The pursuit of birding introduces its devotees not only to birds, but also to geography, weather and climate, ecosystems, habitats and more. All of these are inextricably linked to birds.
Rare Bird Alert - May 23, 2026
Rare Bird Alert - May 17, 2026
Rare Bird Alert - May 9, 2026
Rare Bird Alert - May 1, 2026
Rare Bird Alert - April 24, 2026
Rare Bird Alert - April 16, 2026
Red-necked Grebe | Inca Dove | White-winged Dove | Pectoral Sandpiper | Solitary Sandpiper | Red-throated Loon | Brown Pelican | Western Cattle-Egret | CRESTED CARACARA | Tropical Kingbird | THICK-BILLED KINGBIRD | White-throated Sparrow | Green-tailed Towhee | Ovenbird | Northern Waterthrush | Black-and-white Warbler | Tennessee Warbler | Chestnut-sided Warbler | Palm Warbler | Pine Warbler | Black-throated Green Warbler | Summer Tanager | Indigo Bunting
Rare Bird Alert - April 4, 2026
4th of July Weekend 2026—Owl Prowl Adventure in the Southern Sierra Nevada
We will be leading a Southern Sierra Nevada Owl Prowl July 3-6 Friday to Monday (departure day). Three nights of owling, (and days of birding) SWEEEETTTT!! We have been leading this trip for 20 years or so. If you can’t bear to stay up after midnight, or sleep in a bit, please reconsider.
John Schmitt, illustrator of the National Geographic Field Guide will join us as a co-leader.
Birds of the Season March 2026
February and early March offered typically pleasant weather, with many continuing rare birds and a handful of new ones, as well as the arrival of a few Neotropical migrants. By late March these migrants were becoming more obvious and widespread, with some already on territory. Breeding activity for resident birds was underway well before that.