http://simonwillison.net/2026-05-20T16:20:00+00:00Simon Willison2026-05-20T16:20:00+00:002026-05-20T16:20:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/20/sighting-363395265/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663335439/large.jpg" alt="Canada Goose"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663335832/large.jpg" alt="Common Loon"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663336094/large.jpg" alt="Striped Shore Crab"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663353366/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663353405/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663353842/large.jpg" alt="California Sea Lion"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663353150/large.jpg" alt="Common Loon"></p><p>Common Loon, Canada Goose, Striped Shore Crab, California Brown Pelican, California Sea Lion, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA</p>

2026-05-20T00:28:00+00:002026-05-20T00:28:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/20/sighting-363259490/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/663086393/large.jpg" alt="Surf Scoter"></p><p>Surf Scoter, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA</p>

2026-05-18T14:51:00+00:002026-05-18T14:51:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/18/sighting-362781627/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662161673/large.jpg" alt="Glaucous-winged Gull"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662161721/large.jpg" alt="Glaucous-winged Gull"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662161937/large.jpg" alt="Brown Pelican"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662161148/large.jpg" alt="Snowy Egret"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662161189/large.jpg" alt="Snowy Egret"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662160828/large.jpg" alt="Canada Goose"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662160866/large.jpg" alt="Canada Goose"></p><p>Glaucous-winged Gull, Brown Pelican, Snowy Egret, Canada Goose, in Los Angeles River, CA, US</p><p>I'm heading home from PyCon US today so I went on a last morning walk to try and spot a pelican. I saw one! Didn't get a great photo of that, but I did see some goslings down by the swan boat lake.</p>

2026-05-15T14:42:00+00:002026-05-15T14:42:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/15/sighting-361818285/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/660343826/large.jpg" alt="Western Gull"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/660344126/large.jpg" alt="Rock Pigeon"></p><p>Western Gull, Rock Pigeon, in Los Angeles Area (custom), CA, US</p><p>I went for a bird walk in the morning before PyCon, and we spotted a local seagull enjoying a Starbucks.</p>

2026-05-14T00:20:00+00:002026-05-14T00:20:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/14/sighting-361306054/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659373962/large.jpg" alt="American Crow"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659374809/large.jpg" alt="American Crow"></p><p>American Crow, in Stanford University, CA, US</p>

2026-05-13T17:41:00+00:002026-05-13T17:41:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-361212508/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659192176/large.jpg" alt="Surf Scoter"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659191991/large.jpg" alt="Western Gull"></p><p>Surf Scoter, Western Gull, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA</p>

2026-05-13T00:15:00+00:002026-05-13T00:15:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-361026952/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658839258/large.jpg" alt="Cedar Waxwing"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658839296/large.jpg" alt="Cedar Waxwing"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658838422/large.jpg" alt="California Scrub-Jay"></p><p>Cedar Waxwing, California Scrub-Jay, in San Mateo County, CA, US</p>

2026-05-03T16:13:00+00:002026-05-03T16:13:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/3/sighting-357953160/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652930542/large.jpg" alt="Tree Swallow"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652930689/large.jpg" alt="Tree Swallow"></p><p>Tree Swallow, in Black Butte Lake, CA, US</p>

2026-05-02T20:42:00+00:002026-05-02T20:42:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-357691599/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652423277/large.jpg" alt="Gray Fox"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652489094/large.jpg" alt="Osprey"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652521152/large.jpg" alt="Brewer&#x27;s Blackbird"></p><p>Gray Fox, Osprey, Brewer&#x27;s Blackbird, in Central Valley (Valley Floor) , CA, US</p>

2026-05-02T02:51:00+00:002026-05-02T02:51:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-357392870/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651853337/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651853732/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"></p><p>Acorn Woodpecker, in Black Butte Lake, CA, US</p>

2026-05-01T14:39:00+00:002026-05-01T14:39:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/1/sighting-357242864/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652432218/large.jpg" alt="Eurasian Collared-Dove"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651551356/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651553391/large.jpg" alt="Western Fence Lizard"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651551722/large.jpg" alt="Osprey"></p><p>Eurasian Collared-Dove, Acorn Woodpecker, Western Fence Lizard, Osprey, in Black Butte Lake, CA, US</p>

2026-04-30T18:11:28+00:002026-04-30T18:11:28+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/sighting-357246538/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651590396/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"></p><p>White-crowned Sparrow, in San Mateo County, CA, US</p>

2026-04-25T19:33:05+00:002026-04-25T19:33:05+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-357420022/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651908477/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"></p><p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651908548/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"></p><p>California Brown Pelican, in San Mateo County, CA, US</p>

2026-04-25T00:35:00+00:002026-04-25T00:35:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-357956363/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652935418/large.jpg" alt="Peregrine Falcon"></p><p>Peregrine Falcon, in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, CA, US, CA</p>

2026-04-14T00:36:00+00:002026-04-14T00:36:00+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/14/sighting-362814416/#atom-beats

<p><img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/662223770/large.jpg" alt="European Starling"></p><p>European Starling, in San Mateo County, CA, US</p>