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Hiking and Birding in the Silicon Valley

Ash-throated flycatcher perched on a barbed-wire fence in a dry grassland at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve.
Birding

Ash-Throated Flycatchers in the Santa Cruz Mountains

June 20, 2026

Often heard before they are seen, ash-throated flycatchers are a summer visitor to the Santa Cruz Mountains’ oak woodlands and grasslands.
A orange and black bird in an oak tree.

Black-Headed Grosbeaks

June 15, 2026

Two butterflies on a dark green leafed plant.

Mass Butterfly Migrations

May 15, 2026

The fetid adderstongue bloom.

Blooming California Fetid Adderstongue

February 16, 2026

A northern harrier in flight.

Northern Harriers in the Silicon Valley

January 3, 2026

Three turkey vultures on a light pole.

What is That Turkey Vulture Doing?

November 24, 2025

Wildlife and Birding in the Silicon Valley

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Ash-Throated Flycatchers in the Santa Cruz Mountains

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Northern Harriers in the Silicon Valley

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What is That Turkey Vulture Doing?

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Wing-Spreading in Steller’s Jays

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MeadowLarks Versus Horned Larks

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Interspecific Feeding: Why That Dark-eyed Junco is Raising a Cowbird

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