This is a gallery of bird pictures I took during spring 2004 birdwalks, most of them with Matthew Dodder's birding class given through the Palo Alto Adult Ed. We went to several birding spots around the south San Fransisco Bay Area and east into the central valley.
Note that these are not professional pictures, just shots I took with a handheld Canon GL2 camcorder during the walks. I apologize for some of the slightly out of focus pictures.
Slideshows
The slideshows are organized by the type of bird. Please let me know if I
have mis-identified any birds. I did my best, but I am not an expert.
Bluebirds and Robins
Chickadees, Nuthatches, and Wrens
Coots, Ducks, and Geese
Doves and Pigeons
Finches and
Grosbeaks
Flycatchers and Vireos
Game birds
Grebes and Loons
Gulls and Terns
Herons and Egrets
Hummingbirds
Icterids (Blackbirds, Orioles,
...) and Starlings
Jays, Crows, and Magpies
Juncos,
Sparrows, and Towhees
Nests
Pelicans and Cormorants
Raptors and Owls
Shorebirds
Swallows
Warblers
Western Gulls
Woodpeckers