Birds
The Duck Family by Len Blumin
The True Ducks are grouped into subfamilies, roughly according to evolutionary relationships (see inside back cover). Current taxonomy sorts them into Dabbling Ducks, Bay (Diving) Ducks, Sea Ducks, Stiff-tails and Whistling Ducks, a schema that will be observed in this book. Swans and Geese are grouped into their own subfamilies and tribes.
Shorebirds by Len Blumin
Shorebirds are a group of specialized bird families that seen mostly along our coasts and at interior wetlands. A few have evolved to forage in upland areas. They number 210+ species worldwide, with about 50 species breeding regularly in North America.
Bird Arrival and Departure Dates
These dates indicate the approximate arrival and departure times of migrants commonly seen in Marin County.
Birding Locations
This list describes many of the better birding sites in Marin County and includes sites mentioned in rarity reports.
Checklist of the Birds of Marin County
This list is a must for any serious birder. It shows the seasonal abundance patterns of all bird species in Marin.
Christmas Bird Count
Join Marin County birders for a day of fun and birding on our annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count.
Junior Birdwatchers
In this program school children learn about native birds found in their local San Francisco Bay area neighborhood.
Birding Quiz
On birdingquiz.com, you will find many photo quiz options that will help you learn to recognize birds in an area you select, including Marin County. The bird photos are selected randomly, so for any particular bird species you will see pictures of females, males, juveniles, breeding plumages, winter plumages. etc. You can take the same quiz multiple times, and you will get different bird photos each time.
Birdingquiz.com was created by local birder Jim Gray.