The mountains of southern California are a necessary escape from the heat, smog, and suburbia that can plague the denizens of places like Orange...
The one thing I really wanted to do on this most recent trip to southern California was visit Santa Cruz Island again. The last...
When you think of southern California in June there are a variety of things that could come to mind. Sunshine and surfing, deserts and...
Though I have made several trips to southern California over the eight years I have been birding almost every trip has been in December...
Today we take a brief reprieve from birder commentary to talk actual birds, specifically those of Santa Cruz Island, where my lowly-esteemed colleague Seagull...
The Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival in Arcata and Eureka on the north coast of California was fabulous! I added several birds to...
“The young ones are incredibly curious and playful,” says Monte Merrick, the co-Director of Bird Ally X in Arcata, California, which is almost to...
Back in December when my family and I were in southern California we planned a day trip out to Crystal Cove State Park in...
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