Birds on the rocks – 2018

Pelican and cormorant on top of jetty at entrance to Seaplane Lagoon.
California Brown Pelican, juvenile, one or two years old, as indicated by all brown head, with Cormorant on Seaplane Lagoon jetty.

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Bird Life at Alameda Point – Fall 2013

Featured here is a sampling of the wide variety of birds that enjoy the Alameda Point environment, from the wooded residential neighborhood and wooded parkland, to the shoreline, to the wide open runway area.  Most notable of recent sightings is the Golden Eagle, which has been seen off and on for at least a year hunting for rabbits and other prey on the runway area Nature Reserve.

Western Bluebirds
Western Bluebirds
Western Bluebird on pyracantha bush
Western Bluebird on pyracantha bush
Western Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Golden-crowned Sparrow on pyracantha
Golden-crowned Sparrow on pyracantha
California Towhee
California Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Mockingbird
Mockingbird
Yellow Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Meadowlark
Meadowlark
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
House Finch
House Finch
Western Scrub-Jay
Western Scrub-Jay
Robin
Robin
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
Cooper's Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
American Coot
American Coot
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet