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Although not native to the region, wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have become a common sight in much of the San Francisco Bay area.

California quail (Callipepla californica) are California's state bird. They often move around in large groups called coveys but this male was alone - he would forage in the nearby leaflitter before taking up a high spot to survey the surroundings from this old stone fence.

After a record low number of overwintering butterflies in the 2020-21 winter season, and fears of population extirpation some good news! In the 2021-22 season, the numbers of butterflies increased exponentially from the previous year from ~2,000 to 247,000! In fact, it was the most butterflies observed in 5 years! However, its not all good news as this is still less than 5% of the numbers seen as recently as the 1980s. It remains to be seen how the population of Monarch butterflies in the Western US will fare.