This is a gallery of bird videos 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, just shots I took with a handheld Canon GL2 camcorder during the walks. I apologize for the shaky video.

Videos
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Redwing Blackbirds singing in the reeds at Cosumnes River Preserve.
Condor flying over Pinnacles and being chased by Prairie Falcon.
Coots at Shoreline Park and stealth swimming at Grant's Ranch.
Cormorant bathing in Santa Cruz ocean waters.
Great Egrets at Cosumnes River Preserve.
House Finches on a wire over Mines Rd.
Godwits and Willets feeding in the surf at Natural Bridges State Beach.
Goldfinches at my backyard feeder.
Lawrences Goldfinch resting on a branch in Del Puerto Canyon.
Pied Billed Grebes caring for young and swimming at Cosumnes.
Black-headed Grosbeak eating in a bush and sitting on a wire at Pinnacles.
Guillemot swimming and calling in Santa Cruz ocean waters.
Gull (unidentified) preening at Natural Bridges.
Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on a branch at Stevens Creek Park.
Red Tailed Hawk immature sitting on lampost above Santa Cruz traffic.
Killdeer wading in pond in Del Puerto Canyon.
Kingbird looking around from tree branch at Grant's Ranch.
Meadowlark sitting on a fence coming out of Del Puerto Canyon.
White-breasted Nuthatch pecking on tree at Natural Bridges.
Bullock's Oriole sitting in tree at Grant's Ranch.
Brown Pelican flying in the sky over a Santa Cruz beach.
Black Phoebe sitting on branch at Cosumnes River Preserver.
Black Phoebe sitting on fence along Mines Rd.
California Quail sitting on picnic table at Grant's Ranch.
Song Sparrow singing in tree at Cosumnes River Preserve.
White-crowned Sparrow sitting on a branch in my backyard.
European Starling sitting atop a tree at Natural Bridges.
Stellar's Jay eating something at Pinnacles.
Violet-green Swallow sitting on a wire preening at Pinnacles.
Cinnamon Teal eating in a pond at Cosumnes River Preserve.
California Towhees looking for food on ground next to road at Grant's Ranch.
California Towhee in a tree singing at Natural Bridges.
Hutton's Vireo sitting on a branch and singing at Pinnacles.
Turkey Vultures sitting on a branch along Mines Rd.
Turkey Vulture soaring above Pinnacles.
Acorn Woodpecker eating and preening in tree at Pinnacles.
Acorn Woodpecker atop power pole along Mines Rd.
Rock Wren with an insect in mouth and singing at Fremont Peak Park.