North Basin: The Video
<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The North Basin is the body of water between
Read more<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> The North Basin is the body of water between
Read moreThis morning following a day of rain I saw something I had not seen before: Coots on land, eating the
Read moreLike Victorian ladies, the American Coots around Cesar Chavez Park never show their legs. Or almost never. This morning, with
Read moreMixed in with a raft of Coots near the south edge of the North Basin this morning, dozens of American
Read moreThe big news in the park this past week was the rain. Soon those brown hills will be green. In
Read moreThis Western Gull caught or stole a flat little fish, but had a problem getting it into its gullet. As
Read moreAmerican Coots — the plump black duck-like birds with bright white beaks — have been arriving in the North Basin
Read moreAs a new graduate of the Burrowing Owl Docent Training Program, I knew that these unique birds are crepuscular (most
Read moreThe male Scaup who did not join the migration north in April is still here, seen cruising busily in the
Read moreAt first acquaintance, migratory birds seem to move in a solid mass, all for one and one for all. Closer
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