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California Tag

HomePosts tagged "California"
31 October 2022
North American
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ID of common dolphins

Hey all. In the 1990s Common Dolphin was split into long-beaked and short-beaked forms and counted as two different species. Currently they are lumped. According to Bernardo Alps (

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29 September 2022
North American
CaliforniaSanta Cruz Islandspotted skunk

second-hand report of Western Spotted Skunk

Santa Cruz Island is one of the Channel Islands reached by boat from Ventura, famous for the endemic fox and jay. Often one gets common dolphin on the crossing. In the 1990s, spott

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16 September 2022
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Five weeks and 19 species

Back last February I asked for some advice about possible mammal watching sites in California for a few days I thought I would have available in August. In particular I was interes

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10 September 2022
North American
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Baird’s Beaked Whale in California (not chaseable)

If one premise of this site is that all mammal species can be seen somewhere — once we figure out where that “somewhere” is — then I wanted to pass on infor

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4 June 2021
North American
California

California updates

I’ve done a couple of short trips over the last 2 months throughout California. Nothing groundbreaking, but it should at least be of local interest. Highlights included Long-

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8 March 2020
North American
CaliforniaNew trip report: Bobcat quest: Point Reyes

New trip report: Bobcat quest: Point Reyes, California

Bobcat quest

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3 May 2019
North American
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Baird’s Beaked Whale off Calif (second-hand report)

California birders use cruise ships in spring as they try for offshore petrels during repositioning runs. Holland America, Princess Cruises, and others need to move boats from Mexi

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12 March 2019
North American
California

Information Please

I have booked 28/04/19- 05/05/19 into and out of San Fransisco. Thinking Point Reyes for Bobcat, May be Coyote, Yosemite, if accessible. For Black Bear and a boat trip from Montere

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8 September 2018
North American
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Report of Baird’s Beaked Whale and Guadalupe Fur Seal from Southern California

This is a second-hand report of two good species from Southern California, but neither can be chased (unless you have a private yacht). Just as well — Jon Hall is out of leav

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30 June 2018
North American
California

Muir Woods with a thermal imager

I was back in California for a few days; it was my first time in North America since buying a thermal imager, so I decided to check if it can be helpful in finding those endemic sp

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