California Coastal Mammalwatching
Here’s my trip report about my December 2025 and February 2026 California trips viewing some of the state’s iconic marine mammals. Highlights include Northern Elephant
Sea Otters and Whales of Monterey Bay – Whale Expeditions – Trip Report 2024
During our annual Whale Expedition’s sea otters and whales of Monterey Bay photo tour, we had fantastic sightings of lunge-feeding humpbacks, breaching whales, and mating sea ott
Bobcats of California – Cat Expeditions – Trip Report 2024
We led a private bobcat tour in early December where we saw over twenty bobcats! Check out the report to see more details and some photos!
California
California has very varied habitat (from desert to tundra) with a corresponding diversity of species, coupled with incredible scenery and some of the most productive cetacean viewi
California Mammal Big Year & Site/ID Guides
Over 2024, Nicole Haseley and I did an “accidental” mammal big year across the US state of California. We saw 150 mammal species (~70% of the total in California) inclu
Carrizo Plain Overnight: Squirrels, squirrels
Carrizo Plain Overnight Squirrels, Squirrels, and More Squirrels! Carrizo Plain National Monument, Santa Margarita, CA | March 24th-25th, 2025 By minkprowl SPECIES *Giant Kangaroo
California or Steller’s Sea Lion?
Hi people, A long shot, but I just wonder… Is the big indivdual on the left a male California Sea Lion or a female Steller’s Sea Lion? And how can you tell the differen
Book Review: Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada, by Brad Blood
Brad R. Blood’s new Guide to the Terrestrial Mammals of Southern California and the Eastern and Southern Sierra Nevada just arrived and it is an excellent resource for those
California Feb/March 2024
A productive week in California – Grey Whales, Northern Right Whale Dolphins, Pacific White-sided Dolphins, Grey and Kit Foxes, K-Rats and some fish!