A practical guide to bird watching in Sonoma County, California
(Unless otherwise indicated, all phone numbers are in the 707 area code)
COUNTY BIRDING LOCATIONS
NORTH COUNTY
NORTH SONOMA COAST
Jenner/Mouth of the Russian River/Goat Rock
BODEGA AND BODEGA BAY
NOAA Tides & Currents for Bodega Bay
SANTA ROSA AREA
Annadel State Park., Santa Rosa
Arroyo Sierra Circle, Santa Rosa
Lake Ralphine, Howarth Park, Santa Rosa
A Place to Play Park, Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Rd.
Strawberry School Park, Santa Rosa
ROHNERT PARK AREA
Sonoma State University Campus
SEBASTOPOL AREA
Laguna de Santa Rosa Wetland Preserve
PETALUMA AREA
Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, Petaluma
Helen Putnam Regional Park, Petaluma
EAST COUNTY UPLAND AREAS
Foothill Regional Park, Windsor
SOUTH SONOMA COUNTY
RECENT SIGHTINGS OF INTEREST*
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•Scissor-tailed Flycatcher: Bodega Bay (5/2-5/4)
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•Orchard Oriole: Eastside Rd., Bodega Bay (5/30)
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•Virginia’s Warbler: Owl Canyon, Bodega Bay (6/2)
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•White-faced Ibis: Ellis Creek Water Rec. Fac. (5/1-6/15)
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•Lawrence’s Goldfinch: Pine Flat Rd. (6/17)
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•Egyptian Goose: Roberts Lake Park (4/19-6/20)
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•Horned Puffin: Bodega Bay (6/21)
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•Grey Catbird: Owl Canyon, Bodega Bay (7/4-7/5)
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•Sooty Grouse: Lake Sonoma (7/4)
*Selected reports from North Bay Birds and my own birding trips
© Colin Talcroft, 2009-2020. All rights reserved.
Unless noted, all photos by the author. If you would like to use one of my images, please ask for permission for non-commercial use with proper credit or commercial use with proper compensation.
SONOMA BIRD GUIDE
Detailed species notes
for 100s of birds
PASSERINES (Song birds, perching birds)
NON-PASSERINES (Ducks, hawks, & more!)
PELAGIC SPECIES (Birds of the open ocean)
INTRODUCED SPECIES (Non-natives)
Downloadable/printable county field list
Also, don't miss my
All-weather county field lists
perfect for rainy Christmas counts!
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Cedar Waxwing, Sierra Arroyo Creek
Santa Rosa, December 15, 2019
Hutton’s Vireo, Frati Lane, Sebastopol
December 20, 2019
Hooded Oriole, Stone Castle Lane, Santa Rosa, June 22, 2020