10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Before I moved north to Portland, I lived in San Francisco. There were also countless Brown Pelicans, Western Gulls, and Heermann’s Gulls, creating quite the cacophony. Bonus : A couple of years earlier, a blue whale washed up several miles south of Half Moon Bay, at Bean Hollow State Beach.

San Francisco 139

San Francisco Portland Whales Whaling 139

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?). Migrating Gray Whales. We headed into Point Reyes with vague plans to meet up with one of my college buddies, which turned out to be a big mistake.

Seals 202

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 202

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

I’ve been on a whale-watching trip in Orange County , twice gone out to Santa Cruz Island , and even visited Protection Island off the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Brown Pelicans cared not for my taint. Hordes of Brown Pelicans , Heermann’s Gulls , and Western Gulls made it clear we were on the west coast.

Whales 117

Whales Whaling Albatross Dolphins 117