Rod Hug is a birdwatcher who watches brant in three bays in Northern California: Bodega Bay, Lemanture Estero, and Tomales Bay.
"During the 1950s I used to hunt Brant in the three bays in that area. But I no longer carry a shotgun, just a birding scope and note book. In those days the Brant numbers were far greater than they are now in this area. For example, I used to see about 3000 Brant in Lemanture Estero at what is now the Point Reyes National Seashore, but I now count between 20 and 200 or so Brant in the estero. Loons and other sea birds were also far more common in those days.
After 1960 I became busy with raising a family and had little time to watch Brant. Now that I have retired from my job as a nuclear engineer I watch the Brant that I fell in love with as a teen-age kid. "
- Rod Hug
Bodega Bay
Lemanture Estero, (also called Drakes Estero Because Sir. Francis Drake landed here and made repairs to his ship).
Tomales Bay
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