Spotted towhee Alameda County foothills

                                           CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE UPDATE APRIL 2024

Happy Spring! Thankful for another wet winter in our Bay Area. Rebel and I have been cruising and hiking around the Alameda foothills and Eastern Contra Costa County. Interesting mix of cold, cloudy, rainy, sunny and warm days. Hills are green, creeks running well. Snow in the mountains.

Hope everyone is well! Species info in foot notes. All recent except retro photo of red coyote. All taken in our Bay Area...

Swainson Hawk Marsh Creek area Eastern CC County


Anna hummingbird Oakley CA Red Salvia 

Western Kingfisher CA Delta Eastern CC County

Lincoln's Sparrow Alameda County near Del Valle reservoir

Great horned owl CA Delta Eastern CC County

Same spotted towhee as above Alameda County
Red tailed hawk Eastern CC County

Anna's hummingbird Oakley CA

Swainson's hawk on April 1st, most seem to be here and I'm impressed by the numbers in Eastern CC County...

One more from my recent meeting with a couple of Minks CA Delta

Older retro photograph of Coyote at Morgan Territory taken 02-02-07
Thanks everyone for the interest....


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