Persistent late summer
    fog along the coast has
    given way to a beautiful
    fall season here in
    California.  Slight,
    gentle rains that have
    come mostly at night
    have allowed for the
    fabulous colors of fall to
    linger and glow. Along
    the coasts and in the
    foothills, golden leaves
    of Big Leaf Maple and
    Sycamore trees offer
    an amazing contrast to
    the endless shades of
    reds from alders, oaks
    and under story plants
    such as poison oak.
Experience the beautiful side of
California this fall!


    The annual Raptor
    Migration has not
    disappointed and on
    recent outings we have
    seen many Sharp
    Shinned, Coopers, Red-
    tails, and Red-
    shouldered Hawks. A
    late October bonus was
    the sighting of many
    Broad-winged Hawks
    sailing just overhead
    from a vantage point at
    Hawk Hill in the Marin
    Headlands.  We have
    also viewed Merlins,
    American Kestrals,
    Northern Harriers along
    with resident Red-tailed,
    Red Shouldered Hawks
    and Osprey.

    Water birds are
    migrating to the San
    Francisco Bay Area.  
    Other birds that come to
    the San Francisco Bay
    area for the winter that
    we have recently seen
    arriving include Varied
    Thrush, Cedar Waxwing
    and Golden Crowned
    Sparrows.


    After the first rains of
    the season, California
    and Red Belly Newts
    disperse in great
    numbers along the
    streams of the Coast
    Live Oak woodlands.


    Fall is a great time to
    get out for some fresh
    air and to enjoy
    something wild on an
    upcoming Nature
    Trip.
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