who wouldn’t stop there?). Add those life mammals to the life birds I already expected to see, and I was practically vibrating with excitement. Migrating Gray Whales.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2015
This is a Pika, a charismatic and beloved mammal found in high elevations in much of western North America. In San Francisco, no rain fell in the month of January, which is bizarre and ridiculous, in a sad way. It also provides a great example of how changing weather patterns can affect birdlife.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 15, 2014
I have been searching through the internet this evening trying to find support for some behaviour that I witnessed at Fort Mason, San Francisco, this week. Warblers, orioles, kinglets and gnatcatchers have all been seen as have small mammals such as Pine Martins, bats and Red Squirrels but seldom, it seems, is the behaviour documented.
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