Ospreys!

Today was sunny and bright with ocean breezes. Quite a shift from the rainy days we've been having. The birds were out, and at lunch, a couple of Ospreys cruised by scaring the pigeons and even the crows. They were in full hunting mode right in urban Oakland, scaring everyone. Normally, their diet is strictly fish 99% of the time, but when food is scarce, or opportunistically, they may eat other mammals or birds. Anyway, that was the highlight of the day!

NPR on how the tariffs are going.

Imani Gandy has done a short and helpful explainer on what did and did not actually happen in the Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling this week https://www.instagram.com/p/DWj7v-Bkknv/

6:53 am – 7:33 pm, which is 12 hours and 40 minutes of daylight!

The bird of the day is a Merlin

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 24 species today

Canada Goose
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Osprey
Steller's Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Yellow-rumped Warbler