A practical guide to bird watching in Sonoma County, California

(Unless otherwise indicated, all phone numbers are in the 707 area code)

 

 

LOCATIONS

   

    NORTH COUNTY

    King Ridge Road


    NORTH SONOMA COAST

    Jenner/Mouth of the Russian River/Goat Rock

    Willow Creek Rd., Jenner

    Duncan's Landing


    BODEGA AND BODEGA BAY

    Bodega Bay Overview


  1. Bullet  Bodega Farm Pond


  1. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Bodega Head

  2. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Campbell Cove

  3. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Diekmann's Bay Store

  4. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Doran Regional Park (Doran Beach)

  5. Bullet  Bodega Bay: "Bird Walk" (near Doran Beach) New!

  6. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Gaffney Point

  7. Bullet  Bodega Bay: The Hole in the Head

  8. Bullet  Bodega Bay: North End of Harbor

  9. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Owl Canyon Updated!

  10. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Porto Bodega

  11. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Rail Ponds

  12. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Smith Brothers Road

  13. Bullet  Bodega Bay: Spud Point Crab Co.

  14. Bullet  Bodega Bay: The Tides Wharf


    NOAA Tides & Currents for Bodega Bay


    SANTA ROSA AREA

    Annadel State Park., Santa Rosa

    Arroyo Sierra Dr., Santa Rosa

    Brush Creek Trail, Santa Rosa

    Channel Dr., Santa Rosa

    Lake Ralphine, Santa Rosa

    Melita Rd., Santa Rosa

    Nagasawa Park, Santa Rosa

    Ninth St. Rookery, Santa Rosa

    A Place to Play Park, Santa Rosa

    Santa Rosa Creek at Willowside Rd.

    Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery

    Spring Lake Park, Santa Rosa

    Strawberry School Park, Santa Rosa


    ROHNERT PARK AREA

    Crane Creek Regional Park

    Sonoma State University Campus  New!


    SEBASTOPOL AREA

    Bodega Farm Pond

    Laguna de Santa Rosa, Sebastopol

    Ragle Ranch Park, Sebastopol


    PETALUMA AREA

    Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, Petaluma

    Shollenberger Park, Petaluma Updated!

    Lucchesi Park, Petaluma

    Helen Putnam Regional Park, Petaluma


    EAST COUNTY UPLAND AREAS

    Ida Clayton Road

    Pine Flat Road

    Shiloh Ranch Regional Park

    Sugarloaf Ridge State Park


    SOUTH SONOMA COUNTY

    Port Sonoma

    Reclamation Rd.

    Skaggs Island Rd. (south end)


Recent sightings of interest*

  1. •Great-tailed Grackle: Shollenberger Park (October 4)

  2. •Chestnut-sided Warbler: Owl Canyon (October 8)

  3. •Sharp-tailed Sandpiper: Shollenberger Park (October 15)

  4. •White-winged Scoter: North Bodega Harbor (October 15)

  5. •Northern Waterthrush: Bodega Rail Ponds (October 15)

  6. •Black & White Warbler: Owl Canyon (October 17)

  7. •Palm Warbler: Owl Canyon (October 17)

  8. •Nashville Warbler: Owl Canyon (October 17)

  9. •Golden Eagle: North Petaluma (October 22)

  10. *Selected reports from North Bay Birds and my own birding trips

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Sharp-tailed Sandipiper, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, October 12, 2011

Hutton's Vireo, Place to Play Park, Santa Rosa, October 19, 2011

Clay-colored Sparrow, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, September 26, 2011