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<feed xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Simon Willison's Weblog: Sightings</title><link href="http://feeds.simonwillison.net/" rel="alternate"/><link href="http://feeds.simonwillison.net/atom/beats/sighting/" rel="self"/><id>http://feeds.simonwillison.net/</id><updated>2026-05-14T00:20:00+00:00</updated><author><name>Simon Willison</name></author><entry><title>American Crow</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/14/sighting-216/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-14T00:20:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-14T00:20:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/14/sighting-216/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659373962/large.jpg" alt="American Crow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659374809/large.jpg" alt="American Crow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;American Crow&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Surf Scoter, Western Gull</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-215/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-13T17:41:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-13T17:41:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-215/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659192176/large.jpg" alt="Surf Scoter"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/659191991/large.jpg" alt="Western Gull"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Surf Scoter, Western Gull&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Cedar Waxwing, California Scrub-Jay</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-214/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-13T00:15:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-13T00:15:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/13/sighting-214/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658839258/large.jpg" alt="Cedar Waxwing"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658839296/large.jpg" alt="Cedar Waxwing"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/658838422/large.jpg" alt="California Scrub-Jay"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cedar Waxwing, California Scrub-Jay&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Tree Swallow</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/3/sighting-213/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-03T16:13:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-03T16:13:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/3/sighting-213/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652930542/large.jpg" alt="Tree Swallow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652930689/large.jpg" alt="Tree Swallow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tree Swallow&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Gray Fox, Osprey, Brewer's Blackbird</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-212/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-02T20:42:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-02T20:42:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-212/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652423277/large.jpg" alt="Gray Fox"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652489094/large.jpg" alt="Osprey"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652521152/large.jpg" alt="Brewer&amp;#x27;s Blackbird"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gray Fox, Osprey, Brewer&amp;#x27;s Blackbird&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Acorn Woodpecker</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-211/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-02T02:51:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-02T02:51:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/2/sighting-211/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651853337/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651853732/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Acorn Woodpecker&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Eurasian Collared-Dove, Acorn Woodpecker, Western Fence Lizard, Osprey</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/1/sighting-210/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-05-01T14:39:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-05-01T14:39:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/1/sighting-210/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652432218/large.jpg" alt="Eurasian Collared-Dove"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651551356/large.jpg" alt="Acorn Woodpecker"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651553391/large.jpg" alt="Western Fence Lizard"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651551722/large.jpg" alt="Osprey"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eurasian Collared-Dove, Acorn Woodpecker, Western Fence Lizard, Osprey&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>White-crowned Sparrow</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/sighting-209/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-04-30T18:11:28+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-30T18:11:28+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/30/sighting-209/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651590396/large.jpg" alt="White-crowned Sparrow"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;White-crowned Sparrow&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-208/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-04-25T19:33:05+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-25T19:33:05+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-208/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651908477/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651908548/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Peregrine Falcon</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-207/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-04-25T00:35:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-25T00:35:00+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/25/sighting-207/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/652935418/large.jpg" alt="Peregrine Falcon"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peregrine Falcon&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Pacific Harbor Seal</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/13/sighting-206/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-04-13T16:44:57+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-13T16:44:57+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/13/sighting-206/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651909240/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651909600/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651909715/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651910109/large.jpg" alt="Pacific Harbor Seal"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pacific Harbor Seal&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/9/sighting-205/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2026-04-09T01:37:42+00:00</published><updated>2026-04-09T01:37:42+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2026/Apr/9/sighting-205/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/651912267/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>California Brown Pelican</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/17/sighting-204/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2025-07-17T00:13:28+00:00</published><updated>2025-07-17T00:13:28+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/17/sighting-204/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/538073008/large.jpg" alt="California Brown Pelican"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;California Brown Pelican&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Megascapheus bottae lorenzi</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/16/sighting-203/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2025-07-16T15:12:25+00:00</published><updated>2025-07-16T15:12:25+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jul/16/sighting-203/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/538072465/large.jpg" alt="Megascapheus bottae lorenzi"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Megascapheus bottae lorenzi&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry><entry><title>Coast Garter Snake</title><link href="https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/3/sighting-202/#atom-beats" rel="alternate"/><published>2025-05-03T21:13:58+00:00</published><updated>2025-05-03T21:13:58+00:00</updated><id>https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/3/sighting-202/#atom-beats</id><summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://static.inaturalist.org/photos/499536349/large.jpg" alt="Coast Garter Snake"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coast Garter Snake&lt;/p&gt;</summary></entry></feed>