Fall Migration of Waterfowl to Bolsa Chica by Babs Levitan It’s Fall at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER) and migrating water fowl are arriving...
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Bolsa Chica Ground Squirrels
by Mike Armstrong PROBABLY the most visible native mammal on the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is Otospermophilus beecheyi, the Beechey’s Ground Squirrel. They are seen...
Bolsa Chica Bugs and Their Relatives
Written by Mike Armstrong If you do habitat restoration that involves planting native plants, at some point you have to get down and dirty in...
Bolsa Chica Underground: Love and Hate
Written by Mike Armstrong Old maps of the New World often show blank spaces marked “Tierras Desconocidas” or “Lands Unknown.” Well, we have one of...
Bird of the Month- February 2020 is American Pipit
While they may be called the American Pipit, these little birds can also be found in Greenland, eastern Russia, and parts of northern China and Mongolia. ...
Bird of the Month- January 2020 is Allen’s Hummingbird
If you’re not quick, you might miss this speedy little bird as it whizzes past defending its territory from an intruder. These birds are small,...
Bird of the Month- December is Northern Shoveler
Why such the long face? Because these birds are dabbling ducks and use their long bills to forge for yummy food in the mudflats. The...
Bird of the Month- November is the Sage Thrasher
Shy, secretive, and rarely seen, this bird species is a unique visitor to Bolsa Chica’s Mesa coastal sagescrub habitat and cactus stands. This is the...
Bird of the Month- October is the Red-tailed Hawk
One of the largest hawk species in North America with an iconic call that is oftentimes mistaken for an eagle call (blame movies and television). ...
Bird of the Month- September is the American Kestrel
The size of a Mourning Dove, these fierce firecrackers are not what you would expect from a top predator. Well, unless you are a lizard...