RROS Gallery — Redwood Region Ornithological Society

RROS GALLERY - RARE OR NOTABLE BIRDS… & OTHER “ODD DUCKS”

Below are member-submitted photographs and audio recordings of rare or notable birds encountered (mostly within Sonoma County).

Willow Warbler

Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County // October 20, 2022 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Campbell Cove and Hole in the Head // October 13, 2022 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Cape May Warbler

Cape May Warbler

Spring Lake Regional Park // September 29, 2022 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Nazca Booby

Spud Point, Bodega Bay, CA // June 5, 2022 // Photo by Rick Lebaudour

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Doran Regional Park, CA-Bodega Harbor side//January 10, 2022//Photo by Rob O’Donnell

Albinistic Brewer's Blackbird

Albinistic Brewer's Blackbird

Bodega Bay, CA // September 6, 2021 // Photo by Lisa Hug

Harris's Sparrow

Harris's Sparrow

Freestone, CA // February 19, 2021 // Photo by Ron Storey

Black-bellied Plover & Pacific Golden-Plover

Black-bellied Plover & Pacific Golden-Plover

Doran Regional Park // February 4, 2021 // Photo by Ron Storey

Harris's Sparrow (juvenile)

Harris's Sparrow (juvenile)

Freestone, CA // February 19, 2021 // Photo by Ron Storey

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Tolay Regional Park // January 5, 2021 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Phainopepla

Sonoma, CA // January 1, 2021 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Least Bittern

Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, Petaluma, CA // November 20, 2020 // Photo by Teresa Tuffli

Tufted Puffin

Offshore Bodega Head // November 1, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Bodega Bay, CA // September 7, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay, CA // September 7, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Ruff

Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay, CA // August 25, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Santa Rosa Creek Trail, Santa Rosa, CA // April 10, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Emperor Goose

Bodega Bay, CA // March 18, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Blue-winged Teals

Blue-winged Teals

Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland, CA // February 8, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

American "Storm" Wigeon

American "Storm" Wigeon

Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA // February 18, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Sora

Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland, CA // February 8, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Ridgway's Rail

Arrowhead Marsh, Oakland, CA // February 8, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Sandhill Cranes

Sandhill Cranes

San Joaquin River NWR // January 11, 2020 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Peregrine Falcon (juvenile)

Peregrine Falcon (juvenile)

Bodega Bay, CA // December 5, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Penngrove, CA // December 3, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Snowy Plover

Doran Regional Park // December 8, 2019 // Photo by Tom Reynolds

Prairie Warbler

Prairie Warbler

Fish Docks, Pt Reyes // September 29, 2019 // Photo by Ruth Rudesill

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Kenwood // October 6, 2019 // Photo by Ruth Rudesill

Hermit Thrush

Kenwood // October 18, 2019 // Photo by Ruth Rudesill

Palm Warbler

Doran Regional Park // October 8, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Black-footed Albatross

Black-footed Albatross

Bodega Bay Pelagic Trip // September 22, 2019 // Photo by Rob O’Donnell

Gray Flycatcher

Gray Flycatcher

Freezeout Road, Duncans Mills, CA // September 7, 2019 // Photo by Teresa Tuffli

Dilute Plumage Red-tailed Hawk

Dilute Plumage Red-tailed Hawk

Bodega, CA // September 10, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Buller's Shearwater

Buller's Shearwater

Bodega Bay Pelagic Trip // September 22, 2019 // Photo by Rob O’Donnell

Erythristic California Towhee

Erythristic California Towhee

Bennett Valley, Santa Rosa, CA // August 19, 2019 // Photo by Monica Schwalbenberg-Peña

Grasshopper Sparrow

Grasshopper Sparrow

Taylor Mountain Regional Park // June 18, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Modoc County RROS Field Trip // May 31 - June 2, 2019 // Photo by Will German

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Modoc County RROS Field Trip // May 31 - June 2, 2019 // Photo by Will German

Western Tanager

Western Tanager

Modoc County RROS Field Trip // May 31 - June 2, 2019 // Photo by Will German

Green-tailed Towhee

Green-tailed Towhee

Modoc County RROS Field Trip // May 31 - June 2, 2019 // Photo by Will German

MacGillivray's Warbler

MacGillivray's Warbler

Modoc County RROS Field Trip // May 31 - June 2, 2019 // Photo by Will German

Brandt's Cormorant

Brandt's Cormorant

Bodega Head // May 17, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Dark-eyed Junco (Cassiar) (Junco hyemalis cismontanus)

Dark-eyed Junco (Cassiar) (Junco hyemalis cismontanus)

Kenwood // March 31, 2019 // Photo by Ruth Rudesill

Northern Shrike

Northern Shrike

Tolay Regional Park, Petaluma // March 30, 2019 // Photo by Peter Colasanti

Cedar Waxwing

Windsor // March 23, 2019 // Photo by Bill Bevans

American Bittern

American Bittern

Spring Lake, Santa Rosa // March 15, 2019 // Photo by Tom Reynolds

Ridgway's Rail

Port Sonoma // April 3, 2019 // Photo by Malcolm Blanchard

Clay-colored Sparrow

Clay-colored Sparrow

Owl Canyon, Bodega Bay // October 26, 2018 // Photo by Teresa Tuffli

Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs

Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs

Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility, Petaluma // September 1, 2018 // Photo by Jeff Valfer

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay // June 30, 2018 // Photo by Jeff Valfer

Black Skimmer

Doran Regional Park, Bodega Bay // July 22, 2018 // Photo by Miles Tuffli

Tropical Kingbird

Tropical Kingbird

Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay // September 30, 2018 // Photo by Teresa Tuffli

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Chestnut-sided Warbler

Campbell Cove, Bodega Bay // September 18, 2018 // Photo by Teresa Tuffli

Willow Warbler

Scarlet Tanager

Cape May Warbler

Nazca Booby

Long-tailed Duck

Albinistic Brewer's Blackbird

Harris's Sparrow

Black-bellied Plover & Pacific Golden-Plover

Harris's Sparrow (juvenile)

Hammond’s Flycatcher

Phainopepla

Least Bittern

Tufted Puffin

Green-tailed Towhee

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Ruff

Solitary Sandpiper

Emperor Goose

Blue-winged Teals

American "Storm" Wigeon

Sora

Ridgway's Rail

Sandhill Cranes

Peregrine Falcon (juvenile)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Snowy Plover

Prairie Warbler

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Hermit Thrush

Palm Warbler

Black-footed Albatross

Gray Flycatcher

Dilute Plumage Red-tailed Hawk

Buller's Shearwater

Erythristic California Towhee

Grasshopper Sparrow

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Western Tanager

Green-tailed Towhee

MacGillivray's Warbler

Brandt's Cormorant

Dark-eyed Junco (Cassiar) (Junco hyemalis cismontanus)

Northern Shrike

Cedar Waxwing

American Bittern

Ridgway's Rail

Clay-colored Sparrow

Pectoral Sandpiper, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs

Long-tailed Duck

Black Skimmer

Tropical Kingbird

Chestnut-sided Warbler

RROS MEMBERS’ PERSONAL PHOTO GALLERIES

David A. Hofmann — Flickr page

Tom Reynolds — Facebook page // Instagram page

Teresa & Miles Tuffli — Facebook page // Instagram page

RROS Members: If you wish to submit a rare or notable bird photographed in Sonoma County, email your photo (highest resolution possible) to RROSinformation@gmail.com, along with the following: (1) Species Name, (2) Location, (3) Date, and (4) Photo Taken By. If you wish for your personal photography gallery (Flickr pages, personal websites, etc.) to be included in the list above, please email your link.