All winter I’ve been working on learning to identify our local gulls. So far I’ve learned that it’s really challenging! The difficulty comes from not only recognizing different species (15+ commonly visit our area), but also different year classes… Read More
Spring has blown into the bay with strong northwest winds (our springtime signature). For more than a week winds have been fairly steady – at up to 30 mph (26 knots or 48 km/hr). It’s been nice for… Read More
Barking, raucous sea lions have been dominating the Monterey breakwater. It’s a perfect spot for young males (mostly) to rest in the winter sun. But that’s about to change. Yesterday a cormorant carrying a wad of algae and seagrasses… Read More
As I write this, it’s amazing outside: calm, clear, warm — 74° F (23° C) — and February. I don’t often get onto Monterey Bay in February because of rainy, windy weather and large swells. Yet I was… Read More
I recently discovered surfbirds (Aphriza virgata) with the help of a local birding group. Unless you’re looking for them, or watching rocks and one happens by, they’re hard to spot. I’ve seen them at the surfline on Monterey’s… Read More
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